Didn’t do anyone a favour by winning the 2011 World Cup, India needs to look forward: Gautam Gambhir The opening batsman was one of the heroes of the 2011 final on April 2, 2011, scoring 97 runs that set the platform for Mahendra Singh Dhoni to finish the game. Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir | AFP File Photo Detachment comes easy to Gautam Gambhir just like the inside-out lofted shots over extra cover that he was famous for. And that’s one major reason why he cannot understand the immense sense of nostalgia around India’s 2011 World Cup conquest despite being among the chief architects of that momentous night that completes 10 years on Friday.