Indian cricket fraternity reminisces on 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup triumph

The Indian cricket fraternity on Sunday took to social media to reminisce on India’s ICC Cricket World Cup triumph in 2011. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the governing body of the sport in India took to Twitter to reminisce on India’s second World Cup win, which came 28 years after the first-ever triumph in 1983. “As special as a throwback can get! #OnThisDay in 2011, #TeamIndia won the ODI World Cup for the second time,” said BCCI in their tweet. BCCI Secretary Jay Shah also tweeted, “Jay Shah- #OnThisDay in 2011, India ended their 28-year-old World Cup drought! @GautamGambhir (97) and @MSDhoni (91*) inspired Team India to a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka for their second Cricket World Cup at a jam-packed Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. #WorldCup2011@BCCI. “Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who played a vital part in India’s title win, expressed happiness looking back at the “greatest moment of his life” and asked fans that where were they and how did they celebrate the win. “12 years ago India lifted the World Cup…the greatest moment of my life! Where were you when this happened and how did you celebrate?” tweeted Tendulkar.