Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni to Virat Kohli; 14th anniversary, where are each member of the WC award-winning squad?
After 28 years of waiting, India won the ICC Cricket World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium on April 2, 2011.
Indian cricket fans will always have a place in their hearts on April 2, 2011. On this day, India won the ODI World Cup after defeating Sri Lanka in the exciting final of the famous Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Leading this effort is MS Dhoni, who, like the legendary Kapil Dev, cemented his position among Indian cricket superstars by lifting a coveted trophy.
Sri Lanka chose to hit the ball first, losing 274 goals with six wickets. Mahela Jayawardene is an outstanding player for Sri Lanka, with only 88 balls, only 88 balls, only 88 balls, only 88 balls in an incredibly unbeaten century. Thisara Perera quickly improved their innings, running 22 with just 9 goals. Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan are the most impressive bowlers in India.
The Indian chase started a tough start, with Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag both falling early. But Gautam Gambhir stood up and played a key inning of 97 runs before being fired by Perera. Ms. Doni ran 79 goals with a calm manner with an unbeaten 91 goals, guiding India to win with 10 goals.
India has proved their courage throughout the game to be the first team to win a coveted championship at home. This tradition will continue in subsequent iterations.
Fourteen-year-old Indian players have experienced new experiences in the past fourteen years since the past day in Mumbai. Let’s see where they are now and catch up.
virender sehwag: Virender Sehwag, also known as Nawab of Najafgarh, is a former Indian cricketer who last played in India in 2013.
Sachin Tendulkar: Sachin Tendulkar, the iconic player of the IPL Mumbai Indian, recently participated in the former cricket match of the 2025 International Masters League. His team, the Indian Masters, won the match.
Gautam Gambhir: Gautam Gambhir is currently the head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team and the mentor of IPL’s Kolkata Knights riders in 2024.
Virat Kohli: Virat Kohli is the only remaining player to the 2011 World Cup champion team, already 36 years old, and still performs well in cricket matches between India and Royal Challenger Bengaluru.
MS Dhoni: MS Dhoni has been playing for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL since the 2019 World Cup semi-finals. He retired from international cricket on 15 August 2020 but continued to participate in the IPL. Dhoni is currently the oldest cricketer in IPL 2025.
Yuvraj Singh: Yuvraj Singh retired from international cricket in 2019 but continued to play in overseas T20 leagues such as GT20 Canada. He also coaches young cricketers such as Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma.
Suresh Raina: Suresh Raina served as Hindi commentator for IPL 2025 after announcing her retirement from various forms of cricket in September 2022.
Harbhajan Singh: Harbhajan Singh from the former Indian outside world is active on social media such as Raina. He played in the IPL game and played with the Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, making him one of the most decorated cricketers.
Zaheer Khan: Zaheer Khan is currently a mentor to the Lucknow super giant in IPL. He also held various roles for the Mumbai Indians. Discussions about him becoming the bowling coach in India, and Ravi Shastri is the head coach of the national team.
Munaf Patel: Munaf Patel is currently the bowling coach in the IPL Delhi capital, playing for Indian legends in Raipur’s International Masters League.
S sreesanth: Sreesanth is a former fast bowler in Kerala and now a cricket expert, providing insights on teams and players during the IPL. Despite his ups and downs in his career, he is now considered one of the best experts in the industry. He was cleared from participating in the 2012 IPL point fixed scandal.
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