When MS Dhoni launched his humongous six in the 49th over off a Nuwan Kulasakera delivery, it is a moment that got etched in every single Indian fans mind. The moment, the surreal feeling of winning the WC after 28 years was immortalised by the voice of Ravi Shastri, who at the time was commentating on the official broadcast, “Dhoni finishes off in style. A magnificent strike into the crowd. Indian lift the World Cup after 28 years, the party starts in the dressing room.”
For those fans and the players involved in that magnanimous craziness, it was the time to relive that day on Twitter once again and they couldn’t hold back that joy as Twitter got filled with trends like #WorldCup2011, #Dhoni #Gambhir #Yuvi #Zaheer and #IndianCricketTeam.
India had chased down 275, a total set after a brilliant hundred by Mahela Jayawardene (103*) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. For India MS Dhoni, Man of the Match on that occasion, scored an unbeaten 91 off 79 balls to go along with Gautam Gambhir’s splendid 97. India won the World Cup by six wickets and lifted the trophy after 28 years.
In a few months time, the Indian side would be playing a World Cup at home, albeit a T20 one, but the fans and the players would be equally egged to recreate the magic once again.