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#2 India's World Cup triumph after 28 years
Cricket gets its biggest following from the Indian sub-continent. That region hosted the 50-over World Cup in 2011. The 10th edition of the WC was a competitive one than the Australian-dominated previous ones.
With the pressure of a billion people, co-hosts India won the World Cup beating Sri Lanka in the final. MS Dhoni's men knocked-out the three-time defending champions Australia in the quarter-finals. With a spot in the finals at stake, India took on arch-rivals Pakistan in the semi-finals.
Celebrities, diplomats, and bureaucrats from both the nations turned up at Mohali. The Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan were invited to watch the match at the stadium. Sachin Tendulkar's 85 helped India progress to the finals.
In the finals, chasing 275 to win the World Cup, India lost their openers for 31. Gautam Gambhir played a magnificent inning that anchored the chase. Dhoni played a captain's knock and sealed the WC with a six.
The emotions that followed showed how much the cup meant for them. The joy in carrying their demigod Sachin on the shoulders and going around the Wankhede stadium was over the moon.
