Published 14:52 IST, June 13th 2020
Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and Kapil Dev have streets named after them in Australia
Sachin Tendulkar: In Melbourne, streets have been named after some of the veterans of cricket including the Master Blaster, Virat Kohli, Kapil Dev, Wasim Akram.
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India has given world some of best cricketers. likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, Virat Kohli etc. have stamped ir authority wherever y have played. se players are revered by cricketing pundits as well as sport's fans. w, according to a recent news report, people can soon get to live on a Sachin Tendulkar street (Tendulkar Drive), Virat Kohli street (Kohli Crescent) and or roads named after legendary cricketers in Australia.
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Streets named after Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli in Melbourne
In Melbourne, work has already commenced in a new real estate project where streets have been named after some of veterans of game. According to SBS Hindi website, an upcoming housing estate in Melbourne’s western suburb of Rockbank has named all its streets after cricketing legends from around world. Streets in Rockbank suburb of Melton City Council have been named after cricketing legends such as Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and Steve Waugh among ors.
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property developer, Varun Sharma told media outlet that as soon as y anunced street names after cricketers, inquiries doubled. He added that it is a thrill for fans to say that y live at a Kohli Australian street called Kohli Crescent for example. He furr said that you never kw when Kohli Australian street might be visited by captain himself when he is most likely to be in Melbourne this December for Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
media outlet furr stated that besides Tendulkar Drive and Kohli Crescent, or streets in estate have been named Waugh Street (Former Australian Captain Steve Waugh), Sobers Drive (West Indies legend Sir Garry Sobers), Kallis Way (South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis), Dev Terrace (India’s former World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev), Hadlee Street (New Zealand's former cricketer Sir Richard John Hadlee), Akram Way (Pakistan's former captain Wasim Akram) among ors.
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India are slated to travel to Australia later this year to play three ODIs, three T20Is and four Tests. Currently, all cricketing action has come to a halt due to coronavirus pandemic. Cricketing action will resume next month when West Indies tour England for three Test matches.
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14:52 IST, June 13th 2020