Not Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma: Manchester United Legend names THIS player as ‘Main Man’ in Indian cricket

Manchester United (Man Uni) legend Rio Ferdinand has admitted his admiration for former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. Rio believes to be one of the best defenders to have ever joined the football pitch.

Cricket is considered to be a sport of a massive significance in India and Sachin Tendulkar is definitely one of the many reasons behind the popularity of the sport. Even though he announced his retirement 12 years ago, Tendulkar has remained significant along with stars like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

On The Ranveer Show Podcast, the 46-year-old former English international was asked about whether he remembers any Indian cricketers from his time, to which Ferdinand immediately named Sachin Tendulkar.

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“Tendulkar [Sachin]. He’s the guy, isn’t it? Tendulkar’s the guy. That’s the main, the main man. Who’s the other one? Is it [Virat] Kohli? I don’t know many but Tendulkar just always stood out to me. He’s the most charismatic and obviously what he achieved as well was like that was worldwide recognition. It’s not just cricket fans that hear about someone like him. And that’s someone that transcends the sport,” he said.

Both Ferdinand and Tendulkar are regarded as the stars in their respective sport. Sachin Tendulkar has a record of scoring 100 international centuries, which is still intact. He has amassed a massive total of 15,921 runs in Test matches, whereas in the limited overs format, he has collected 18,426 runs.

On the other hand, Ferdinand’s time period with Man Uni lasted for 12 long years, and he lifted the Premier League title six times, along with a Champions League, three League Cups, UEFA Super Cum and FIFA Club World Cup.