5 World Cup innings by Indians that created a buzz in the cricketing world

#1 M.S. Dhoni's 91* vs Sri Lanka

91* (79 balls, 8 fours, 2 sixes), Wankhede 2011

As cool as a cucumber, MS Dhoni raised several eyebrows when he walked ahead of in-form Yuvraj Singh at no. 4. India was three down for 114 and required 160 odd runs to seal the game in 2011. Until then, Dhoni had only managed to score 150 runs in the tournament and was having an off-time with the bat.

To maintain the left-right combination MS promoted himself up the order. He began slowly by rotating the strike and taking singles at will. Gambhir at the other end was well set and the duo stitched in a match-winning partnership of 109 before the later was dismissed for 97. Dhoni continued with authority and sealed the game and the trophy with a six. He remained unbeaten on 91 and was adjudged as the Player of the Match.

Match Summary

Sri Lanka 274/6 (M Jayawardene 103*, K Sangakkara 48, Yuvraj 2/49)

India 277/4 (MS Dhoni 91*, G Gambhir 97, L Malinga 2/42)