Sachin's statue resembled Australia batter Steve Smith, many netizens pointed out
It was an effort to immortalise the great Sachin Tendulkar. But the unveiling of his statue at the Wankhede stadium became a talking point on social media for an unsual reason. | AFP
Many netizens pointed out the statue's striking resemblance with Australia batter Steve Smith. | AFP
The statue, which depicts Tendulkar hitting a graceful lofted straight drive, was installed near the stand named after him on Thursday. | Twitter
The netizens noticed the Tendulkar statue's resemblance to Smith and soon the memes became to circulate. | AFP
"It is the Smith era and his impact. That's why it looks like Smith's sculpture. Maybe they made Steve instead of Sachin but it is the power of Smith," a fan wrote on 'X', mocking the resemblance. | AFP
"To compensate this, Cricket Australia will install Sachin's statue at the SCG after Smith's retirement," another jotted. | Twitter