India wins cricket World Cup for 1st time in 28 years

India won cricket’s World Cup for the first time in 28 years Saturday with a six-wicket victory at home over Sri Lanka.

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Indian cricket fans cheer in support of India's cricket team wearing the national colours in Siliguri, as India plays with Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai for the final match in the Cricket World Cup.

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Sri Lankan cricket fans cheer for their team as they watch the ICC World Cup final match against India on a giant screen in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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India's Gautam Gambhir, left, and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni confer during the Cricket World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka in Mumbai, India.

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Sri Lanka's captain Kumar Sangakkara instructs fielding positions during the Cricket World Cup final match between India and Sri Lanka.

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India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, right, hits a shot as Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara looks.

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A fan of the Sri Lankan cricket team, wearing face paint, reacts as he watches the ICC Cricket World Cup final match between Sri Lanka and India on a big screen at Galle Face Green in Colombo.

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Fans of India cheer and hold up national flags during their ICC Cricket World Cup final match against Sri Lanka in Mumbai.

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Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene reacts after scoring a century.

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India's Harbhajan Singh attempts to stop the ball.

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Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir, left, dives to avoid being runout as Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara, right, looks.

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Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan reacts after a misfield.

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India's Sachin Tendulkar gets his hat back by the umpire after bowling an over against Sri Lanka.

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Indian prisoners watch on TV the ICC Cricket World Cup final match between India and Sri Lanka, at the Ahmedabad Central Jail in Ahmadabad, India.

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An Indian cricket fan gets his face painted in the colors of the Indian national flag, as he along with others watch on a television the World Cup cricket final match between India and Sri Lanka, in New Delhi, India.

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India's Zaheer Khan celebrates with Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag, right, after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Chamara Kapugedara.

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Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene plays a shot off the bowling of India's Harbhajan Singh.

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Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga celebrates taking the wicket of India's Sachin Tendulka.

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Sri Lanka's bowler Lasith Malinga, second from left, celebrates with fellow team members after dismissing India's Virender Sehwag, left, in the Cricket World Cup final match between Sri Lanka and India.

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Sri Lankan cricket fans react as Sri Lankan cricketer Tillakaratne Dilshan is dismissed, as they watch the Cricket World Cup final match between Sri Lanka and India on an open air giant screen in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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From left, India's Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrate as Yuvraj claims the wicket of Sri Lanka's captain Kumar Sangakkara.

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India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, front, is tended to during the Cricket World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka.

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India's batsman Sachin Tendulkar returns after his dismissal.

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Cricket fans watch the ICC Cricket World Cup final match between India and Sri Lanka, on a screen at the roadside in Kolkata.

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Bollywood actress Preity Zinta waves a fan with the colours of the Indian flag as she attends the ICC Cricket World Cup final match.

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India's Gautam Gambhir leaves the ground after losing his wicket.

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Sri Lanka's Nuwan Kulasekara plays a shot during the Cricket World Cup final.

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Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene raises his bat and helmet to celebrate scoring a century.

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India's Gautam Gambhir collides with Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan, right, during their ICC Cricket World Cup final match.

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India's Virat Kohli reacts as he leaves the ground after losing his wicket.

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Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene, right, watches his shot during their ICC Cricket World Cup final match.

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India cricketers Harbhajan Singh and Virat Kohli celebrate their victory during the ICC Cricket World Cup final match between India and Sri Lanka at The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

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India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, back, and Yuvraj Singh celebrate after winning.

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India's Munaf Patel, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh and Virat Kohli (left to right) celebrate after India won their ICC Cricket World Cup final match against Sri Lanka.

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India's Virat Kohli hugs Yuvraj Singh, left, as Sri Lanka's teammates including Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga and Suraj Randiv look on after India won.

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Indian cricketers and coaching staff celebrate after beating Sri Lanka.

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Indian cricket fans cheer for their team as they watch on a projection screen in Mumbai, India.

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Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar waves the tricolor while celebrating victory during the final of ICC Cricket world Cup 2011 match between India and Sri Lanka at The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets and won cricket’s World Cup for the first time in 28 years.

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