Sachin Tendulkar or Steve Smith? Newly unveiled statue in Wankhede Stadium confuses fans
A grand statue of Sachin Tendulkar was unveiled at the Wankhede Stadium on the eve of the India-Sri Lanka game at the venue on November 1. However, the statue’s uncanny resemblance to Steve Smith has plenty of hilarious reactions among the public.
The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) unveiled a grand statue of Sachin Tendulkar in a colourful ceremony at the Wankhede Stadium on November 1, situated next to the Sachin Tendulkar stand. The statue depicts Sachin playing a lofted straight drive.
However, both the face and to an extent, the shot, seems to have an uncanny resemblance to those of Steve Smith, something that fans on social media didn’t take much time to spot. From various fake accounts masquerading as Steve Smith to fans, journalists, and others in the entire cricketing community, many chipped in to wonder about the newly installed sculpture.
The Sachin Tendulkar statue was unveiled in a grand ceremony on November 1 at the Wankhede Stadium.
Curious choice to put up a statue of Steve Smith at Mumbai’s Wankhede. pic.twitter.com/67JciI5cEz
— Lawrence Booth (@BoothCricket) November 2, 2023
Happy to see my statue in India. But I am little bit taller😂🤣 https://t.co/rgcDDQg3Uk
— Steve Smith (@stevsmith49) November 2, 2023
The knowledgeable Wankhede authorities have erected statue of Steve Smith in honour of his test average. pic.twitter.com/cBXoBLEbTO
— Bas De Joker (Perry’s version) (@Jokeresque_) November 2, 2023
That looks like Steve Smith, no? https://t.co/JgRuLBQ45z
— Joe (@josephradhik) November 2, 2023
Steve Smith statue at Wankhede, Mumbai. Modern great of test Cricket. #INDvsSL pic.twitter.com/BJGfPbldcn
— Himanshu Pareek (@Sports_Himanshu) November 2, 2023
Instead of making Sachin Tendulkar, the sculpturer just made concept art version of Steve Smith’s upcoming biography on Netflix. pic.twitter.com/jVCVM41dxz
— Abdullah (@abdullahhammad4) November 2, 2023
The reason that statue looks similar to Steve Smith is they kinda looks similar lol……!😭 pic.twitter.com/bduqtpe0Yb
— Akram Khan (@AkramK2108) November 2, 2023
Sachin Tendulkar Statue in Wankhede looks like Steve Smith statue pic.twitter.com/XSO7OZnQLQ
— ٰImran Siddique (@imransiddique89) November 2, 2023
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