Virat Kohli, by 2011, was already a rising star in Indian cricket. Three years into his international career, he’d earned the crucial number three batting position. The World Cup that year presented a golden opportunity to solidify his place on the global stage. His debut match against Bangladesh in Dhaka, however, came with a surprising dose […]

On April 2, 2011, Indian cricket history was rewritten as the team clinched the ODI World Cup after 28 years under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. Facing Sri Lanka in the final at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, India successfully chased down a target of 275 runs, etching an unforgettable moment in cricketing annals. Thirteen years later, […]

The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has announced its decision to auction off the two seats at the Wankhede Stadium where MS Dhoni famously hit the winning six in the final of the 2011 World Cup. These iconic seats, known as the ‘2011 World Cup memorial seats,’ hold immense sentimental value for Indian cricket fans. The […]

Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir has revealed that he only felt pressure to score runs once in his entire cricketing career and that happened during the 2014 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). However, Gambhir has played some stunning knocks for India, like the 75 in the 2007 T20 World Cup final and the […]

The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Friday, April 7 felicitated former India captain, MS Dhoni, for his World Cup-winning six at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Notably, the Indian team lifted the coveted trophy after a huge gap of 28 years and attained glory after the skipper dispatched one into the stands in 2011 against […]

India is celebrating the 12th anniversary of its historic ODI World Cup win on Sunday, April 2. Team India, under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, defeated Sri Lanka in the final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai to clinch the coveted trophy for the second time in 28 years. Notably, India also became the first-ever […]

Dhoni finishes off in style! A magnificent strike into the crowd. India lift the World Cup after 28 years!, The Party starts in the dressing and it’s the Indian captain who has been absolutely magnificent in the night of the final….” These words by the player-turned-commentator and the current Indian cricket team headcoach Ravi Shastri […]

Former India captain Kapil Dev was the first captain to win the world cup for India and after 28 years, India won the world cup under MS Dhoni in 2011. However, Dhoni took it to himself to prove it by promoting himself to number five and finished the chase with a six. The India wicketkeeper-batter […]

There has been a plethora of stories of Team India’s infamous 2011 World Cup win after winning the game against Sri Lanka in the final. Yet, over the 12 years since that memorable day, fans have often been served with a ‘never-heard-before’ story. On Tuesday, former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir came up with such, revealing […]

Pakistan team agonized after India defeated them in the 2011 World Cup semi-final and it was even more for cricket legend Shoaib Akhtar. It is one of the biggest achievements of Team India under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, to win the trophy in front of their home crowd. But for Pakistan, they had lost […]