Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Thursday (April 9) revealed batting legend Sachin Tendulkar was so elated after the 2011 World Cup triumph that he didn't care about people around him and was dancing with everyone.
On April 2, 2011, Team India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai to clinch the World Cup.
Soon after captain MS Dhoni hit the winning six off Nuwan Kulasekara, all the Indian players went numb with some of them even shedding tears. It was India’s second World Cup victory after 28 years and was also the ultimate crown in Tendulkar’s illustrious cricketing career.
"That day I saw Sachin Tendulkar dancing for the first time, for the first time he didn't care about people around him and he was enjoying with everyone which I will always remember," Harbhajan said while speaking on Star Sports' ‘Cricket Connected' show.
"I remember sleeping with my medal on that night, when I woke up, I had the medal on me and it felt great," he added.
Tendulkar, who was the second highest run-scorer in the showpiece event with 482 runs to his name, lifted the World Cup in his sixth and final attempt after 22 years of cricket. He has often termed it as the "proudest moment" of his life.
Harbhajan also confessed that he cried in front of everyone after the World Cup win.
"It was something that we dreamed together, it was just coming through and it was an unbelievable feeling. I still get those goosebumps when I think about those moments.
"Lifting the World Cup was really something special and it was probably the first time I cried in front of everyone. That feeling was overwhelming, I didn't know how to react," he said.
(With IANS inputs)
