Venues that have hosted ICC World Cup Finals

#6 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India

Wankhede Stadium is also home to the BCCI

The Wankhede Stadium is often known as the Mecca of Indian Cricket and has been a host to various massive international moments- the ICC Cricket World Final 2011 and Sachin Tendulkar’s 200th Test and his last Match ever to name a few.

In the 2011 Cricket World Cup final, India were ready to take on neighbor Sri Lanka. Prior to this, both the teams had one World Cup win to their credit.

Having won the toss and electing to bat first, Sri Lanka posted a competitive total of 274 runs, thanks to Mahela Jayawardene’s superb knock under pressure.

With the scoreboard pressure coming in to play and the openers dismissed early, it looked like India could well have to wait for their second title, but first Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli and then Gambhir and MS Dhoni put India in control of the run chase.

Although Gambhir departed, Dhoni and Yuvraj gave a billion people at home a reason to celebrate. Dhoni’s world cup winning six is perhaps the most cherished moment in Indian Cricket history.