After MS Dhonis World Cup Winning Six In 2011, What Happened To THAT Cricket Ball? Who Kept It? Know Here

On today, 13 years in the past, India lifted their second ODI World Cup trophy at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. It was MS Dhoni who ‘completed issues off in type’. The phrases of Ravi Shastri, who referred to as India’s win on air, remains to be ringing within the ears of Indian followers who watched it dwell on the TV. India chased down 275-run goal give by Sri Lanka to win the ultimate and kickstarted celebrations that lasted nearly a month. India followers had been ready for a World Cup trophy for 28 years. The wait got here to an finish thanks to an enormous six by Dhoni.

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Did that the spot at which Dhoni’s six landed has been demarcated by Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA). It was Ajinkya Naik, MCA Apex Council member, who got here up with the concept of demarcating the seat the place Dhoni’s World Cup-winning six landed. The seat the place the ball had landed, is 210 in MCA Pavilion L Block.

While the seat was demarcated, for a very long time, it was not recognized the place that cricket ball went. The ball that Dhoni despatched for six to Block A was by no means discovered. Ten years after the six, the ball was positioned. It was none apart from India legend Sunil Gavaskar who helped discover it. 

Below is the situation the place that Dhoni six landed:

One of Gavaskar’s pal’s pal was sitting on the identical seat which has now been demarcated. He, reportedly, wrote a letter to Naik and knowledgeable him about the identical upon studying that the seats have been demarcated in honour of Dhoni.

As per India Today, MCA had plans in place to open a museum the place the identical ball can be stored for followers to come back and see it.

It has been 13 years and counting since India final gained an ODI World Cup, and 11 years since an ICC trophy win. Last yr, India got here very near profitable their third World Cup title however misplaced to Australians within the one-sided remaining at Ahmedabad. India goal for an additional ICC trophy at this yr’s T20 World Cup 2024. If India win the match to be held in USA and West Indies, will probably be their sixth ICC trophy. India have gained 1983 and 2011 WC, 2013 Champions Trophy whereas 2022 was shared between India and Sri Lanka. India additionally gained the 2007 T20 World Cup.