QUIZ: On the 2011 World Cup
On this day, India rewrote history under MS Dhoni as India went on to win the World Cup after 28 years. The words “Dhoni finishes it off in style” still reverberates in the ears of every Indian. To celebrate the 9th anniversary of the triumph, here is a quiz on the 2011 edition.
- Did you know? The 2011 World Cup final was the first and only final till date to feature two Asian Teams (India and Sri Lanka).
In the 2011 World Cup against Bangladesh, Kohli became the 1st and only Indian batsman to score a century in his World Cup debut innings.
Rohit Sharma in the 2019 edition also got 4 man of the match awards.
Sreesanth played against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the World Cup and went wicketless in both matches.
Kemar Roach took a hat-trick against Netherlands in Delhi.
Nitish Kumar from Canada broke Talha Zubair’s (17 years 70 days) record. Zubair was from Bangladesh.
Against Australia in the final of the 2003 World Cup at Johannesburg, Zaheer went wicketless.
