A day after India's historic World Cup triumph, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was spotted in a new look with his head clean shaven, during an official photo-op session in front of the iconic Gateway of India.

India's World Cup triumph against Sri Lanka has created ripples in the virtual world as well, with 'World Cup 2011 photos', 'India world champions', and 'Dhoni family' being the top three most searched terms in India today.

Some are in disbelief, while others can't stop themselves from shedding tears of joy -- emotionally overwhelmed family members of the World Cup winning Indian cricket team say the enormity of the triumph is yet to sink in.

President Pratibha Patil has invited the World Cup champions for tea at the Raj Bhavan in Mumbai today after Team India defeated Sri Lanka in the finals yesterday.

Jeff Crowe's presence in World Cup finals as match referee continues to cause unusual incidents. After supervising a farcical end to the 2007 edition in Bridgetown, Barbados, the former New Zealand captain witnessed a false start to Saturday's game between India and Sri Lanka. Atreyo Mukhopadhyay reports.

Zaheer Khan drowned the demons of 2003 in the Arabian Sea on Saturday. That World Cup final against Australia in Johannesburg was a nightmare and despite having a mixed day as a bowler on Saturday, he put the past to rest for ever.

Pre-tournament favourites India spectacularly broke the jinx of a host nation not winning the World Cup, by clinching the sport's most treasured prize by vanquishing Sri Lanka in the summit clash at the Wankhede Stadium here tonight.

The scale of security provided for the World Cup final to be played at Wankhede stadium on Saturday will probably go down in history as the biggest-ever organised by the Mumbai Police. Debasish Panigrahi reports.

Sreesanth likes to believe he is destiny's child. Long before the World Cup team was selected, the Kerala speedster had told his family he expected to play a role in India's campaign. Abhijeet Kulkarni writes.

If you thought India-Pakistan match had enough ups and downs, gear yourself up for another interesting match - the final between India and Sri Lanka. If astrologers are to be believed, the match is expected to be high on drama.

A known cricket buff, Lata Mangeshkar fasted for Team India during the high voltage World cup semifinal against arch rivals Pakistan and is now praying for Sachin Tendulkar to score his 100th century in tomorrow's finals.

As far as television viewership ratings go, Wednesday's India-Pakistan World Cup semi final encounter at Mohali easily takes the cake and how. Cricket hit reality shows and soaps for a six as 67.3 million viewers watched India beat Pakistan. Anita Sharan reports.

The Pakistan team will be welcomed back as heroes when they return home later this week after being defeated by India in the semifinals. Imtiaz Ahmad reports.

India and Pakistan watched the World Cup cricket semi-final together in a little room in China without a single Chinese person in the audience, writes Reshma Patil.