Sachin Tendulkar hails http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahendra-Singh-Dhoni-c73820 for fielding tactics against Pakistan
An ecstatic Sachin Tendulkar hailed Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s 6-3 field placement against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in semi-final of the ICC World Cup 2011 while reliving the finest moments of his victorious World Cup campaign.
Tendulkar wants to savour the triumph for eternity and said that the 6-3 field against the Men in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Green-c60723 in Mohali was one of the most unforgettable captaincy moves in the tournament. He said that it was due to the field placement that the
Pakistan opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898 nicked to Munaf Patel which became the turning point of the match.
The 37-year-old batting maestro, who anxiously waited for more than 21 years to achieve the landmark, finally landed the most elusive milestone as the MS Dhoni-led side lifted the coveted trophy for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 after 28 years. Tendulkar termed
the World Cup winning moment as the reason why he started playing cricket.
Reminiscing the moment when the winning runs were scored, Sachin said it was the most unforgettable dressing room moment in his 21-year-long international career.
Tendulkar attributed the victory to their South African coach Gary Kirsten who did a great job in transforming the Men in Blue into world-beaters.
“All credit to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gary-Kirsten-c58527 and the support staff who worked with him. For some time, we had the Indian support staff and then the South African support staff as well,” said the prolific Indian batsman.
“They all got together and worked very hard with us and made sure that we were in that space that we were able to go out and perform and give our best,” he added further.
Sachin added that lifting the coveted trophy in their hands was also one of the most unforgettable moments of his career. He further added that his teammates lifted him with their national flag which was also an unbelievable feeling.
Tendulkar, who holds almost every batting record in international cricket, said “it was a thorough team performance” that they were able to earn the world title for the first time in 28 years.
He hailed the batting efforts of his fellow batsmen including http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virat-Kohli-c95424 and Suresh Raina.
He also praised the batting line-up for its contribution in the much-awaited world cup win and wowed that he will continue giving his 100 per cent to the team for as long as he possibly can.
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