Who is Maria Sharapova? A cricket atheist who does not know Tendulkar

After Maria Sharapova's defeat at Wimbledon she was asked about the sports stars in the crowd and admitted she did not know of the 'God of cricket'. Tendulkar's fans were not amused

Hell hath no fury like a Sachin Tendulkar fan scorned. When Maria Sharapova, Russia's greatest ever tennis player, admitted that she did not know of Tendulkar, India's greatest ever cricketer, Tendulkar's fans reacted with outrage – and a dose of humour – resulting in #whoismariasharapova trending worldwide. For any readers struggling to picture Tendulkar, here he is at Wimbledon's Centre Court waving to his many admirers: