India had won the ICC (International Cricket Council) World Cup 2011!
Well Done, Team India!
World cup cricket matches happens every four years, and this is the second time India had won this World Cup after a gap of 28 years! I could vaguely remember Indian tricolor flags filled the Lord's cricket stadium when Kapil Dev's team carried the World Cup (Prudential cup) for the first time.
Been pampered as the favorite team in this World Cup series 2011, India looked very promising right from the beginning, thought the match with England went for a tie, the great win against Australia, but it was more intensified with semi final win against Pakistan, and finally the spectacular chase for 275 runs.
The finals against Srilanka, the runs needed was 275 and India started with openers Sehwag-Tendulkar who made 18 runs and lost their wickets, with the exit of master blaster Tendulkar's most of us lost interest, and thought it will an emotional drama to loss the game.
Rajnikanth was there in the stadium, partnership between the Gautam Gambhir - Virat Kohli maintained the run rate required, Dhoni has come to bat..it was the moment to be optimistic, it was time to play hard... I too never guessed that we could withstand so much pressure, but an Indian fan is never pessimistic!
I really admired Dhoni's captaincy, his batting style been tactical, consistent for chasing a score of 275 against one of the best bowlers in the world. 125 runs needed out of 121 balls....finally it was 7 runs from 11 balls..what a great way to win the match as the Captain Dhoni (91 runs Not out) made the come back of the game...He deserves to lead a winning team!
India had won the ICC WORLD CUP for the second time!!!
Well Done, Team India!
World cup cricket matches happens every four years, and this is the second time India had won this World Cup after a gap of 28 years! I could vaguely remember Indian tricolor flags filled the Lord's cricket stadium when Kapil Dev's team carried the World Cup (Prudential cup) for the first time.
Been pampered as the favorite team in this World Cup series 2011, India looked very promising right from the beginning, thought the match with England went for a tie, the great win against Australia, but it was more intensified with semi final win against Pakistan, and finally the spectacular chase for 275 runs.
The finals against Srilanka, the runs needed was 275 and India started with openers Sehwag-Tendulkar who made 18 runs and lost their wickets, with the exit of master blaster Tendulkar's most of us lost interest, and thought it will an emotional drama to loss the game.
Rajnikanth was there in the stadium, partnership between the Gautam Gambhir - Virat Kohli maintained the run rate required, Dhoni has come to bat..it was the moment to be optimistic, it was time to play hard... I too never guessed that we could withstand so much pressure, but an Indian fan is never pessimistic!
I really admired Dhoni's captaincy, his batting style been tactical, consistent for chasing a score of 275 against one of the best bowlers in the world. 125 runs needed out of 121 balls....finally it was 7 runs from 11 balls..what a great way to win the match as the Captain Dhoni (91 runs Not out) made the come back of the game...He deserves to lead a winning team!
India had won the ICC WORLD CUP for the second time!!!
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