Mumbai Indians
April 2024
Hardik Pandya was relentlessly booed by his own Mumbai Indians home crowd throughout IPL 2024, one of the most extraordinary cases of a captain being rejected by his own fans — stemming from his replacement of the beloved Rohit Sharma as captain.
Australia vs Afghanistan
24 October 2023
Australia's captain Pat Cummins delivered one of the most memorable hat-tricks in World Cup history — cleaning up three Afghan batsmen in consecutive balls at Wankhede Stadium, including two with unplayable toe-crushing yorkers.
India vs West Indies
2013-11-16
Sachin Tendulkar played his 200th and final Test at his home ground, Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, retiring after 24 years of international cricket — the longest such career in history. His retirement speech, delivered in the middle of Wankhede, moved a nation to tears.
India vs Sri Lanka
2 April 2011
Sachin Tendulkar survived an LBW decision via DRS review in the 2011 World Cup Final, with ball tracking showing the ball just missing the stumps.
India vs Sri Lanka
2011-04-02
MS Dhoni promoted himself up the batting order and hit Nuwan Kulasekara for six over long-on to win India's second World Cup — the first on home soil, 28 years after the 1983 win. The moment fulfilled a nation's dream and carried the weight of Sachin Tendulkar's final World Cup.