Indian cricket star, Sachin Tendulkar has said that he hopes to see the Maldives on the world cricket chart soon.

He made the remark in a Retweet of the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s tweet on presenting a cricket bat to the Maldivian President, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, on the Prime Minister’s state visit.

Sachin also noted that this is the season of the Cricket World Cup and thanked Prime Minister Modi for promoting cricket.

The initial tweet by Prime Minister Modi said that he presented a cricket bat signed by Indian National Cricket Team playing in the Cricket World Cup because President Solih is an ardent fan of the sport.