Words Will Never Describe What A Moment It Was For Indians: Yuvraj Singh On 2011 WC Win
Mumbai: Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh on Thursday recalled his memories of winning the World Cup and said “words will never be able to describe” what a moment it was for every Indian.
Taking to Twitter he wrote, “Words will never be able to describe what a moment for every Indian it was, this is what we live for !! Jai Hind.”
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The 2011 World Cup was memorable for Yuvraj as he was adjudged Player of the Tournament. In the World Cup, Yuvraj scored 362 runs and took 15 wickets.
Back in 2011 World Cup finals Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat first.
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With the help of Mahela Jayawardene century, Sri Lanka scored 274/6.
While chasing the huge score India got off to a bad start as the side lost Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag with just 31 runs on the board.
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But Gambhir and MS Dhoni went one step ahead and won the match by sharing 109 runs. Gambhir returned after playing an innings of 97 runs, but in the end, Dhoni and Yuvraj defeated the team by six wickets.
India won their first World Cup in 1983 and then had to wait 28 years to win the title.
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