INDIA WON THE WORLD CUP 2011

INDIA ARE THE WORLD CHAMPIONS....
India are World Champions
NDTV Correspondent, Updated: April 02, 2011 22:56 IST

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Mumbai: Twenty-eight years after Kapil's Devils brought the cup home, another generation - Dhoni's Daredevils - have done it again. Yuvraj Singh has been selected as the Player of the Tournament.

This innings began with heartbreak. Much drama later it has ended with tears of joy. MS Dhoni played a Captain's knock just when all of India needed one from him. India's arguably most successful Captain ever has brought in another prize.

MS Dhoni has completed 6000 runs in one day internationals. Indubitably, he would count the runs he has scored today as some of the most important of those. He walked in with India in a pressure situation, with all of India demanding a captain's knock, and acutely aware that he had not performed at all with the bat in the World Cup 2011.

Along with partner Gautam Gambhir, the skipper kept the score ticking after the departure of Virat Kohli, brilliantly caught and bowled by Tillakaratne Dilshan for 35 when India were 114. But, there was heartbreak when Gambhir departed for 97, a mature knock that came when needed most. He was bowled by Thisara Perera and India were 223 for 4. Yuvraj Singh, who has scripted several India wins in this tournament, is out to bat.

Kohli's was the third Indian wicket to fall and Dhoni came in to bat ahead of Yuvraj Singh keeping a right-left batting combination going, put his head down to play responsibly with left-handed Gambhir, who got his fourth 50 of the tournament.

The two have took India's score across the 200 mark and not only managed to keep adding to the score with some great shots, but also put the Lankan fielders to test, forcing them to make mistakes and allow the extra run.

Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara has constantly experimented with changes in bowling, but even the mighty Muttiah Muralitharan, playing his last international match and fairly economical, has failed to make a dent.

The India innings began with a deafening silence. And if the roaring stadium went quiet when Virender Sehwag fell LBW second ball to Lasith Malinga, it was fairly funereal when local boy Sachin Tendulkar was out after scoring an exquisite 18 runs. Sachin edged one to skipper-wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara. Strike two for Lasith Malinga.

Every eye was on the board that asked for 275 to win. In the stands, the drooping shoulders of the legendary Rajinikanth said it all. Or then, the sad slump of Nita Ambani.

Then, Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli, stitched together a partnership of runs, with Gambhir completing his 50 in a pressure situation. He got a lifeline at 30 when Nuwan Kulasekara failed to reach the ball at long off. Incidentally, the 100th dropped catch of the tournament. He also survived a run out scare. Gambhir has also now completed 4000 runs in ODIs.

1st Innings

The Lanka batsmen built their innings steadily and with precision to finish at 274 for 6. The slog overs brought a flawless century from Mahela Jayawardena, and some fireworks from Nuwan Kulasekara and Thisara Perera. They also brought a spot of drama when Kulasekara was left stranded mid-field and a direct hit from skipper Dhoni brought the bails off. Scoring a six off the last ball of their innings, Lanka set a target that seems challenging from here.

It doesn't get bigger than this. Thirty-seven-year-old champion batsman and local boy Sachin Tendulkar ran full steam and flung himself to the ground to stop a ball from crossing the tape. The crowd roared. Watching from the stands among a host of celebs is the legendary Rajinikanth.

Zaheer Khan began his first spell with an inspired three maidens and gave away just six runs in five overs. Those stellar figures, however, were negated in his last five overs when he was hit for 54 runs. Zaheer Khan picked up two Lankan wickets as did Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh took one. With the wicket of Chamara Kapugedera, Zaheer took his 21st wicket in the tournament to become the joint highest wicket-taker along with Shahid Afridi.

India had got an early breakthrough breaking up the tournament's most successful opening pair when a seventh-over Zaheer Khan delivery found the outside edge of Upul Tharanga's bat. Virender Sehwag completed a diving catch at the first slip. (Read: Superb Zaheer buries the ghost of 4 years ago) Wickets came at regular intervals thereafter, but Mahela Jayawardane held on, scripting a good Lankan score.

Double toss and Celeb Watching
The final toss of the 2011 World Cup was won by Sri Lanka and Sangakkara opted to bat first. The toss had to be done twice as Indian skipper MS Dhoni's call could not be heard because of the noise at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. (Read: Coin tossed twice in final)

Some more goosebump moments as the Men in Blue, a packed stadium and an entire nation in homes and restaurants and even outside shops stood as a man and sang the national anthem. Among a host of celebrities at the stadium - Nita Ambani and Aamir Khan standing side by side along with spouse Kiran Rao and Mukesh Ambani, BJP patriarch LK Advani, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa too is watching the match live at the Wankhede. Bollywood celebs like Ranbir Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta are dotting the stands. Finally spotted, Rajnikant. (In Pictures: Aamir, Mukesh, Nita at Final)

S Sreesanth has come in to replace Ashish Nehra as India's second opening bowler. Muttiah Muralitharan is playing for the Lankans for one last time and Kapugedera comes in for Chamara Silva. Suraj Randiv also gets to play this match. (Read: Muttiah Muralitharan included in playing XI)

Teams
India: Virender Shewag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (c), Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel and S Sreesanth.

Sri Lanka: Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara (c), Mahela Jayawardena, Thilan Samaraweera, Lasith Malinga, Rangana Herath, Muttiah Muralitharan, Nuwan Kulasekara, Chamara Kapugedera and Thisara Perera.

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Pitch report: The pitch at the Wankhede stadium has been relaid, has red soil and has been rolled evenly. Once the ball gets older, batsmen can look to seize advantage but will need to set their eyes in. Spinners will have a big role to play according to pitch curator Sudhir Naik and he reckons a target in excess of 260 is possible and will be challenging for the team batting second. Dew too, is likely to play a part towards the evening. It is expected to be a sporting track though. (Read: Determined Sri Lanka watched Team Dhoni practice)

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India beat Sri Lanka to win ICC World Cup 2011
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India beat Sri Lanka to win ICC World Cup 2011
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NEW DELHI: MS Dhoni (91 not out) and Gautam Gambhir (97) helped India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets to win the ICC World Cup 2011 at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. Dhoni joined legendary Kapil Dev to lift the coveted trophy for India.

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Dhoni played captain's innings in the summit clash as he hit two sixes and eight fours in his 79-ball innings and raced to fifty in just 52 balls.

The skipper added a record 109-run partnership with Gambhir for the fourth wicket, which was highest for India in World Cup finals, to chase the challenging 275-run target.

Gambhir missed to score a hundred in the World Cup final as Lankan all-rounder Thisara Parera clean bowled him in the 42nd over.

After losing two quick wickets, Virat Kohli (35) added a valuable 83-run stand with Gambhir to resurrect the Indian innings.

Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga dismissed Sachin Tendulkar (18) and Virender Sehwag (0) early to jolt the India run-chase. Tendulkar was going smoothly as he hit two fours in his 14-ball 18 innings before Malinga struck in the seventh over.

India started the run-chase on terrible note as they lost Virender Sehwag (0) on the second ball of the match as Malinga trapped dashing opener LBW in his opening over.

Earlier, Mahela Jayawardene slammed 14th one-day hundred, second of the mega-event, to help Sri Lanka post 274/6 against 1983 champions.

Jayawardene used all his experience to score unbeaten 88-ball 103 as he hit 13 fours and raced to his hundred in just 84 balls.

With this Jayawardene joined the elite group of batsmen who scored a century in the World Cup finals - Clive Lloyd ('75), Viv Richards ('79), Arvinda de Silva ('96), Ricky Ponting ('03) and Adam Gilchrist ('07).

Thisara Perera joined the party in their batting powerplay as he slammed a six and three fours in his 9-ball 22 blitzkrieg. Sri Lanka piled agony for India in the period as they scored 63 runs and lost only a wicket.

For India, Zaheer Khan and Yuvraj Singh took two wickets apiece to halt Sri Lanka innings before Jayawardene started dominating the proceedings with Nuwan Kulasekara (32).

In between, Zaheer equalled Shahid Afridi as leading wicket-taker when Chamara Kapugedera became his 21st victim of the World Cup.

Earlier, Sri Lanka's captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat against India.

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Munaf Patel.

Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (capt), Mahela Jayawardene, Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Kapugedera, Suraj Randiv, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan.

Umpires: Simon Taufel (AUS) and Aleem Dar (PAK)
TV umpire: Ian Gould (ENG)
Match referee: Jeff Crowe (NZL)

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East India Company bought by Indian businessman

Sanjiv Mehta is a 48-year-old Indian businessman who for the past six years has worked to restore the formerly British-owned East India Company. In 2004, Mehta proceeded to buy all the company’s shares, mostly owned by British businessmen. He has spent the last six years travelling and talking to museum curators and historians in an attempt to gain a proper understanding of the heritage of the company. Mehta efforts are somewhat surprising given that the 400-year-old company acted as a vehicle for the expansion of British imperial rule in his homeland.

The East India Company was granted its first charter by Elizabeth I on December 31st, 1600. It was dissolved on January 1st, 1874, after the Government of India Act transferred the company’s powers to the Crown.

The flagship store of the revamped East India Company is due to open in Mayfair this spring. Mehta thereafter plans to open a second store in London, as well as stores in India, the Middle East, Japan, Russia and the United States. The stores will notably sell coffee, tea, spices, chocolate, leather goods and furniture.

For further information, read Adam Fresco’s article published on the website of The Times.

In 400 years of the East India Company Huw Bowen asks whether the East India Company was one of the ‘most powerful engines’ of state and empire in British history.

In The East India Company and the Emperor Aurangzeb Bruce Lenman charts the ambitious and abortive attempts made by East India Company entrepreneurs to challenge the might of the Moghul Empire.

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With just around a month to go for the re-launch of the East India Company - the world's first multinational whose forces once ruled much of the globe - its new Indian owner says he is overwhelmed by "a huge feeling of redemption".

It's been a long, emotional and personal journey for Sanjiv Mehta, a Mumbai-born entrepreneur who completed the process of buying the East India Company (EIC) in 2005 from the "30 or 40" people who owned it.

Acutely aware that he owned a piece of history - at its height the company generated half of world trade and employed a third of the British workforce - Mehta, now the sole owner, dived into the company's rich and ruthless past in order to give it a new direction for the future.

With a $15-million investment and inputs from a range of experts - from designers and brand researchers to historians - Mehta is today poised to open the first East India Company store in London's upmarket Mayfair neighbourhood in March.

And then there is the inevitable - and daunting - task of launching in India, a country whose resources, army, trade and politics the company had controlled for some 200 years.

It's a task that Mehta has not taken lightly, he told reporter in an interview. "Put yourself in my shoes for a moment: On a rational plane, when I bought the company I saw gold at the end of the rainbow.

"But, at an emotional level as an Indian, when you think with your heart as I do, I had this huge feeling of redemption - this indescribable feeling of owning a company that once owned us."

The formal start of the East India Company is usually dated back to 1600 when Britain's Queen Elizabeth I granted a group of merchants a charter under the name 'The Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies.'

With its own Elizabethan coat of arms - now owned by Mehta - the company was made responsible for bringing tea, coffee and luxury goods to the West and trading in spices across the globe.

By 1757 the company had become a powerful arm of British imperial might, with its own army, navy, shipping fleets and currency, and control over key trading posts in India - where it was known variously as Company Bahadur and John Company. In 1874, the British government nationalised the company, opportunistically blaming the 1857 uprising on its excesses. But the East India Company army, brought under the command of the Crown, retained its all-powerful presence in India.

"When I took over the company, my objective was to understand its history. I took a sabbatical from all other business and this became the single purpose in my life," said Mehta.

He travelled around the world, visiting former EIC trading posts and museums, reading up records and meeting people "who understood the business of that time".

"There was a huge sense of responsibility - I didn't create this brand, but I wanted to be as pioneering as the merchants who created it."

"The Elizabethan coat of arms stands for trust and reassurance, but we are not repeating history. It took me four years to do the brand positioning and put up the milestones."

The 'relaunched' company, with its headquarters on Conduit Street in Mayfair, is set to open a diverse line of high-end, luxury goods in London in March and in India some time this year.

EIC products in India will include fine foods, furniture, real estate, health and hospitality.

"India is the spirit of the East India Company in many ways - it evokes a huge amount of connectivity and emotions," Mehta said. "It's also a major ambition to bring Indian products to the rest of the world. Today there is no single brand name from the East that can stand alongside, say, Hermes or Cartier from the West.

"The East India Company has that ability."