April 02, 2011 is an iconic date in the history of Indian cricket. This was the second time, after a long wait of 28 years, that India lifted the World Cup. India won the first World Cup in 1983, and the wait is finally over on April 2, 2011. Dhoni and his men won the final against Sri Lanka to give India their second World Cup title.
On Saturday, the 11th anniversary of the World Cup winning moment, former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri and World Cup winning member Harbhajan Singh recreated the iconic scenes from the 2011 finals. Both Indian legends were doing their Hindi commentary jobs during an IPL match between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals. On the 11th anniversary, during an IPL pre-match show, the host asked Shastri to recreate that moment along with Harbhajan.
Notably, former Indian head coach and 1983 World Cup-winning member was also doing commentary during the finals against Sri Lanka. He was heard repeating his iconic remark, “Dhoni finishes it off in style.”
Shastri shared a video clip of the IPL pre-match show, doing commentary on the winning six of Dhoni. The clip has him saying that Dhoni hit a big shot and that is six. India lifts the World Cup after 28 years, and that’s a party scene everywhere. He concludes with, “The party begins in the dressing room. Mumbai is alive.”
Happy 11th, Champs #worldcup2011 – with @harbhajan_singh @sachin_rt @YUVSTRONG12 @imVkohli @msdhoni @ImZaheer @GautamGambhir @virendersehwag @iamyusufpathan @ashwinravi99 @ImRaina pic.twitter.com/qAgdSIu9N5
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) April 2, 2022
Harbhajan also added some flavour to it in his style. He stated that Little Master Sachin Tendulkar’s dream of winning the World Cup has finally achieved. That was a big moment for India. He also added, “What a wonderful moment this is for all the players.”
Batting first, Sri Lanka gave India a target of 275 runs. Skipper MS Dhoni (91*) and opener Gautam Gambhir (97) helped India win the match. This is the highest ever successful run chase in the finals till date. It is still a record.
