Indian Cricketers And Fans Celebrate 10th Anniversary Of 2011 World Cup Triumph
Published on: Apr 2, 2021 1:17 pm IST|Updated on: Apr 2, 2021 1:19 pm IST
2011 World Cup Triumph: Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men carved out their names in the history of Indian cricket after defeating Sri Lanka to win the 2011 World Cup on home soil. That moment of Dhoni hitting the six off Nuwan Kulasekara in the 49th over is etched in the memory of every cricket fan in India. By doing so, India became the first nation to win the cricket world cup on home soil.
2011 World Cup Triumph: Cricketers And Fans Celebrate Indian Cricket’s Proudest Moment
Today, April 02, marks the tenth anniversary of that proud moment that filled more than one billion Indian cricket fans’ heart with joy. Cricketers and the fans have flooded social media to take the walk down the memory lane the relive those magical moments again. Here are some of the reaction from cricketers from that 2011 world-cup winning team, and fans:
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April 2: 10 years ago , the moment of a lifetime. #TeamIndia ?? pic.twitter.com/mhicAPqDL2
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 2, 2021
A billion Indians won the World Cup on this day! Jai Hind! ?? #10Years #ProudlyIndian pic.twitter.com/o6DaUibGKl
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) April 2, 2021
That bat swing – That look during the final flourish ??
Today in 2011, the 28-year old wait came to an end ?? #ThisDayThatYear pic.twitter.com/XFEibKDrdk
— BCCI (@BCCI) April 2, 2019
Thank you for your wishes and prayers. As a matter of abundant precaution under medical advice, I have been hospitalised. I hope to be back home in a few days. Take care and stay safe everyone.
Wishing all Indians & my teammates on the 10th anniversary of our World Cup ?? win.
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) April 2, 2021
April 2, 2011 – a day when history was created! We wanted to win the WC for India & for the master @sachin_rt who carried the nation’s expectations over decades!
Indebted to be able to represent India & bring glory to our nation ?? ?? #AlwaysBleedBlue #WC2011 @ICC @BCCI pic.twitter.com/kCR7pTL6Bx
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) April 2, 2021
It's 10 years since this night. ?
? BCCIpic.twitter.com/yXlisEVjPJ
— The Field (@thefield_in) April 1, 2021
A billion Indians won the World Cup on this day! Jai Hind! ?? #10Years #ProudlyIndian pic.twitter.com/o6DaUibGKl
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) April 2, 2021
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?? A brilliant ton from Jayawardene sets up the game
?? India stumble before Gambhir steps up
? MS Dhoni finishes things off in styleThe @cricketworldcup 2011 Final was an absolute classic.
Watch the highlights ? #CWC11Rewind
— ICC (@ICC) April 2, 2021
It was the proudest moment for a cricketer, brother and a Indian cricket team’s fan https://t.co/viMNS3bTte
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 2, 2021
It's been 10 years but there are many memories still afresh. 2011 World Cup win – The golden moment which always will stay close to my heart. What a night it was for one billion Indian fans! pic.twitter.com/UCi25KVbti
— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) April 2, 2021
#10years of winning the World Cup, fulfilling the dream of every Indian around the world. It’s such a nostalgic feeling where I can relive each moment of lifting the trophy & making our country proud. It will be cherished forever. #Worldcup2011 #IndianCricketTeam @BCCI ?? pic.twitter.com/IFOttlXbUr
— Suresh Raina?? (@ImRaina) April 2, 2021
??? 2nd April 2011 when we all indians became the world champions..thank you for your love and support,prayers can’t believe it’s already 10 yrs @sachin_rt @GautamGambhir @virendersehwag @imVkohli @YUVSTRONG12 @msdhoni @ImRaina @iamyusufpathan @ImZaheer @munafpa99881129 pic.twitter.com/ftOWWGyHUX
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 2, 2021
And here are fans, like us, some famous ones:
The pressure of playing at home with crowds coming out of their ears. Still kept calm and did the job at high intensity and won the CUP . Can there be a bigger lesson in handling pressure and excelling. These boys were something else?#WorldCup2011
— Vikram Sathaye (@vikramsathaye) April 2, 2021
Woh raaat, apun 2 baje tak ????? ???????#OnThisDay | ? – @ICC pic.twitter.com/4MAX4vbXuA
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 2, 2021
Unforgettable Night ❤️ https://t.co/YJDaM91UD1
— Navdeep Saini (@navdeepsaini96) April 2, 2021
Today 10 years ago, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai…
Virat Kohli beautifully summed up the occasion “Sachin Tendulkar has carried the burden of the nation for 21 years; it was time we carried him. Chak de India!” ??#WorldCup2011 pic.twitter.com/mRytOd3TlI— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) April 2, 2021
In 2012, the coach of the Sri Lankan team who played that WC final in 2011 was also with KKR, and he told us that the man who took the game away from them was Gautam Gambhir.
Never gets his due for one of the great World Cup knocks under pressure!
Gautam Gambhir, April 2nd, 2011 pic.twitter.com/0spCXe7iH1— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) April 2, 2021
https://twitter.com/prithinarayanan/status/1377828456919150593?s=20
A date seized in our memory forever. Celebrating our pride and gratitude to our legendary champions who brought glory to the entire nation! Thank you @msdhoni @GautamGambhir etc al!#WorldCup2011 @BCCI pic.twitter.com/pp4ezCtYcw
— Reema Malhotra (@ReemaMalhotra8) April 2, 2021
Cricket World Cup 2011: Some Unforgettable Contributions
Individual performances can be the difference on a particular day, but a victory as grand as India’s 2011 World Cup title win and a trophy as big as World Cup, is possible only when every member of the team contribute in some ways. And during the 2011 Cricket World Cup triumph, we did witness some performances that will live long in the memory of Indian cricket fans.
- MS Dhoni’s Innings In The Final: Promoting himself in the all-important final was an MS Dhoni thing in every way. India’s captain fantastic played an incredible inning of 91 runs off 79 balls to guide India to its second world cup triumph.
- Yuvraj Singh’s All-Round Displays: The fact that Yuvraj Singh was battling cancer when he was producing jaw-dropping performance in the 2011 World Cup, makes his contribution even more unthinkable. Yuvraj scored 362 runs and took 15 wickets to win the man-of-the-series award.
- Sachin Tendulkar, Run-Machine: India’s leading run-scorer at the 2011 world cup. Sachin racked up 481 runs in only nine innings.
- Zaheer Khan: The left-handed fast bowler ended up as the joint highest wicket-taker at the 2011 World Cup along with Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi.
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