India under the captaincy of MS Dhoni won the 2011 World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium on April 2, 2011, to lift the trophy for the first time after 28 years. Virat Kohli who batted at number 4 in the final recalled what Sachin Tendulkar told him when he was walking out to bat in the game.

Expressing his ambition to win the World Cup for India, KL Rahul has revealed that watching MS Dhoni's India win the 2011 World Cup at home was a major inspiration. Rahul said that watching the historic moment motivated him to aim to win the World Cup and create history for the country.

After bagging the ODI cricketer of the decade, Virat Kohli was awarded Sir Garfield Sobers Award for being the best ICC Male Cricketer of the decade. Kohli recalled 2011 World Cup win, 2013 Champions Trophy and 2018 Australia series win as the three biggest moments he would hold dear.

MS Dhoni is one of the greatest ODI wicket keepers the game has seen and English star Jos Buttler stated how he was left inspired by Dhoni's match-winning 2011 World Cup final knock. Not for the first time has Buttler revealed his liking for MS with him amongst the Indian superstar's biggest fans.