Photos: India wins Cricket World Cup, team celebrates with trophy [PHOTOS]
Apr 02, 2011 04:45 PM EDT
India’s cricket team powered past rival and fellow co-host Sri Lanka to win the Cricket World Cup in front of rabid fans at the Wankhede Stadium in the city of Mumbai. India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka co-hosted the games in 2011.
India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets. Before this match, it beat Australia in the quarter-finals and Pakistan in the semi-finals. In Group B, it beat Bangladesh, tied England, beat Ireland, beat the Netherlands, lost to South Africa, and beat the West Indies.
In the championship match, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, put in his best performance in the tournament and led his team to victory.
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Below are pictures of Dhoni and other members of the team celebrating their victory.
India's players including Tendulkar celebrate after India won their ICC Cricket World Cup final match against Sri Lanka in Mumbai
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India's players hold the winning trophy as they celebrate after winning their ICC Cricket World Cup final match against Sri Lanka in Mumbai
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India's Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Sachin Tendulkar and Shanthakumaran Sreesanth (L-R) celebrate after India won their ICC Cricket World Cup final match against Sri Lanka in Mumbai April 2, 2011.
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India's Yuvraj Singh holds his man of the tournament trophy during celebrations after they defeated Sri Lanka during their ICC Cricket World Cup final match in Mumbai
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India's Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina, Piyush Chawla, Zaheer Khan and Gautam Gambhir (L-R) celebrate with their trophy after India won their ICC Cricket World Cup final match against Sri Lanka in Mumbai April 2, 2011. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash
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India's Yuvraj Singh (C) celebrates with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni after they beat Sri Lanka in the ICC Cricket World Cup final match in Mumbai April 2, 2011.
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India's Singh celebrates with teammates after defeating Sri Lanka during their ICC Cricket World Cup
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Members of India's squad hold the trophy during celebrations after they defeated Sri Lanka during their ICC Cricket World Cup final match in Mumbai
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India's Singh and Kohli celebrate after defeating Sri Lanka during their ICC Cricket World Cup
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ndia's players and team celebrate after India won their ICC Cricket World Cup final match against Sri Lanka in Mumbai
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