Today, nine years back India scripted history when they defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai to lift the ICC World Cup 2011 after 28 long years. This day will forever be etched the memory of the Indian cricket lovers.
The then skipper MS Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir shared a match-winning stand to defy the odds to chase down the mammoth total. Dhoni played the masterstroke by promoting him ahead of the man of the series Yuvraj Singh to tackle Muttiah Muralitharan, who was making the ball talk.
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Dhoni remained unbeaten on 91 runs and finished off the proceeding with a staggering six to take billions of Indians into jubilation. However, Gautam Gambhir also played a steady knock to steer the run chase after India lost Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag early. The southpaw scored 97 runs and missed out on a well-deserved century in the final by a whisker.
The billions of Indians who were in front of their TV sets jumped in jubilation with that six that MS Dhoni struck off Nuwan Kulasekara to end the 28 years of drought. Even today, the cricket fanatics get enormous joy with those memories. On the occasion of the ninth anniversary, the cricketers who were a part of that squad took to social media platform Twitter to cherish those moments.
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Here is how the cricketers who were a part of the ICC World Cup 2011 squad reacted to the ninth anniversary:
TODAY, IN 2011, THE 28-YEAR-OLD WAIT COME TO AN END 👑😍 #ThisDayThatYear #IndianWonWorldCupCricket #SreesanthThePrideOfIndia 💖 India lift the world cup after 28 years! 🥳 A million emotions & a lot of find memories running through my mind….. A billion dreams fulfilled 💖
— Sreesanth (@sreesanth36) April 2, 2020
🇮🇳 🏆World Cup winner 2011.what a great day it was for Whole India .proud moment #Grateful #shukarhaiterarabba 🙏🙏 @sachin_rt @msdhoni @imVkohli @YUVSTRONG12 @ImZaheer @GautamGambhir @virendersehwag @ImRaina @iamyusufpathan #munaf #nehraji @sreesanth36 @Gary_Kirsten 🏆 pic.twitter.com/aDD8VMzFEq
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 2, 2020
9 years to the historic World Cup win and it seems like it happened just yesterday. That special night was unforgettable. Grateful to be a part of Indian cricket's historic moment. #memories pic.twitter.com/vJGMVngXDS
— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) April 2, 2020
https://twitter.com/YUVSTRONG12/status/1245600714644017152?s=20
Just a reminder @ESPNcricinfo: #worldcup2011 was won by entire India, entire Indian team & all support staff. High time you hit your obsession for a SIX. pic.twitter.com/WPRPQdfJrV
— Gautam Gambhir (Modi Ka Parivar) (@GautamGambhir) April 2, 2020
Things end but memories last forever. Remembering the rush, excitement, thrill of it all, of the fantastic moments leading up to us lifting the world cup. Irreplaceable. Unforgettable. Thankful to have been a part of this iconic moment in the history of cricket. #worldcup2011 pic.twitter.com/qIISLuzS0k
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) April 2, 2020
A World Cup won by Indians, for India & with India!#StayHomeIndia and watch us bring the #worldcup2011 home! All on @StarSportsIndia 2PM onwards today. #Reliving2011
— Gautam Gambhir (Modi Ka Parivar) (@GautamGambhir) April 2, 2020