Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, who has completed 20 years in the international cricket, was congratulated by popular WWE wrestler Dalip Singh Rana alias "The Great Khali".
“I am a great fan of Sachin Tendulkar. I wish he win many more matches and laurels for the country,” Khali told reporters.
Khali, who is a resident of Dhiraina village in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh and is currently in India to attend his younger brother’s marriage, also awarded 12 special Olympians at a function organised by Special Olympic Bharat — Himachal Pradesh Chapter.
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The 12 kids have taken part in the quadrennial Special Olympics for physically and mentally challenged children — held both in summer and winter.
Friendship bands was sold at the function and the money collected would be spend for welfare of the special children, SOB-HPC chairperson Mallika Nadda said.
Khali also said that he was planning to set up a well-equipped wrestling training centre for the Indians to help them compete in international level.
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