The ESPN Cric Info on April 2nd, 2020, was celebrating the World Cup 2011 on ESPN’s official twitter page, as the updates contained MS Dhoni’s helicopter shot that helped to win the cup in swag. The 2011 ODI World Cup finals were between India and Sri Lanka and a chase of 274, for 6 in 50 was met within 48.2 overs as 277 runs with 4 wickets fell.
Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, and Yuvraj Singh were the team to raise the World Cup since 1983 led by Kapil Dev. As the lbw took Sehwag and Lasith Malinga removing Tendulkar in the 2nd ODI Cup, Indian captain Dhoni sent Gambhir partnered with Kohli, and the former scored more than a half-century and later left after 35 runs. Dhoni and Gambhir led the chase, where Gambir soon left with 3 runs less to the century, and Dhoni scored 91 runs with Singh 21 runs to the scoreboard.
The former cricketer and politician Gambhir had posted a reply for ESPNcricinfo’s twitter message with Dhoni hitting a boundary. “Just a reminder @ESPNcricinfo: #worldcup2011 was won by the entire India, entire Indian team & all support staff. High time you hit your obsession for a SIX” said Gambhir, the cricketer had also scored 75 runs, in T20 Cup against Pakistan in 2008, and India won the Cup, in that series.
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