In Pics: On This Day, India end 28-year wait for World Cup glory

Gautam Gambhir's 97 runs and MS Dhoni's 91 runs steered India to World Cup win in 2011 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. It was India's second World Cup win after 1983.

1. 👁 Cricket World Cup winning Indian cricket team.
   

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   On April 2, 2011, Indian cricket team ended the country's 28-year wait for a World Cup title by triumphing over Sri Lanka in the final played at the Wankhede Stadium. It was India's second World Cup title and first since Kapil Dev-captained 1983 side. (Source: Express photo by Kevin D'Souza)

1. 👁 Cricket World Cup winning Indian cricket team.
   

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   The 10th World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka was the first time these two had met at this stage of a tournament. India won by six wickets and became the third team to have won the World Cup more than once. (Source: Kevin D'Souza)

1. 👁 14 national captains, front l-R, Canada's Ashish Bagai, Netherlands Peter Borren, Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara, Australia's Ricky Ponting, Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan, Kenya's Jimmy Kamande and Ireland William Porterfield, (Back Row L-R) Zimbabwe's Elton Chigumbura, New Zealand's Daniel Vettori, Pakistan Shahid Afridi, India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni, South Africa's Graeme Smith, England's Andrew Strauss and West Indies Darren Sammy posing with the ICC Cricket World Cup trophy in Dhaka, Bangladesh
   

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   The tournament was co-hosted between India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It was the third time the World Cup had been played in the Indian subcontinent. 14 teams were vying for the trophy including four associate nations. (Source: AP/PTI)

1. 👁 Indian captian Mahendra Dhoni with Srilankan captian Sangkara posing with the World Cup at Wankhade Stadium.
   

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   Prior to the final, India and Sri Lanka had met each other seven times in World Cup history with Sri Lanka ahead with four wins and two defeats and one game ending in a no-result. It was the first time World Cup finalists were Asian teams. (Express Photo by Pradeep Kocharekar)

1. 👁 MS dhoni in world cup final
   

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   MS Dhoni came into the final on the back of poor form and seeing India start off poorly in their chase. But he played a sensational inning at No.5 to score 91 from 79 balls. (Express photo Kevin D'Souza)

1. 👁 Yuvraj singh runs to embrace dhoni after the later lifted for sixer as a match winner in the world cup 2011 in mumbai
   

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   MS Dhoni emerged as the Man of the Match and ended the World Cup with a six. He was in the middle with Man of the Tournament Yuvraj Singh. (Express Photo by A. Srinivas)

1. 👁 Lasith Malinga celebrate after the wicket of Sachin in world cup 2011 final
   

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   India, needing 275 to win, suffered early jolts courtesy Lasith Malinga who sent Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar packing early. India were 31/2 inside the seventh over. (Express photo by Kevin D'Souza)

1. 👁 Gautam Gambhir pulls for boundary.
   

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   It was Gautam Gambhir who played a key role in India's recovery. He scored 97 runs but narrowly missed out on a century after being bowled by Thisara Perera. (Express photo by Kevin D'Souza)

1. 👁 Sachin Tendulkar dismissed by Malinga at Wankhade stadium
   

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   It was passing of the mantle of sorts during the final. As Sachin Tendulkar departed for 18 runs, Virat Kohli entered in his place. The now India captain couldn't make much of an impact scoring 35 runs in the final. (Express photo by A Srinivas)

1. 👁 Indian cricket team mates give sachin tendulkar a ride on their shouledrs after they won the world cup 2011 on april 2,2011 in mumbai
   

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   "The next World Cup [final] is in Mumbai and this is where I would want the trophy," Sachin Tendulkar had said going into the tournament. By the end of it, he was hoisted on the shoulders of his team-mates, whirling the national flag above his head. (Express Photo by A. Srinivas)

1. 👁 CRPF jawans react while watching the final match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 between India and Sri lanka on a big screen at their base in Srinagar
   

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   The final, expectedly, was a well followed game. Even for CRPF jawans in Srinagar who witnessed the game from a big screen. (Photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

1. 👁 People celebrating the ICC Cricket World Cup victory at Marine Drive.
   

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   Fans at Mumbai's Marine Drive celebrated well into the night following the 2011 World Cup win. (Express Photo by Mahendra Parikh)

1. 👁 Sonia Gandhi on road after India won the World Cup after 28 years, in Capital
   

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   Then Congress president Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi after India's World Cup win. (EXPRESS PHOTO BY PRAVEEN KHANNA)