How Dhoni Once Again Got Credit for Indias World Cup Win?

ByAnupam Pandey,SportsCafe Editor

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MS Dhoni has once again received the credit for the 2011 World Cup win. This time, it was given by Jemimah Rodrigues’ father, crediting Dhoni for the performances she gave in the semi-final stages. The credit saga of the 2011 World Cup win still goes on.

How Dhoni Once Again Got Credit for India’s World Cup Win.

Indian fans do remember the line, “Dhoni finishes off in style, it's a magnificent strike into the crowd, India lifts the World Cup after 28 years, the party has started in the dressing room.” With India becoming the World Cup champions, the credits were given for his knock.

It was Gautam Gambhir who became the top run scorer of the team, but Dhoni took the credit by scoring the winning runs. However, Dhoni receives the credit for the World Cup win till this date, with fans remembering his captaincy in India's World Cup win. After India had won the Women's World Cup, Dhoni still received the credit by the women's team.

1. Jemimah Rodrigues’ Father Reacts to Her Knock

In the Women's World Cup semi-final match, India and Australia faced each other. Before the match, Jemimah Rodrigues' father told her some words which acted as a source of motivation. In the semi-final match, Australia was batting first and they had set a mammoth total of 338 runs for the Indian team to chase.

It seemed impossible for the India Women's team to chase down this massive total. But Jemimah Rodrigues decided to take the centre stage in this case. India had lost two wickets early in the power play, but Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur took the team

After Harmanpreet lost her wicket, Jemimah Rodrigues continued to play for the team. She scored 127 runs off 134 balls, which powered India to win the game and eventually reach the semi-finals. The emotions took over Jemimah, as she thanked God, and even her parents for supporting her and making this knock possible.

Recently, Jemimah Rodrigues' father had an interview, where he talked about her knock. He praised the way his daughter played a vital role for the Indian team to win the semi-final match. Along with that, he also mentioned how he used MS Dhoni as a source of motivation for her.

He , “To take down seven-time champions like Australia, you need the attitude of someone like MS Dhoni. That's exactly what I told her before she faced the Aussies. Dhoni revolutionized Indian cricket with his attitude, approach, willpower & captaincy skills. If you have that kind of mindset, you can conquer any tournament.”

This shows that even Jemimah Rodrigues' father admires the qualities of Captain Cool. He became the second Indian captain to win the World Cup and was known for his calm and composure. It can also be said that Dhoni received the credit not just for his innings in the finals, but also for his captaincy and playing style which has inspired several players for decades.

2. MS Dhoni's World Cup 2011 Final Knock

India reached the 2011 World Cup finals under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. The final match was being played at Wankhede Stadium, with Sri Lanka batting first in the game. With Sri Lanka batting first, Mahela Jayawardene was the key player who scored a ton for the team. Kumar Sangakkara also played a cameo of 48 runs, which put them at the score of 274/6.

Chasing the target of 275, India had lost the wickets of Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar early. After that, Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli stood together and gave a much needed stand to the team. Following the wicket of Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir was joined by the Indian captain, MS Dhoni. .

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He ended up scoring 91 runs off just 79 balls for the team. Along with that, Dhoni finished the game with a six, which helped India to win the World Cup after 28 years. Although it was Gautam Gambhir who scored 97 runs, Dhoni took the main credits of the final win for his quick knock which helped the team to win.

3. Gambhir's Credit Story

Gautam Gambhir started off as the lone warrior for the Indian team after the team lost two quick wickets. After this, he went on to score 97 runs off 122 balls, and later MS Dhoni stepped in to finish the game. He was able to bring up 91 runs for the team, and took the majority of the credits

Over the years, Gautam Gambhir has expressed his dissatisfaction on not receiving the credit for the performances he gave to the team for the World Cup win. While Dhoni has remained silent on this matter, Gautam Gambhir had talked about Dhoni taking away all his credits on frequent intervals.