Mumbai, April 2 -- Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh reminisced on Men in Blue's ICC Cricket World Cup win on this day back in 2011, saying that the victory was for over a billion people cheering them and a "thank you" to legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who waited till 22 years for turning his dream into a reality.

On this day back in 2011, India defeated a strong Sri Lanka unit on the back of powerful performances from Zaheer Khan, Gautam Gambhir and skipper MS Dhoni in front of a packed Wankhede Stadium, bringing the World Cup title back home 28 years after the team's first triumph in 1983 under captaincy of Kapil Dev, which changed the face of Indian cricket.

Taking to Instagram, Yuvraj wrote, "April 2, 2011 -- the night we ...