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2011 World Cup News
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After India's World Cup glory in 2011, the team went through one of the hardest times getting whitewashed 0-4 in away Test series against England and Australia.
Former India all-rounder and 1983 World Cup hero Mohinder Amarnath was a key figure of that selection committee.
MS went on to captain India in Test cricket till the 2014 Australia tour when he decided to hang his boots in whites.
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Yuvraj said that the star batter deserves to win the World Cup medal more than anyone. After participating in the 2011 World Cup winning campaign, Yuvraj stated that Kohli deserved to win another World Cup medal.
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The 2011 World Cup is the most celebrated accomplishment of 'Thala'.
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Sachin Tendulkar's connection with cricket runs deep. From his humble beginnings as a ball boy in 1987 to becoming one of the game's all-time greats, World Cups have always held a special place in his heart.
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The former skipper also spoke about how familiarity was key at this kind of tournament — each of the last three World Cups has been lifted by the hosts.
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2011 World Cup: Team India led by MS Dhoni back in the time, lifted the nation's second ODI WC trophy on April 2nd 2011.
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The 2011 World Cup victory was a historic moment for Indian cricket, as it was the first time India had won the tournament in 28 years.
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After winning the final, Gujarat Titans drew an interesting parallel of their IPL 2022 victory with India’s historic win in the 2011 World Cup 12 years ago at home.
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Former India and Chennai Super Kings off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was one of the key members of the squad along with skipper MS Dhoni, which defeated Sri Lanka in the final in Mumbai to lift the World Cup.
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Rohit Sharma said that he had no one to talk to about this when he came to know about the team announcement and was left thinking by himself in his room about what went wrong.
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The winning six struck by Dhoni is still viewed as one of the most exciting moments in India's sporting history. As the winning six was hit, Ravi Shastri was doing commentary then, and he famously remarked, "Dhoni, finishes it off in style, India lifts the World Cup after 28 years".
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South Africa lost the 2011 World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand by 49 runs.
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The bat subsequently entered the Guinness World Records for the most expensive cricket bat.
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Dhoni hit the match-winning six in the final against Sri Lanka. The moment has since become iconic.
Gambhir said that he can’t understand the obsession around Dhoni’s finishing six.
MS Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir were the top-scoring batters in 2011 World Cup final.
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Under Dhoni's leadership, India lifted the 2011 World Cup trophy.
Dhoni termed his match-winning innings in the finals of the tournament as the "best knock" the wicket-keeper batsman ever played in cricket.
With India winning the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013 in England, Dhoni became the first and is still the only captain to date to have won all three ICC Trophies.
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Yuvraj was the Player of the Tournament in the 2011 World Cup, scoring 362 runs and picked up 15 wickets with his left-arm spin.
Yuvraj was also a part of the India Legends squad at the Road Safety World Series where three other cricketers apart from Tendulkar tested COVID-19 positive.
Yuvraj revealed in a video message on Friday that Team India was desperate to win the title for Tendulkar – who was playing in his last 50-over World Cup.
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At times, Gambhir feels that ‘looking backwards’ might be a reason that India has had such limited success at marquee events despite a steady stream of world class cricketers.
Gambhir feels that people shouldn’t go overboard about past World Cup wins because the players who competed were meant give it their best shot and they did so as their professional duty.
The 11 who featured in that final never played together again. That should definitely trigger some nostalgia.
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Pakistan finally dismissed Tendulkar (85) in the 37th over as Saeed Ajmal sent the Master Blaster back to the pavilion.
Chasing 261, Pakistan openers Kamran Akmal and Mohammad Hafeez put on 44 runs for the first wicket, but Zaheer Khan provided the first breakthrough for India in the ninth over as he sent Akmal (19) back to the pavilion.
The MS Dhoni-led side eventually went on to lift its second 50-over title as the side defeated Sri Lanka in the finals.
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Kapil Dev-led India defeated defending champions West Indies by 43 runs at Lord's to lift their maiden ICC World Cup trophy in 1983.
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