Sachin Tendulkar says India's 2011 WC triumph was an emotional one for the entire nation

Sachin Tendulkar came forward and revealed what made India's 2011 World Cup triumph more special. Tendulkar finally knew what it felt to be a world champion in his sixth and final World Cup appearance. Men In Blue's six-wicket win over Sri Lanka at summit clash in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium completed nine years on Thursday.

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'An emotional win for entire nation': Sachin Tendulkar

It so happened that Laureus of which Master Blaster is a member had posted a very emotional im of Little Master hugging star all-rounder, Yuvraj Singh, after Team India's world title triumph on April 2, 2011. Laureus also mentioned that it was a little throwback to put a smile on faces of all ir Indian followers.

After having gone through post, cricketing legend himself took to micro-blogging site and wrote that it was truly an emotional win for entire nation, t just Indian cricket team which he was a proud member of. 

Sachin Tendulkar's victory lap around Wankhede Stadium on shoulders of his teammates after World Cup triumph at home in 2011 was voted Laureus best sporting moment in last 20 years earlier this year. With backing of Indian cricket fans, Tendulkar got maximum number of votes to emerge winner.

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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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