memorial

MUMBAI: Built in the stands behind the long-on boundary, at the spot where MS Dhoni hit the 2011 World Cup-winning six, the victory memorial at the Wankhede Stadium was inaugurated by Dhoni himself on Friday. The Mumbai Cricket Association built the memorial to commemorate India's second World Cup triumph.India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final on April 2, 2011.Batting first, Sri Lanka posted...

MUMBAI: Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s famous 2011 World Cup-winning six, etched in the memory of all Indian cricket fans, is set to find its permanent place in the Wankhede Stadium.At a meeting of its Apex Council on Monday, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) decided to make a ‘memorial’ at the spot in the stands behind long-on, where the ball fell after Dhoni hit Sri Lankan pacer Nuwan Kulasekara for...