MCA to make memorial of MS Dhoni’s 2011 World Cup-winning six at Wankhede

Former India captain and one of the icons of the game in India, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, produced one of the most iconic moments in the history of Indian cricket. The match-winning six against Sri Lanka in the 2011 World Cup final on April 2, 2011, at Wankhede Stadium will live long in the memory of every Indian.

After a council meeting at the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), the board decided to make a memorial at the venue, more specifically on the seat the ball fell after Dhoni’s winning six. The MCA will also felicitate the 41-year-old on Saturday when Mumbai will host Chennai in the Indian T20 League 2023 on Saturday.

We’ll maybe block 3-4 seats: MCA President

“We are planning to make a small memorial at the spot where Dhoni’s 2011 World Cup-winning six landed. No one knows the exact seat where that shot landed, so we’ll maybe block 3-4 seats in that ‘tentative area in the stands permanently for the memorial. We’ve a design and a structure in mind and it should be ready by the time we host the ODI World Cup in October-November,” Amol Kale, the MCA President, told the Times of India.

“The idea was proposed by me, seconded by Ajinkya Naik (MCA secretary) and passed by the Apex Council. We will finalise everything soon,” added Kale. “We’re also planning to felicitate Dhoni by presenting a memento to him on Sunday, when MI play CSK.”

Over nine years later, Dhoni retired from all forms of international cricket, with his last involvement as India player being the heartbreaking run-out against New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup semifinal at Old Trafford. Although Dhoni taking the field is not a regular sight these days, he is still a committed cricketer for Chennai in the Indian T20 League and is currently at the helm of the franchise. The have won one game and lost as many in their first two games so far. And ‘Thala’, as he is affectionately called by the Chennai fans, has already dispatched a few shots out of the ground and has shown that he has still got it.