#7 2011 World Cup win, a gift to 'God' (2011)

After Winning the 2011 World Cup final, India became the first host nation to win the tournament. India chased down Sri Lanka's score of 274 in the finals to win the World Cup after 28 years. Owing to this victory, Sachin's World Cup career in which he played record 6 world cups ended on a high note.
The 'little master' was carried around the Wankhede Stadium, his home ground in Mumbai on the shoulders of his teammates. Virat Kohli explained it by saying " Tendulkar has carried the burden of the nation for 21 years. It's time we carried him on our shoulders"
Tendulkar has the most number of appearances and runs in World Cup history. He ended up with 2278 World Cup runs from 45 appearances with six hundreds.
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