President Donald Trump praises Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli at the 'Namaste Trump' event

US President Donald Trump gave a special shout out to former India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and current India captain Virat Kohli at the “Namaste Trump” rally at the Motera cricket stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday.

More than 100,000 people were packed into the world’s largest cricket stadium, giving Trump the biggest rally crowd of his political career.

Donald Trump began his 2-day trip in Ahmedabad. After visiting the Sabarmati Ashram in the city, Trump attended the grand reception at the newly-constructed cricket stadium. This is his first visit



to India as US President.

"India gives hope to all of humanity. In just 70 years, India has become an economic giant, the largest democracy ever to exist and one of the most amazing nations anywhere in the world. Since the turn of the decade, India's economy has grown six times," Donald Trump said during his address at the Motera Stadium that was packed to the rafters.

Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his welcome address at the 'Namaste Trump' described the US President Donald Trump's visit as the beginning of a new chapter in Indo-US relationship.