Gautam Gambhir gets mixed response for blasting Twitter post crediting Dhoni's 2011 WC six

Gautam Gambhir played an anchor's role to near perfection on April 2, 2011, as India chased down a challenging total against Sri Lanka in World Cup final to win ir coveted trophy for second time after a long wait of 28 years at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. However, Gambhir seemed to be anyed when a cricket news website posted an im of n skipper MS Dhoni's iconic winning six on ninth anniversary of this glorious triumph and went on to remind m that it was a team contribution.

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Gambhir gets mixed reactions from fans

After Gauti had come up with 'Teamwork' statement, many fans came forward to take a dig at him while re were ors who also supported him as well.

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2011 World Cup final

Sri Lanka who were playing in ir second straight World Cup final had posted a stiff total of 274/6 in ir 50 overs. In reply, India got off to a horrendous start after big-hitter Virender Sehwag was dismissed for a second-ball duck by Lasith Malinga. Men In Blue were in a spot of bor after Sachin Tendulkar's dismissal as scorecard read 31/2. Gambhir n took charge of scoring runs and was ably supported by a young Virat Kohli (35) as duo added 83 runs for third wicket stand. After Kohli's dismissal, in a rar surprising move, MS Dhoni came out at number four ahead of an in-form Yuvraj Singh. two were n involved in a 109-run fourth-wicket stand. Gautam Gambhir was castled by Thisara Perera for a 122-ball 97. However, it did t matter as match was in India's grasp by n and MS Dhoni finished it in style by dispatching Nuwan Kulasekara into stands as India won ir second World Cup after a long wait of 28 years. 

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(Im Courtesy: BCCI Twitter)