The night the World Cup came home . . .

A victory to remember for India in a campaign where they had a player for every occasion, and where the emerging stars stood shoulder to shoulder with the seniors.

It was a day when the common man felt he was part of something special. A day when the common man thought he had achieved something remarkable. A day when cherished dreams were realized. The first Saturday of April 2011 will remain unforgettable for a generation of Indians. It was a poignant moment.

Virat Kohli had delivered the line of the evening when he said that for 21 years Tendulkar had shouldered the dreams of a billion Indians. Today youngsters such as Kohli and Suresh Raina carried Tendulkar over their shoulders during the lap of honor. Tears came easily to Tendulkar then. The sweat on Tendulkar's face glistened under the floodlights, enhancing his joy of winning the World Cup.

Lets not forget the one person who is of worth this cup next to sachin. Even on one of his last training sessions with the team he has overseen for three years, India's coach was, as ever, focused, attentive to the details and a glutton for hard work. He is Team India's Coach Gary Kirsten. It is only for him who could boost up confidence of the team after crushing defeat in 2007. We respect u Gary...

Barricades were put in place at all entry points leading up to the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in South Mumbai. The players had planned to celebrate the whole night and the Taj security did not want to take the chance of letting people inside. It was the Taj Mahal Palace and the Trident that were part of the terrorist attacks on November 26, 2008. Today, they wore a happy look. Both were dressing tonight to party; Saturday night fever had taken over.

At last... A billion dreams came true.
A billion hearts throbbed for something worth.
After 28 long years, Kapil Dev got a friend.
Dhoni & Co. fulfilled Sachin's one big missing slot in his 20 years of legendary career.
Today, all of India will wake up to a new feeling...
The feeling of being a part of something special...
The feeling of achieving something remarkable...
It is The feeling that every Indian waited for 28 years... 

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.