ODI WC 2011: 14 years ago on this day India became the world champion, Dhoni's captaincy ended 28 years of drought
The Indian team led by mahendra singh dhoni won the ODI world cup 2011 title by defeating Sri Lanka on this day 14 years ago.
India won the ODI world cup title by defeating sri lanka on this day in 2011. 14 years have passed since this victory under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. This victory was also special for india because the team became world champion for the first time after 1983. The wait for the second ODI title for india was very long, but under Dhoni's leadership the team ended the 28 years of drought.
The 2011 final match between india and sri lanka was played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and decided to bat first and scored 274 runs for the loss of six wickets in 50 overs based on Mahel Jayawardene's unbeaten innings of 113 runs. For sri lanka, Sangakkara scored 48, Tillakaratne Dilshan scored 48 and Thisara Perera scored an unbeaten 22 runs. For india, fast bowler zaheer khan and spinner yuvraj singh took two wickets each.
Chasing the target, india did not have a good start and soon lost the wickets of virender sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar. Both the Indian openers returned to the pavilion with a score of 31 runs. After this, gautam gambhir and virat kohli shared an 83-run partnership for the third wicket. kohli also got out in the 22nd over. After this, dhoni shared a 109-run partnership with Gambhir for the fourth wicket.
When Gambhir was out, dhoni took over the charge along with Yuvraj and made india the world champion by making an unbeaten partnership of 54 runs with Yuvraj Singh. Captain dhoni hit the winning six for india, the memories of which are still fresh in the memories of crores of indian cricket fans. Gautam Gambhir (97), virat kohli (35), mahendra singh dhoni scored an unbeaten 91 and Yuvraj Singh scored an unbeaten 21 runs for India and contributed significantly to the team's victory. After becoming the champion, the indian players lifted the legendary batsman sachin tendulkar on their shoulders and took him around the entire ground. Tears of joy flowed from the eyes of the team as well as the sports lovers that day. 14 years have passed since this victorious moment, but this historic victory still holds a special attachment in the hearts of the members of the winning team as well as indian cricket fans.
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