“When someone asks me where I live in Australia, I proudly give my address. Everyone is shocked,” says S Jagat, an IT skilled with roots in Kerala. After all, the suburban avenue he lives in known as Kohli Crescent, which is known as after Virat Kohli.
There are extra surprises within the neighboring streets of Rockbanks, a suburb of Melbourne. There is a street referred to as Tendulkar Drive at a distance of about 600 meters from Kohli Crescent. All the streets on this locality are named after high worldwide cricketers together with MS Dhoni, Kapil Dev, VVS Laxman, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Curtly Ambrose, Imran Khan, Gary Sobers and Joel Garner.
Street names listed here are normally submitted by builders and accepted by the town council, offered they meet the rules set by the native Office of Geographic Names. Unsurprisingly, the Rockbanks suburb, which comes beneath Melton Council, is well-liked among the many homebuyers of the Indian neighborhood.
“When we got the land, we didn’t know that our address would be 18, Kohli Crescent,” Jagat stated. “One day, my friend from India sent me news clippings asking me if I knew this new place where streets were named after cricketers. I said I live there, ”he recalled.
Matching Kohli’s jersey quantity (18) along with his handle, Jagat stated his mates would blame him for the primary cricketer’s poor kind. “Initially, when I came here, he was not scoring runs. My friend used to blame me saying it was because of me. Now, as he starts scoring, I walk with my collar high,” he stated. His workplace supervisor, Jagat, stated he needed him to tag his handle on Kohli’s social media account.
The street proper subsequent to Tendulkar Drive is known as after Inzamam-ul-Haq. So what occurs when India performs Pakistan? There is a fierce rivalry within the locality as nicely. When India beat Pakistan of their T20 opening match in Melbourne, firecrackers have been seen within the Kohli-Tendulkar avenue on Sunday evening.
Next to Tendulkar Drive is the street named after Inzamam-ul-Haq. (categorical picture)
“After reaching dwelling we burst crackers. We do not know what occurred in Inzamam’s avenue, possibly they’re afraid of us,” Jagat stated with fun.
Sai Krishna, a chartered accountant from Hyderabad, stated that Glenn McGrath had come to inaugurate a street named after him. “It is an upcoming suburb in Melbourne. McGrath came for the inauguration,” he stated. Some residents anticipated Indian cricketers to take to the streets in his identify, like McGrath.
Glenn McGrath arrived to inaugurate a street named after him. (categorical picture)
“I needed 10, Tendulkar (after the cricketer’s jersey quantity), however I did not get it. Whoever has it’s absolutely fortunate,” stated Krishna in a tone of despair. According to the residents, 10, a household from Bangladesh, is the proud proprietor of Tendulkar Drive. And the quietest avenue within the neighborhood is known as after VVS Laxman.
The quietest avenue within the neighborhood is known as after VVS Laxman. (categorical picture)
As for the fee, the four-bedroom home on Tendulkar Drive is priced at AUD 6,90,000 or round Rs 3.65 crore, which incorporates deposits of round AUD 1,40,000 or round Rs 74 lakh. An advert for the realm said, “One of Melbourne’s newest neighbourhoods, where a village lifestyle awaits and community bonds flourish, yet you are only 30 minutes from downtown. “
Meanwhile, the best batsman Don Bradman has no alley right here. Apparently, the council didn’t clear this up as there may be already a avenue named after him within the neighboring suburb of Melton.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
