India has become the Cricket world champion in 28 years, India Beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in a thrilling final of the tenth World Cup.
Chasing an ambitious target of 275 India ended their long-awaited victory with a huge six-save by Mahindra Singh Dhoni to captain with ten bullets in the day and the last night of the mega-event.
It was the first time a host country that has won the World Cup final, and India was also the first Asian country to become world champion twice.
India became the third country to lift the title twice or more behind Australia (four) and the Caribbean (both).
The architects of the historic victory of India were Gautam Gambhir, who made shot 97 of 122 balls with nine boundaries and Dhoni, who remained unbeaten on 91, from 79 balls with eight fours and two sixes.
India Virender Sehwag was the beginning of disastrous second ball for IPN was nothing to Lasith Malinga.
Later, Sachin Tendulkar also departed after a short sleeved, 14-Ball 18 points if he fast bowler Lasith Malinga not under the direction of the off-side position again by Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara will be taken to leave India 31 for two.
Mahela Jayawardene previously reached his 14th one-day international century from 84 balls with 13 fours.
He did not want to stay at 103, made from 88 balls as Sri Lanka finished on 274 for six from their 50 overs after captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and decided to bat first in the final All Asian mega-event.
Jayawardene won the record with the first man score a hundred in a World Cup final are still finished on the losing side.
The five tons in the previous unit - Clive Lloyd (West Indies, 1975), Vivian Richards (West Indies, 1979), Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka 1996), Ricky Ponting (Australia, 2003) and Adam Gilchrist (Australia 2007) was to winning ways made causes.
India dried up left arm Zaheer Khan closing the stream runs with three consecutive shifts of the girl and her two early doors made him the top bowler of the tournament with Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi with 21 wickets each.
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