10 years ago: 'MS Dhoni finishes off in style', billions dreams come true
Updated On: 17 April, 2021 10:43 AM IST | New Delhi | ANI
India had won its first World Cup under Kapil Dev`s leadership in 1983 and then, were not able to lay their hands on the coveted trophy until 2011.
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MS Dhoni hits a six to win against Sri Lanka during the Cricket World Cup 2011 final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 2.
"Dhoni finishes off in style. A magnificent strike into the crowd! India lift the World Cup after 28 years!" these words by Ravi Shastri of M.S. Dhoni after the wicketkeeper-batsman hit a humongous six against Sri Lanka pacer Nuwan Kulasekara in the summit clash of the 2011 ICC World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai still reverberate in the ears of every Indian citizen.
With that monstrous six against Kulasekara, Dhoni not only gave millions of Indians a memory worth revisiting throughout their lives but also fulfilled the long-cherished dream of batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, who had, until then, almost all the trophies in his cabinet except the World Cup. Tendulkar, known as the `God of Cricket`, had waited 22 years for lifting the trophy and on April 2, 2011, his dream finally came true at his home ground.
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