Category: World Cups
“It was so heart wrenching to see the younger members carry him on a victory lap through the perimeters of the Wankhede, as if to say, this one is for you Sachin, the 37 year old grandpa of Indian cricket, for you Mumbai, for gifting us the son of the soil and for you India, for giving us its most precious jewel ever.”
“So, here ends an eventful chronicle in the history of Indian Cricket. Sachin’s Mumbai fairy tale finally comes true. And I bet it will take another ‘280’ years in the minimum to get tired of seeing the winning clicks.”
“In 1992, when heavenly God sat to write a futuristic script for a World Cup 2011 triumph, Sachin was playing his first World Cup. Every time, he shed a tear after the World Cup disaster, he looked up to the heavens – Even the heavenly God was also moved a bit but he remained unfazed while scripting the moment of 2011.”
April 2, 2011: World Cup Finals: India Vs Sri Lanka, Wankhede, Mumbai.
“Be it Imran Khan ( 1992), Aamer Sohail(1996 – Stand in skipper for Wasim Akram), Wasim Akram(1999), Waqar Younis(2003) they just couldn’t go past the finishing line to defeat India in all the World Cup encounters and today Shahid Afridi meted out with same fate – Agony”
“Murali yet again scripted a fairy tale by taking the second wicket on the last delivery of his last match on Sri Lanka soil and with Sri Lanka’s terrific win he bowed out on a high note.”
“South Africa continued to endorse the “Choker” title and they failed to shrug it off again in any major event or the match.”
“Sachin’s Masterclass, Raina’s six of Lee bowling and Yuvi’s victory cry sent the message that India is set out for a longing journey to realise its dream”
“Pakistan won the first Quarter Finals of World Cup 2011 and defeated West Indies by 10 wickets”
“In walked Yuvraj Singh, the intentions of playing big knock was made pretty clear after he set out by blasting two glorious boundaries one by pulling over the mid wicket and the other was sent through the covers.”
“It was way back in the World Cup 1999, when Australia was last time lost a match and that was against Pakistan and 34 matches on since then, Australia had an amazing run in the World Cups without losing a single match and it was Pakistan yet again brought the Aussies down.”
Sri Lanka’s senior most players Sangakkara, Jayawardene and Muralitharan helped Sri Lanka to score an easy win over New Zealand which was played at Wankhede, Mumbai.
England snatched a thrilling win over West Indies and the man of the match was given to Tredwell for his brilliant spell who scalped 4 wickets and turned the match in England’s favor.
“I want to be remembered as an honest and patriotic player who never trod a wrong path.” – Shoaib Akhtar
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