2nd April 2011!
A day that no Indian cricket fan will ever forget. The whole nation came together to witness the six over long-on by MS Dhoni on the bowling of Nuwan Kulasekara to seal one of the most memorable wins in Indian cricket history. After 1983, this was India’s first world cup win in ODI cricket. The winning scenes are still etched firmly in the memory.
If an average cricket fan feels so much passion for this moment then imagine what must be the situation of those who were actually a part of this wonderful dream. On the seventh anniversary of India’s 2011 World Cup, a few players from the winning squad made their feeling public on Twitter. Here are the posts:-
The Opener Virender Sehwag, who lit up the World Cup by hitting boundaries on the first ball he faced in almost every match, posted his photo with the Trophy in the Wankhede dressing room
Moment of a lifetime, this day 7 years ago, a billion people erupted in joy. What a night! What were you doing that night ? pic.twitter.com/w1Nd3c7jrb
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 2, 2018
India’s premier off-spinner Harbhajan Singh relieved the moment by calling the Final day as the best day of his life.
🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳World Cup champions 2011..Best day of my life..thank you everyone for ur love and support.. grateful 🙏🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/eLdFXpoNs7
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 2, 2018
Suresh Raina who was slated to bat next after Yuvraj and Dhoni, never got to bat but witnessed the winning runs hit by MS Dhoni. He mentioned Gary Kirsten in his tweet and rightly put forward the importance of the World Cup for the whole nation.
7 years ago, 15 Indians and a South African did it for a Billion people. #WorldCup2011👌✌️ pic.twitter.com/0wS1H0TkRB
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) April 2, 2018
The man who opened for India in the T20 World Cup 2007 Final, Yusuf Pathan remembered the day.
The one day that will remain a fond memory for each member of the team and the fans till our last breath. 7 years from the historic day when India won the World Cup 2011. pic.twitter.com/tCWdczOeVE
— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) April 2, 2018
BCCI compared Dhoni’s hit with Rakesh Sharma’s flight to space while celebrating the greatest success which occurred right outside their office.
First Indian citizen to go to space and first Indian citizen to launch a cricket ball into the orbit to lift the 🏆 – #ThisDayThatYear #RakeshSharma #MSDhoni pic.twitter.com/8zaj6afYjs
— BCCI (@BCCI) April 2, 2018
