In 1983, under the leadership of Kapil Dev, the Indian team won its first World cup 2011, 28 years later, Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the 2011 World Cup to India, ending the drought of victory. In the final played on Indian soil, Dhoni bat came out victorious six. Now 9 years after that historic moment, opposition captain Kumar Sangakkara has made a big disclosure.
In the final, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first. Kumar Sangakkara, who captained the Sri Lankan team, was asked on Instagram by Indian cricketer Ravi Ashwin about the confusion created during the toss in the final.
Sangakkara said, "A large number of spectators had arrived for the match. This never happened in Sri Lanka. There was once in Eden Gardens when I could not even speak with the fielder of the first slip and then at Wankhede. I remember I asked for the toss and after that Mahi (Dhoni) was not sure and asked if you said 'Tail' and I said no I said 'Head'. '
"The match referee actually said that I had won the toss, but Mahi said that it is not so," said Sanga. There was a bit of confusion and Mahi said that the toss was done again and the 'head' came again. I can't say that it was luck that I won the toss. I think if India had won the toss, it could have batted first.
Kumar Sangakkara also believes that Angelo Mathews' exit due to injury in the 2011 World Cup final against India cost him dearly. Host India then won the title after 28 years. Mathews, who played a key role in the thrilling semi-final against New Zealand, was forced out of the final played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai due to a muscle strain.
Regarding the six-wicket defeat at the hands of India, the former Sri Lankan captain said that due to Mathews' injury he had to adopt a 6-5 combination and that was why he had to decide to bat first after winning the toss. Mahela Jayawardene's unbeaten 103 also did not work and India won the title with the help of Gautam Gambhir's 97 and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's unbeaten 91 runs.
Sangakkara said, 'If Angelo Mathews were fit, we would have liked to chase. I cannot say for sure that this would have changed the result. The balance that Mathews gave us when he came down to bat at number seven was really like a bonus.
He said, 'If you look at our whole campaign, then Mathews' ability to bat according to circumstances with the over and tail batsmen was a bonus for us. He was a young player then and understood the situation from the beginning and played. He knew how to control the bowlers and when to score fast runs.
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