Sangakkara looks on as India celebrate the victory: Rewind to 2011 World Cup final in Mumbai which the hosts won by six wickets on 2 April“Probably the worst thing,” said Gautam Gambhir when he reacted on the matter that India’s 2011 World Cup final team, that played against Sri Lanka, never playing together ever again. Today (2) is the tenth anniversary of the Indian World Cup 2011 win made against Kumar Sangakkara-led Sri Lanka on 2 April 2011 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Gambhir, who scored 97 runs in the match, has told local media yesterday (1) that “perhaps it was the worst thing that all the XI (India) players who played in the 2011 World Cup final never teamed up again in the future”. “India’s win over Sri Lanka in the final of the 2011 ODI World Cup was an absolute team effort. “I don’t think this has happened in international ODI cricket history that a team that won a World Cup never played a single match together again,” he further added.

Source: The Nation April 01, 2021 20:02 UTC