Australian PM salutes Tendulkar

[Andy]

NEW DELHI: Visiting Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Thursday doffed his hat to Sachin Tendulkar, saluting the Indian batting great for becoming the first cricketer to score 17,000 runs in One-day cricket. "I congratulate Sachin Tendulkar on achieving the outstanding milestone of 17,000 One-Day International runs," Rudd said while addressing an India Business Lunch in the capital. Incidentally, Tendulkar reached the milestone during the just-concluded ODI series against Australia. Rudd conveyed the respect Tendulkar commands in Australia and said, "From one cricket mad nation to another, we salute the 'Little Master'." "I'm advised his young teammate Yuvraj Singh has started calling the 36-year-old 'grandfather', where that places 52-year-old like me, I'm not sure," Rudd quipped. "And may I say on behalf of all Australian cricket fans that if Sachin does decide it is time to retire, we would support him wholeheartedly," he said, tongue-in-cheek. "Of course there is more to life than cricket," Rudd added as the gathering burst into laughter. The Australian Prime Minister said he would have loved to be in Mumbai on Wednesday for the seventh and final India-Australia ODI which was washed out. ========================================================== http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Australian-PM-salutes-Tendulkar/articleshow/5223393.cms :isalute:

[EnterTheVoid]

Yea, well, the Australian prime minister has made this somewhat of a habit. Here he is, saluting George Bush [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha_Cxs-JNsY]YouTube- Kevin Rudd Salutes President George "Dubya" Bush[/ame]

[SachDan]

Former PM John Howard was a passionate cricket follower and a big fan of Sachin. During India's last tour OZ, he was in the com box with Harsha and he was full of praise for SRT :isalute:

[Params7]

Aus have a cool PM

[davidcooper]

can we enough of the sachin threads, or maybe merge the 100 threads on here...

[SachDan]

can we enough of the sachin threads' date=' or maybe merge the 100 threads on here...[/size']

man 20 years !!

[Temujin Khaghan]

Sachin is national pride :isalute:

[DomainK]

can we enough of the sachin threads' date=' or maybe merge the 100 threads on here...[/size']

Normal size font is perfectly readable.

[champ]

Aus have a cool PM

talking about cool .. how cool is ukraine prime minister ...:omg:

[Ram]

There was once a time, around 1998-99, when the Aussies knew only 3 things about India; Taj Mahal, Snake Charmers and Sachin Tendulkar. This man is so popular, even usually India-loathing Pakistani fans have lots of admiration for him.

[Malcolm Merlyn]

There was once a time, around 1998-99, when the Aussies knew only 3 things about India; Taj Mahal, Snake Charmers and Sachin Tendulkar. This man is so popular, even some usually India-loathing Pakistani fans have lots of admiration for him.

FIXED sir

[Desi Cartman]

im tired of this SRT this & SRT that. Bloody press doesnt have anything better to ask Rudd. BTW in case Indians didnt know, Aussies know that the way to reach Indians is through cricket. they just use it

[nikred]

im tired of this SRT this & SRT that. Bloody press doesnt have anything better to ask Rudd. BTW in case Indians didnt know' date=' Aussies know that the way to reach Indians is through cricket. they just use it[/quote'] Is that why you are on ICF? :hmmm:

[davidcooper]

im tired of this SRT this & SRT that. Bloody press doesnt have anything better to ask Rudd. BTW in case Indians didnt know' date=' Aussies know that the way to reach Indians is through cricket. they just use it[/quote'] i agree there's been an overdose of sachin threads on ICF and its nauseating