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Iconic Moments for "Wo/Men in Blue" in last two decades

 1] World Cup comes home after 28 years

April 2,2011 the day India lifted the world cup trophy after 28 years-long waits. India beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai to win their second ODI World Cup title. India had displayed flawless performance throughout the tournament to advance to knockout stages with just one defeat to South Africa in a closely-fought contest. In the quarterfinal, they had beaten defending champions Australia knocked over Pakistan in the semi-final before overhauling Sri Lana in the final.

2]  2007 World T20, Johannesburg

Mahendra Singh who? Just like in 1983, nobody thought India could pull it off when a young MS Dhoni was appointed as captain of the Indian team for the inaugural World T20 in South Africa. But India was a force to reckon with as they rampaged their way to the final. The victory became all the more memorable because India beat arch-rivals Pakistan in the final.

3] Champions Trophy, 2013

He had won the ODI World Cup and the World T20. How was MS Dhoni not going to win the third ICC event? India overcame hosts England in the final by 5 runs to finally get their hands on the trophy that should've rightfully been theirs in 2002.

4] Women in blue entered the ICC Women's T20 World Cup final 

Under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur, India qualified for the Women's T20 World Cup for the first time in their history after the semi-final match against England washed out without a ball being bowled in Sydney. India qualified for the final on the virtue of topping their group table as they won all four matches of their group stage in the ICC mega event.

5] “Shirt – Waving “ at the  Lords 

In a recent interview : Sourav Ganguly aka Dada revelaed few stories around this incidence.

VVS tried to stop him: “I was standing on the right side. VVS Laxman was on my left and Harbhajan Singh was behind my back. So, as I was removing my T-shirt, VVS tried to tell me, 'Don't do it, don't do it!' After I removed my shirt, Bhajji asked, 'What do I do now?' And I said, 'Tu bhi khol de!'," Ganguly said.

Why did he do it:" The idea came to my mind just at the moment. I remembered how Andrew Flintoff took off his shirt at Wankhede to celebrate a 3-3 series draw before, and I just thought why not do the same at Lord's," Ganguly said.

6] Six sixes by Yuvraj Singh

September 19, 2007, a date which Indian cricket fans can never forget. It was on this very day back when former Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh set Kingsmead on fire hitting six sixes in an over bringing the world to its feet.

7] 3 Double Centuries by “The Hitman of India”

Hitting the double century in a one-day match is a very difficult task, but Rohit Sharma has made history by hitting 3 double centuries. He has also made 264 runs in one match alone.

8] The lightning-fast stumping

Dhoni took just 0.08 secs to effect the stumping and thereby bettering his own record for the fastest stumping he effected against Australia (George Bailey's wicket off Ravindra Jadeja) in an ODI game back in January 2016 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.It was so quick that Jadeja was unsure as to what happened behind the stumps when the leg-umpire went called for the third umpire's decision. Just another day in the office for MS Dhoni who is known for his lightning-fast skills behind the stumps.

9] 100th Hundred of the “Master Blaster”

Sachin Tendulkar became the first player to score 100 international centuries by compiling a ton in a one-day defeat against Bangladesh in Dhaka.

10] End of the era for  “The God of Cricket”                   

 

The Wankhede Stadium was packed to the rafters and millions of Indians were glued to their television sets on 16th November in 2013 as Sachin Tendulkar bid adieu to international cricket.

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