2011 World Cup started on this day 13 years ago. The first match of the competition featured home team Bangladesh against mega event’s co-hosts India. The Bangladeshi skipper Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and elected to field first.
India posted a massive total of 370 runs on the board. Virender Sehwag destroyed the Bangladeshi bowling attack by scoring 175 runs. A young Virat Kohli also smashed a hundred on his ODI World Cup debut. In this article now, we will look at the Indian playing XI from that match and where are they now.
Batters in 2011 World Cup match for India vs Bangladesh – Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Yusuf Pathan, Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni (c and wk)
The star-studded batting lineup of this team featured Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar as openers. Gautam Gambhir batted at number three, followed by Virat Kohli and then finishers MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh and Yusuf Pathan.
Out of these players, only Kohli is actively playing for the Men in Blue now. He is the team’s number three batter in ODIs and T20Is and number four batter in Tests. All others have retired. Dhoni still plays in IPL, while the other names play in exhibition matches.
Bowlers – Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Sreesanth and Munaf Patel
Harbhajan Singh led the spin attack of India in that match. The off-spinner scalped one wicket, while pacers Zaheer Khan, Sreesanth and Munaf Patel executed their plans well. Patel stole the show by picking up four wickets.
All four bowlers have retired now. Harbhajan, Sreesanth and Munaf play in Legends League and T10 tournaments. Zaheer is the Director of Cricket for MI. Harbhajan, Sreesanth and Zaheer also work as commentators.
