India's 2011 World Cup squad members: Where are they now?

In 2011, India won the One-Day International World Cup after 28 years. Under the magnificent leadership of MS Dhoni, the Men in Blue played outstanding cricket at home and clinched the prestigious trophy. Among the dangerous sides such as Australia, South Africa, England, and Sri Lanka, India showed class and looked incredible in the tournament. 

Besides Dhoni’s phenomenal leadership skills, the experience of players such as Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, and Harbhajan Singh also played a crucial role in pulling off the heist. With 482 runs in nine matches of the competition, the Master Blaster became the second-leading run-scorer in the tournament.

In bowling, Zaheer Khan took 21 wickets in nine matches and became the joint-highest wicket-taker with Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi. However, it was Yuvraj Singh who became the Player of the Tournament racking up 362 runs and 15 wickets in nine games. Since then, almost 12 years have passed and the majority of players are retired and have started new innings in their life.

Talking more about those champions, let’s have a look at what they’re doing currently

1. Virender Sehwag

In the 2011 World Cup, India got decent starts in the majority of games due to their devastating opener Virender Sehwag. In the inaugural game against Bangladesh, the right-handed batter smashed 175 runs off 140 deliveries at Mirpur and helped the team to post a colossal score of 370/4. With his huge contribution, the team trounced the Bangla Tigers comfortably.

Later, in the games against England, South Africa, and Pakistan as well, Sehwag outsmarted bowlers and gave ideal starts to India. In the end, he amassed 380 runs in eight matches at a phenomenal strike rate of 122.58 with a ton and a half-century. In 2013, he got dropped from the national team after scoring only 27 runs in three innings of two matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2012-13.

The dashing opener bid adieu to all forms of cricket in October 2015 after having a legendary 16-year career in international cricket. Post his retirement, the former Indian batter turned to commentary along with being a cricket analyst. The 44-year-old also runs a YouTube channel that has 112K subscribers. Currently, he also runs Sehwag Cricket Academy with the aim of producing quality cricketers for the nation. His distinguished academy has six branches in India. Besides, Sehwag also runs an international school where he provides quality education to students from all backgrounds.