India’s World Cup dream comes true

Record-breaking Sri Lanka off-spinner Muttiah Muralithran bowed out of international cricket on the losing side as India won the World Cup final by six wickets. There was no 100th century milestone for Sachin Tendulkar but the Little Master did not care as he shed “happy tears” after finally getting his hands on the World Cup at the sixth time of asking.

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Ashwini

Apr 03, 2011 11:13am

These two Greats will always be the sources of inspiration for the gen next cricketers....................

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UMAIR FROM PAKISTAN

Apr 03, 2011 12:33pm

CONGRATULATE INDIA YOU ARE PLAYING VERY WELL CREDIT IS GOING TO ALL TEAM.

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Amrit

Apr 03, 2011 02:11pm

Thank You DAWN given such a great pictures on your web sites. It is great to see poor INDIA with its hard effort and resients of its people ripes a praise ALL World over.

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yunis khan

Apr 03, 2011 05:03pm

Congratulations India.All Asian teams had a brilliant world cup.

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Naveen Dubey

Apr 03, 2011 05:35pm

We are the new world Champion n the whole world getting new Champion after 12 years, n I like Shahid Afridi's statement that why we hate each other when our culture, language n our problems are same........ I appreciate his words. We love you Shahid

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Salman Khan

Apr 03, 2011 08:44pm

Good for India they really played well.. They truly deserve to win this cup

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amit

Apr 03, 2011 10:46pm

Congrats to team India and pakistan. Thank you all the people from pakistan who support India and great cricket. India and Pakistan are unique

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Sarah Farrukh

Apr 03, 2011 11:51pm

Many Many Congratzzzzzzzz India...

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Indusonian

Apr 04, 2011 02:21am

Congratulations India from Pakistan - truely a magnificient team effort.

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Ragu

Apr 04, 2011 03:26am

Nice World Cup. I wish I could see more of the Pakistani Greats in Cricket and all other sports. In my home town, I grew up watching Zaheer Abbas, Intaqab Alam, Majod Khan, Wasin Bari, Sarfraz Nawaz. and later Pakistan's magnificent hockey players. I wish I could see such un-hindered Pakistani sportsmen in my lifetime soon. Sports will build bridges, our politicians can not build. Just ask Aisam Qureshi and Bopanna tennis; How often do we see Indians and Pakistanis rooting for the same team.

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vittalpyati@sbcgloba

Apr 04, 2011 06:05am

It is not whether you won or lost but how you played the game, that's what an old saying says. Both the teams played by the rules and hence, are winners. Winning is the onliest thing is ab bad idea.

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IMTIAZ

Apr 04, 2011 09:57am

Although our team needs our whole hearted support, yet their performance should be criticized in a positive manner. The way we fielded and dropped catches was awful and the we batted was more awful. The old man was playing like a test match and the best players played irresponsibly. The spirit and prayers the whole nation had was not even reflecting from the performance of our team for which our prayers were there and whole nation was united

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surendra

Apr 04, 2011 01:23pm

what a match was that ones time I was thinking the match is along with India but the way sri lankans mahila play great in-spite of that Indian goutam gambhir and dhoni played a stunning knock out there to win India but don't forget little master sachin who always contribute in world cut than any other batsman in india with 488 runs with 2hunred and 2 fifties.con...gts Team India

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Jyothirmayi

Apr 04, 2011 06:21pm

Congrats India. I also want to take this moment to praise Shahid Afridi. After the India Pak match, the way he appreciated Indian team mates is wonderful. Shahid Afridi is really a nice person. He is truely sportive. Some people feel down after they are defeated. But winning and defeating is common in game. Everybody should learn from Shahid afridi for his sportiveness. Long live Shahid Afridi.. Jyothirmayi, India

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Maqsud (Stockholm)

Apr 05, 2011 04:52am

Congratulations in alphabatical orders to Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka for offering all the cricket lovers an excellent cricket world cup 2011 and proved that the asian subcontinent performed fantastic cricket matches in this tournament and finally Indian team won the title against Sri Lankan team in the final and we all cricket fans round the world feel proud of Indian cricket team as well as extend our hearty congratulations to other three participating asian countries for offering fabulous cricket world cup which ended with peace and happiness.

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poonam

Apr 05, 2011 10:00am

Many many thanx for the congs sent by u on winning the world cup Live long India Pakistan friendship & brotherhoodness from Poonam, New Delhi

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