![]() The world cup win was indeed a team effort. High time you hit your obsession for a SIX. Just a reminder #worldcup2011 was won by entire India, entire Indian team & all support staff. A magnificent strike into the crowd! India lift the World Cup after 28 years!" /xCl0KtH8gVĪll was going well, until Gautam Gambhir, also a hero of that match, decided to throw some shade at India's obsession with that six. Many people shared pictures of the match, including the iconic image of Dhoni hitting the six that sealed the deal for India at Wankhede. Watch the highlights of the epic 2011 World Cup final and relive the memories here □️□️ /C0apY6tqx0Įven amidst the downer that the Coronavirus pandemic has been, Indian Twitter began their morning buzzing with nostalgia over the 2011 World Cup win. Add to that the team carrying Sachin Tendulkar on their shoulders for a victory lap, and you've got a golden moment in Indian cricket history. The match, against Sri Lanka, at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium was a memorable one that no cricket fan is likely to forget, be it Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir's 83 off 15 overs, Gambhir and captain MS Dhoni's record-breaking partnership of 109 runs, Yuvraj Singh's incredible culmination in the series, and of course, Dhoni 's finishing six. It’s brand new day for Indian cricket.ĭon’t miss out on ET Prime stories! Get your daily dose of business updates on WhatsApp.It has been nine years since Team India lifted the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, making it the country's second world cup win after 1983, and the second time in World Cup history that the host nation had won the cup. He was all the time surrounded by a huge crowd.įinally he took some moments off to get away from the crowd and sip tea alone standing at the edge of the Raj Bhavan lawns to take in the sunset. ![]() He said the dressing room was a bit tense when India lost two early wickets but Gambhir and Dhoni were excellent stabilisers.Ĭaptain MS Dhoni was chased by everyone present at the venue including Raj Bhavan staff and celebrities for his autograph and photographs with him. Speaking about his experience in the final match Zaheer Khan said, the team really played as one unit and India’s fielding in the first half saved many runs which made the target possible to achieve. Many celebrities present at the Raj Bhavan constantly surrounded and cheered Sachin for being one of the highest run getters in the tournament. “Reaching the finals and that too in Mumbai was exciting but winning in the finals is like the ultimate dream coming true we can only thank god for this,” Tendulkar said.Īsked about his future plans Sachin said he was now only thinking about the next tournament, the Indian Premier League ( IPL), which begins in a few days. Master blaster Sachin Tendulakar, who was cheered by all those present, said it was an unbelievable victory. The team benefited a lot from the guidance of experienced players like Sachin and Dhoni’s captaincy was tactful, It seems as if Dhoni had saved his best batting performance for the finals, Yuvraj added. “These emotions are very difficult to describe but I can say that we have gone through ups and downs and we will never forget this day and moment for the rest of our lives” he said. Yuvraj, who was the most vocal among the cricketers at this function, said the team had gone through a lot since the last world cup tournament and said this victory and the joy had come after a lot of pain. ![]()
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