Mumbai Cricket Association to auction two '2011 World Cup Memorial seats' where Dhoni's winning six landed

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Wankhede Stadium, where MS Dhoni's iconic winning shot for a six during the 2011 World Cup final landed. As per TOI report, these two seats, now famously known as the '2011 World Cup Memorial seats,' are set to be auctioned for the upcoming 2023 ODI World Cup matches.

Announcing this, the MCA has posted on its website under a section titled 'Request for proposal for buyout of Hospitality Package for ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 matches at Wankhede Stadium' that the «Cricket World Cup 2011 Victory Memorial Stand (2 seats) to be auctioned.» It is expected that the auction of these seats will attract substantial bids, given the sentimental value that Indian cricket fans attach to that historic shot played by MS Dhoni.

Earlier this year, there were reports suggesting that the MCA planned to create a 'memorial' at the very spot in the stand behind long-on, where the ball had landed after Dhoni's memorable six against Sri Lankan pacer Nuwan Kulasekara sealed India's victory on April 2, 2011.

MCA officials had even shown these special seats to Dhoni himself when he was leading the Chennai Super Kings during an IPL game.

MCA President Amol Kale has now clarified that instead of a conventional memorial, these seats will be thoughtfully designed and named after MS Dhoni. He mentioned, «Those two special seats will be permanently named after MS Dhoni and will be known as 'MS Dhoni seats.' We are creating something unique.

Although there will be no traditional memorial, these seats will be beautifully decorated and specially designed, resembling a sofa or a comforter, and will come with premium hospitality services. We plan to auction them in the next 10 days through an 'Expression of Interest' process, allowing people to bid for