Sachin Tendulkar to Yuvraj Singh: Former players react as India complete 12 years of World Cup 2011 win

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"Dhoni finishes off in style, a magnificent strike into the crowd. India lift the World Cup after 28 years...," these words of Ravi Shastri will remain immortal till the day cricket gets played in this globe.

Shastri's commentary at this juncture of the moment still gives goosebumps to millions of Indians, who rejoiced on the night this very day 12 years ago. April 2, does it look a bit familiar? Yes, this is the day India lifted the World Cup in 2011, after a gap of 28 years.

And on the completion of 12 years of India's World Cup win, the nation reacted by remembering that moment. From netizens, to the Indian players who were part of the squad, all have taken social media to reminisce about that night at the Wankhede stadium.

Here are the best Twitter messages on India's World Cup 2011 win

BCCI took to Twitter and sent a throwback message.

BCCI secretary Jay Shah also wrote a message on Twitter with a detailed summary of the final.

India's World Cup 2011 star Yuvraj Singh also took Twitter with an emotional post. He was the player of the tournament and was battling Lung cancer related symptoms during the tournament.

Munaf Patel was part of the Indian team that won the World Cup. His delivery to dismiss Pakistan's Abdul Razzaq in the semifinal is still one of the best deliveries bowled in World Cups.

Relive the moment again. MS Dhoni hitting the winning runs to win the World Cup.

The greatest of all Sachin Tendulkar has also made a post on Twitter, describing the World Cup win as the greatest moment of his life.

India's star batter Gautam Gambhir posted a picture of the winning team on Twitter. Gambhir was immense in the final and scored 97 runs, playing a massive part in India's run chase.