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Tendulkar and Suresh Raina on Saturday went down memory lane as they celebrated 11 years of India's second ODI World Cup win. In 2011 on April 2, India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in the final to lift their second ODI World Cup. "How the dream started and how it was accomplished!" legendary Indian batter Sachin Tendulkar tweeted.
India's 2011 World Cup triumph is still fresh in the minds of every cricket fan and it seems just like yesterday, when MS Dhoni's team defeated Sri Lanka in the summit clash. In the final, India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets at the Wankhede Stadium and the entire crowd erupted in joy as MS Dhoni dispatched Nuwan Kulasekara for a massive six over the long-on boundary. Virat Kohli had walked out to bat at No.4 when India were in a spot of bother chasing 275 at 31 for two after losing Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag. On the 11th anniversary of the win, Kohli has revealed what he was told by Tendulkar just before he was getting ready to walk out to bat in an all-important game.
Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai ended a 28 year wait for the trophy and gave over a billion Indians something very special to celebrate. Apart from the title-winning hit by Dhoni, Ravi Shastri’s fervent commentary "Dhoni, finishes it off in style, India lifts the World Cup after 28 years" still reverberates in every Indian cricket fan’s ears. As Team India celebrates their 11th anniversary of the 2011 World Cup win on April 2, TimesofIndia.com spoke to the then strength and mental conditioning coach of the Dhoni-led team in 2011, Paddy Upton to take a walk down memory lane.
On April 2, 2022 Team India completes its 11th anniversary of lifting the ODI Men's Cricket World Cup for the second time in their cricketing history under the inspirational leadership of MS Dhoni. India had defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final at the Wankhede Stadium to send the entire nation into a frenzy. Remembering the occasion, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also shared a post which featured the entire winning contingent from the World Cup holding the trophy. The caption of the post read: "Etched in our memories FOREVER !#OnThisDay in 2011, #TeamIndia won the ODI World Cup for the second time."
Cricket greats including Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Allan Border and Nasser Hussain led the tributes as a memorial service bid farewell to Australian legend Shane Warne.
Tendulkar feels that engagement at the grassroots is a must to develop India into a 'Sporting Powerhouse'. "For any country to become a sporting power, it is very important to have a sporting culture. In India, while we love watching sports, we don't really love playing sports that much.
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Calling Shane Warne a "fierce competitor" against whom he always had to prepare differently, Sachin Tendulkar says as the Australian spin legend was good at playing mind games and gave nothing away from his body language. One of the all-time greats of the game, Warne died at the age of 52 due to a suspected heart attack in Thailand on March 4. A state memorial service has been scheduled at the MCG on Wednesday. "My first proper series against Shane Warne was in 1998 in India and everyone tagged that series as Tendulkar versus Shane Warne clash. That kind of following is going to put you under pressure," said Tendulkar.