Saturday, 2 April 2011

India v Sri Lanka: captain's innings from Mahendra Singh Dhoni seals World Cup with final flourish


India owed their second World Cup to their magnificent batsmen. Their two finest – Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag – did not score 20 between them, yet the remaining Indian batsmen knocked off the runs with six wickets and ten balls to spare in the highest successful run-chase that any of the ten cup finals has seen.
India v Sri Lanka captain's innings from Mahendra Singh Dhoni seals World Cup with final flourish

India v Sri Lanka captain's innings from Mahendra Singh Dhoni seals World Cup with final flourish

India v Sri Lanka captain's innings from Mahendra Singh Dhoni seals World Cup with final flourish

India v Sri Lanka captain's innings from Mahendra Singh Dhoni seals World Cup with final flourish

India v Sri Lanka captain's innings from Mahendra Singh Dhoni seals World Cup with final flourish

India v Sri Lanka captain's innings from Mahendra Singh Dhoni seals World Cup with final flourish

India v Sri Lanka captain's innings from Mahendra Singh Dhoni seals World Cup with final flourish

India v Sri Lanka captain's innings from Mahendra Singh Dhoni seals World Cup with final flourish

India v Sri Lanka captain's innings from Mahendra Singh Dhoni seals World Cup with final flourish

India v Sri Lanka captain's innings from Mahendra Singh Dhoni seals World Cup with final flourish

India v Sri Lanka captain's innings from Mahendra Singh Dhoni seals World Cup with final flourish

India v Sri Lanka captain's innings from Mahendra Singh Dhoni seals World Cup with final flourish