The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) is planning to erect a memorial in honor of M. S. Dhoni, who hit the crucial six that gave India the victory in the 2011 World Cup final at the venerable Wankhede Stadium. A plaque will be erected to honor the momentous moment exactly where the former India captain’s title-winning six landed in the spectators.
Amol Kale, president of the MCA, stated, “We will erect a memorial at the exact location where the six landed in the stands.” according to Cricbuzz. “It’s challenging to tell which seat the ball landed on. Three to four seats have been chosen, and that are where the memorial will be placed. black was added.
The choice was made on Monday in Mumbai during a meeting of its Apex Council. The encounter, by chance, occurred the day after the anniversary of the 2011 World Cup final match versus Sri Lanka (on April 2, 2011).
“It will be a fitting monument to MS Dhoni’s game-winning performance, and we hope it inspires many young people to follow in Captain Cool’s cricketing footsteps,” the statement continued. Ajinkya Naik, the MCA secretary, said. In the historic match between India and Sri Lanka, the Islanders batted first and amassed a respectable score of 274/6 in the allocated 50 overs, largely due to the veteran Mahela Jayawardene’s (103), unbeaten century, and skipper Kumar Sangakkara’s significant contribution (48). Yuvraj Singh, an Indian all-arounder, and zaheer khan, a leading pacer Each of the top spinners, Harbhajan Singh, took two wickets. seized a skull
Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar were out early, giving India a bad start (18). Nevertheless, Virat Kohli (35) and Gautam Gambhir (35) put together a crucial 83-run partnership to boost India’s hopes.
In a crucial 109-run partnership with captain Dhoni, who finished unbeaten on 91 off 79 balls, the left-hander smashed 97 off 122 balls. Dhoni dismissed the Sri Lankan bowler and scored 54 runs for the fifth wicket with Yuvraj (21 unbeaten), giving India its first World Cup victory in 28 years Nuwan Kulasekara. a six in the bleachers.