The Indian Cricket Team made history by becoming the first team to become the World Champions at their home on April 2, 2011, 10 years ago from today. In the final played at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium, Team India defeated Sri Lanka and won the ODI World Cup under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
The 2011 World Cup final was played between India and Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In this great battle, India defeated Sri Lanka and broke many myths. Actually, before this, no team had won the World Cup playing at their home. In such a situation, India was the first country to become a world champion in its home country.
MS Dhoni played an important inning of 91 not out in the final match. During this, he hit eight fours and two sixes. He also received the Man of the Match award for his innings. Along with this, Dhoni also had a 109-run partnership with Gautam Gambhir (97). Dhoni made Team India the world champions by hitting a six, even today Indian cricket fans get goosebumps remembering Dhoni's incredible world cup winning Six.
Under MS Dhoni's captaincy, Team India fulfilled Sachin Tendulkar's dream of becoming a world champion. After this historic victory, Team India made the Lord of Cricket sit on the shoulders and paraded the entire field.