7 Best moments from India's memorable 2011 World Cup triumph

#3 Sehwag blazes away at the start

Sehwag tore into Umar Gul during his short stay

The stage was all set for a cracker of a semi-final between the rivals. This thought was more than just a World Cup semi-final as political tensions between the two countries made it a matter of immense pride. One person who didn't show any pressure is Virender Sehwag.

Sehwag walked out to pace Pakistan's talismanic paceman Umar Gul and got off to a blazing start. Gul's second over cost 21 runs which included 5 boundaries. A clearly rattled Umar Gul went for two more boundaries in his third over. India got 47 runs in the first 5 overs, 38 of which were scored by Sehwag himself.

His brief stay at the crease was brought to end by Wahab Riaz in the sixth over but his 38 from 25 balls included 8 boundaries off Umar Gul's bowling. Gul never recovered from the hammering and conceded 69 runs off his 8 overs. This start by Viru propelled India to a decent score off 260.