New Delhi, July 21 -- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretary Simon Stiell on Tuesday lauded India's rapid clean energy transition, likening its progress to cricketing legends Sachin Tendulkar and the new kid on the block Vaibhav Sooryavanshi "rolled into one", noting the country has already built a stellar record with an even brighter future ahead.

Addressing the media during an official visit to India, Stiell used a cricket analogy to describe India's achievements in renewable energy and clean technology.

"I'm from the Caribbean, a fellow cricket-loving region, so let me use a cricketing analogy. India's clean energy growth is like Sachin Tendulkar and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi," he said.

"So the...