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Indian Cricket fans can never forget the 2011 World Cup-winning moment where MS Dhoni "finished off in style" by hitting a six over long-on. The six hit by India's most successful captain will now have a permanent place at Wankhede Stadium.
The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) decided on Monday to create a 'memorial' in the stands behind long-on, where the ball fell after Dhoni hit Sri Lankan pacer Nuwan Kulasekara for the maximum to seal India's victory on April 2, 2011.
“We are planning to make a small memorial at the spot where Dhoni’s 2011 World Cup-winning six landed. No one knows the exact seat where that shot landed, so we’ll maybe block 3-4 seats in that ‘tentative area’ in the stands permanently for the memorial. We’ve a design and a structure in mind and it should be ready by the time we host the ODI World Cup in October-November. The idea was proposed by me, seconded by Ajinkya Naik (MCA secretary) and passed by the Apex Council. We will finalise everything soon,” MCA president Amol Kale told TOI.
“We’re also planning to felicitate Dhoni by presenting a memento to him on Sunday, when MI play CSK,” Kale added.
MCA secretary Ajinkya Naik believes it will help aspiring young cricketers in India follow in the footsteps of the former Indian captain and is a fitting tribute to his match-winning innings. “It would be a fitting tribute to MS Dhoni’s match-winning innings and we hope it will inspire many youngsters to follow the footsteps of Captain Cool in cricket,” Naik was quoted as saying.
In the meantime, fans have been trolling former Indian player and member of the 2011 World Cup-winning team, Gautam Gambhir. Notably, Gambhir has stated on multiple occasions that the 2011 World Cup victory was a team effort rather than just MS Dhoni.
Here is how fans reacted to MS Dhoni's news
— Hustler (@HustlerCSK) April 4, 2023
Ye log mahi ko retirement dekhe hi maange shayad 😭😭
— Nikki (@Nikki_nsb) April 4, 2023
— A.J (@AasmaanJhopda) April 4, 2023
So gambhir is getting owned two times in a week by thala 🥰🥰
— Haniel Peter (@peter_haniel) April 4, 2023
— Har💵hit 2.0 🇮🇳 (@AnonymityVirus) April 4, 2023
Gambhir on 8th April pic.twitter.com/1zYyfBtPsZ
— SKT ⚰️⚰️ (@Skt_pspk) April 4, 2023
Dhoni Finishes Off In Style.💥
— 🇮🇳ꪜ𝐢𝐧𝐨⁹⁶🚩 (@Vinod96s) April 4, 2023
🌜🌚🌛 pic.twitter.com/ZF2u828590
2011 Worldcup is won by whole team
— Pushpendra Singh Mahdele (@psmahdele) April 4, 2023
- @GautamGambhir
RIP for other players...🥺🥺🥺
— Dinesh Karthick (@DineshK81019057) April 4, 2023
Their performances will not be remembered forever...
But isn't this unfair? Zak was the joint highest wicket taker. Sachin scored the most runs for India. Gambhir got 97 in the final. Virat's important runs when India lost Sehwag and Sachin back to back. Too much on one man but the entire team won the world cup...
— Sanjay Ganesh (@SanjayG46632536) April 4, 2023