‘United by one dream to win the World Cup for India’: Sachin Tendulkar recalls 2011 ODI World Cup triumph

On this day (April 2) back in 2011, India defeated a strong Sri Lanka unit on the back of powerful performances from Zaheer Khan, Gautam Gambhir and skipper MS Dhoni in front of a packed Wankhede Stadium, bringing the World Cup title back home 28 years after the team’s first triumph in 1983 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev.