IND vs PAK: With MS Dhoni; We Should Celebrate Entire Team Of World Cup 2011- Gautam Gambhir

While speaking about India’s victory in the ICC ODI World Cup 2011, former Indian player Gautam Gambhir said that we should celebrate the entire Indian team along with MS Dhoni. Gautam Gambhir also added that we should also celebrate all others who played important roles for the team in the tournament.

India won the ICC ODI World Cup 2011 under captain MS Dhoni. It was the last time India won a World Cup. MS Dhoni hit the winning six in the final match against Sri Lanka. It is the most talked about moment in ICC World Cup 2011.

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Do We Celebrate Yuvraj Singh Enough For World Cup 2011: Gautam Gambhir

During an interview with Revsportz, Gautam Gambhir was asked whether he feels that we don’t celebrate his knock enough. Notably, Gambhir slammed 97 runs in the India vs. Sri Lanka final in the ICC World Cup 2011.

The left-handed batter was the highest run-getter for the team. However, MS Dhoni was chosen as the Player of the Match for his unbeaten 91 runs in the match. In reply to the question, Gambhir highlighted that we don’t celebrate others’ contributions enough as well.

“Do we celebrate Yuvraj Singh enough for what he did in the 2011 World Cup with all the health concerns he had? Do we celebrate Zaheer Khan’s opening spell enough? To start off a World Cup final with four maiden overs is incredible, and yet he isn’t given enough credit. Do we celebrate Sachin Tendulkar’s efforts enough?”

“Yes, we celebrate him and the win, but how many remember he was the highest scorer in the World Cup with two hundreds to his name? Do we celebrate Harbhajan Singh’s spell against Pakistan in Mohali, or Suresh Raina’s innings against Australia in Ahmedabad and Pakistan in Mohali? Both these innings were match-winning efforts”, Gautam Gambhir said.

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With MS Dhoni, We Should Also Celebrate Others: Gautam Gambhir

The former India vice-captain also feels that with MS Dhoni’s innings in the final, we should also celebrate everyone’s efforts. Gambhir feels that we should celebrate the entire team that was part of the 2011 World Cup.

“While we celebrate MS Dhoni’s innings in the final, we should celebrate these other efforts as much. No one innings could win India the trophy. It was a collective effort, and should be celebrated as such. It is because of social media that we don’t do it. Social media is biased and we all know that. But social media doesn’t make it the truth”.

“There is always a tendency on social media to celebrate individuals more than the team. In doing so, what happens is we don’t celebrate key performers who had as much a part to play”.

“And that’s an issue for sure. All I will say is we should celebrate the entire team. While we celebrate Dhoni, we should also celebrate the others who all played very important roles in the Indian win”, the former left-handed batsman further added.

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India won the ICC World Cup 2011 under skipper MS Dhoni. It was the second time when India won an ODI World Cup title. In the last two editions of ODI World Cups, India has failed to win knockout games.

Team India now aims to win the forthcoming ICC World Cup 2023, which takes place on Indian soil like the 2011 tournament. ICC World Cup 2023 begins on October 5 and a total of 10 teams are part of the tournament.