April 2nd in History Of Sports
In the history of cricket, today, April 2, is extremely important, especially to die-hard fans of the game. It is a bittersweet occasion of exactly 13 years ago, the year India won the Cricket World Cup. In front of a boisterous crowd at Wankhede Stadium on April 2, 2011, India defeated Sri Lanka in a nail-biting final match to win their second Cricket World Cup.
In the end, India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets, securing a resounding triumph. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the astute captain, led the assault and secured India’s victory with an amazing innings of 91 runs without a loss. This victory was reminiscent of the historic feat that India accomplished in 1983 when they won their first ODI World Cup, captained by Kapil Dev.
2011: In the final match played in Mumbai, India’s Wankhede Stadium, India defeated Sri Lanka to win their second Cricket World Cup. With an undefeated 91-run innings, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was instrumental in helping India win by six wickets.
2004: In a match against New Zealand in Wellington, South African batsman Makhaya Ntini became the first player of African descent to collect 300 wickets in Test cricket.
April 2nd in History Of Technology
2004: saw the launch of Gmail, Google’s first email service accessible to the general public. Gmail immediately gained traction and emerged as one of the most widely used email platforms globally thanks to its cutting-edge features, which included threaded conversations and plenty of storage capacity.
1972: saw the release of the HP-35, the first widely used handheld scientific calculator, by Hewlett-Packard. By giving scientists and engineers access to portable computing capacity, it transformed computation.
April 2nd in History Of Automobiles
1974: saw the introduction of the Volkswagen Golf, the German automaker’s first small automobile. Millions of Golfs were sold globally, making it one of the best-selling vehicles of all time.
1908: An important turning point in the development of the American auto industry occurs when The Buick Motor Company overtakes all other automakers as the country’s biggest producer of automobiles.
