What if: India had won the 1996 World Cup at Lahore

4. Yuvraj Singh and Virat Kohli would not have carried Sachin Tendulkar on their shoulders after the 2011 World Cup

Sachin was carried on the shoulders of his teammates after the World Cup win

When India won the 2011 World Cup, man of the tournament Yuvraj Singh said that the victory was for Sachin Tendulkar. Batsman Virat Kohli added that Tendulkar had carried the burden of expectations for too long, and as a tribute to the man they carried him on their shoulders for the victory lap.

But imagine if India had won the World Cup in 1996 itself. Sachin may not have even played the 2011 World Cup and even if he had played, the victory would not have been that special as he would have already experienced the feeling of being a world champion before.

Yes, Tendulkar would have been happy even after the 2011 victory, but he might not have been that emotional. So Kohli and Yuvraj wouldn't have felt the need to carry Tendulkar on their shoulders for the victory lap, thus denying Indian fans one of the most iconic images in the history of the sport.