2nd April 2011, a date that Indian Cricket crew followers will always remember of their lifetime. That evening in Mumbai was wrapped in historical past as MS Dhoni’s males lifted the ICC World Cup 2011 beating Sri Lanka within the ultimate. Indian captain MS Dhoni received the Participant of the Match award for his 94 whereas Gautam Gambhir (97) performed one of many best knocks of that World Cup. As Indian cricket crew followers have fun the thirteenth anniversary of India successful the ICC World Cup for the second time of their historical past, we check out all of the gamers who have been a part of that crew which received the title.

1. Virender Sehwag

Sehwag, the lethal opener who hit each first ball of the ICC World Cup 2011 for 4 in 5 matches, was sadly dismissed for a duck within the ultimate. Lasith Malinga trapped him in entrance of the wicket within the first over. Nevertheless, Sehwag performed a pivotal position in India reaching the finals as he scored 380 runs at a strike charge of 122.58 within the match. Submit the World Cup success, Sehwag represented India until 2013 and saved on enjoying within the Indian Premier League earlier than asserting his retirement from all types of cricket on 20 October 2015. He was appointed because the mentor of the Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in 2016 and carried out the position until 2018. Sehwag now’s a commentator and his Hindi commentary is without doubt one of the most liked and entertaining issues in cricket now. 

2. Sachin Tendulkar 

The God of Indian Cricket, for whom the ICC World Cup 2011 was extra particular for the gamers and the followers, who was carried on the shoulders by Virat Kohli and others after the World Cup was India’s highest run-getter on the match with 482 runs. Nevertheless, Sachin might solely add 18 from 14 balls within the ultimate and was ultimately dismissed by Lasith Malinga. Submit the World Cup, Sachin performed for 2 extra years after which retired on 16 November 2013 after enjoying his two hundredth check. Submit-retirement Sachin briefly appeared for commentary for Star Sports activities however largely prevented public appearances. Nevertheless, since his retirement, Sachin has been enjoying the position of a mentor of the Mumbai Indians crew.

3. Gautam Gambhir 

Gambhir, the hero of the ICC World Cup ultimate for India, scored crucial 97 runs and constructed a partnership with Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni after the early dismissal of Sachin and Sehwag in that ultimate. After a profitable worldwide and IPL profession, Gambhir introduced his retirement on December 4, 2018. After that, he appeared as a commentator for Star Sports activities. Gambhir has served as a Member of Lok Sabha as properly from the Indian political celebration BJP. The fashionable southpaw now’s a mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders within the Indian Premier League. Earlier he served because the mentor of the Lucknow Tremendous Giants as properly.

4. Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli, the solely lively worldwide participant from that 2011 ICC World Cup successful crew, now’s a legend of the sport and has taken it to a different stage. Enjoying at his first-ever World Cup, Kohli scared an important knock of 35 from 49 balls within the ultimate to sew a partnership with Gautam Gambhir. In that World Cup Kohli scored 282 runs and since then has damaged a number of data enjoying for the “Males in Blue”. Kohli now holds the document for many ODI tons of (50), most T20I runs, most fifties in T20Is, most worldwide man of the sequence awards and lots of different data. 

5. MS Dhoni

The captain of that World Cup-winning crew remains to be going robust within the Indian Premier League even on the age of 42. Though the previous Indian captain might solely rating 241 runs in the entire match, his unbeaten 97 runs within the ultimate is considered one of the vital vital knocks in Indian cricket historical past. After retiring from worldwide cricket on fifteenth August 2020, Dhoni saved on that includes for Chennai Tremendous Kings in Indian Tremendous Kings.

6. Yuvraj Singh 

Yuvraj, one of the vital influential white-ball cricketers in Indian Cricket historical past was the participant of the match within the 2011 World Cup. Yuvraj scored 362 runs with the bat and likewise took 15 wickets within the match. Submit his retirement on 10 June 2019. Yuvraj began his personal charity “YouWeCan” in 2015 which went on to develop into YouWeCan Ventures later. Yuvraj additionally created his chain of sports activities academies named Yuvraj Singh Centres of Excellence. He has appeared within the Highway Security World T20 sequence as properly.

7. Suresh Raina 

Raina was one other vital clog within the Indian crew which went on to win the ICC World Cup 2011. He performed some essential knocks in the course of the World Cup together with some excellent fielding efforts. Nevertheless, Raina solely performed in 4 video games in that World Cup. He retired on the identical day as MS Dhoni’s retirement. Raina now does commentary for Star Sports activities and likewise performs some T20 tournaments as properly.

8. Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan Singh was one of many key bowlers for the Indian crew which received the T20 and ODI World Cup in 2007 and 2011 respectively. Singh took 9 wickets within the 2011 version of the World Cup at an financial system of 4.48. Harbhajan introduced his retirement from all types of cricket on 24 December 2021. After that, he began enjoying in occasional T20 tournaments and is an lively commentator for Star Sports activities. 

9. Zaheer Khan

Zaheer Khan was the joint-highest wicket-taker of the ICC World Cup 2021 with 21 wickets. Khan was top-class all through the entire match and supplied breakthroughs each time MS Dhoni introduced him into bowling. Zaheer introduced his retirement on  15 October 2015. Earlier than his retirement, in 2014.  Khan based a health and sports activities firm ProSport Health and Companies. Zaheer at the moment is the World Head of Cricket Growth at Mumbai Indians. Together with that, he works as a commentator on Star Sports activities as properly.

10. Munaf Patel 

Munaf Patel was one of many unsung heroes of the Indian Cricket crew which received the world cup in 2011. In 8 video games within the World Cup, Munaf claimed 11 wickets and had an financial system charge of 4.55 within the ultimate as properly. Patel introduced his retirement in November 2018. Although he was seen doing Hindi commentary briefly, Munaf has not been in public in recent times.

11. S.Sreesanth

Sreesanth performed just one match within the ICC World Cup 2011 as he changed an injured Ashish Nehra within the ultimate towards Sri Lanka in Mumbai. Sadly, he was not been in a position to take any wickets within the ultimate. Lots occurred for Sreesanth publish the World Cup as he was accused of spot-fixing in 2013 and was banned from cricket which later was lowered to a seven-year ban. Sreesanth then appeared in lots of TV Reveals and flicks as properly. After serving the ban, he returned to home cricket after which introduced his retirement in March 2022. Sreesanth was final seen enjoying within the Legends League Cricket match.