Indias 2011 World cup
April 2, 2011 was a momentous day that has been etched forever in the memory of every Indian cricket fan. Team India, putting behind the disappointment they suffered four years ago, won the World Cup after a gap of 28 years. The title-winning six hit by MS Dhoni off Sri Lanka's Nuwan Kulasekara was a decisive moment, and remains fresh in the memory of Indian fans, as if it happened only yesterday.
Millions of Indians dancing in the streets, celebrating the success of the team, and a flurry of gifts showered on the players hogged the limelight for the next couple of days after that dazzling night in Mumbai. But the same side which had reached that zenith 12 months ago, would touch their nadir in the same year, as England and then Australia thrashed them soundly.
England
Colombo: A fourth Test defeat in a row for England, who were also whitewashed 3-0 by Pakistan in their previous series, in Colombo will allow South Africa to take over from them as the world's No. 1 ranked team. That, and an out-of-form skipper Andrew Strauss, puts England under enough pressure against Sri Lanka, who will look to strangle the visitors and seal the two-match series.
Strauss has not scored a Test century since 2010 and needs to spark his team into action after they lost the first game of the series by 75 runs in Galle last week. However, Jonathan Trott backs his under-fire captain to end his form slump in the second Test that begins on Tuesday.
April 2, 2011 was a momentous day that has been etched forever in the memory of every Indian cricket fan. Team India, putting behind the disappointment they suffered four years ago, won the World Cup after a gap of 28 years. The title-winning six hit by MS Dhoni off Sri Lanka's Nuwan Kulasekara was a decisive moment, and remains fresh in the memory of Indian fans, as if it happened only yesterday.
Millions of Indians dancing in the streets, celebrating the success of the team, and a flurry of gifts showered on the players hogged the limelight for the next couple of days after that dazzling night in Mumbai. But the same side which had reached that zenith 12 months ago, would touch their nadir in the same year, as England and then Australia thrashed them soundly.
England
Colombo: A fourth Test defeat in a row for England, who were also whitewashed 3-0 by Pakistan in their previous series, in Colombo will allow South Africa to take over from them as the world's No. 1 ranked team. That, and an out-of-form skipper Andrew Strauss, puts England under enough pressure against Sri Lanka, who will look to strangle the visitors and seal the two-match series.
Strauss has not scored a Test century since 2010 and needs to spark his team into action after they lost the first game of the series by 75 runs in Galle last week. However, Jonathan Trott backs his under-fire captain to end his form slump in the second Test that begins on Tuesday.
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