The Men in Blue would go into the show piece event trying to defend their crown they got by defeating Sri Lanka in a pulsating final at the Wankhede stadium on April 2, 2011.
Tendulkar, who quit all forms of the game after playing his 200th Test in November 2013, was part of that victorious squad led by Dhoni.
The Master Blaster though fondly recollected one of his earlier visits to Australia to meet the country's greatest-ever sports icon Donald Bradman on his 90th birthday.
"I think it was 1980 or'82, when my neighbour first showed me a letter that he had received from Sir Don. He said 'I had written a letter to him, to which Sir Don has actually replied.' We checked out his autograph.
"I was too young to know about Sir Don at that time. Little did I know that 19-20 years down the line I would actually be visiting Sir Don's place to wish him on his 90th birthday. That was an experience in itself," Tendulkar said.
"I went there with Warnie (Australian leg spin great Shane Warne) and both of us didn't know what to say or what questions to ask. That experience was really special," said the champion batsman.
"We had asked what would you have averaged in today's cricket, because he had mentioned the standard of playing in cricket was better now. He said he would have averaged probably 70. The natural reaction was why only 70, why not 99 (99.94). He said come on son it is not bad for a 90-year-old-man," he recalled.
Tendulakar said Bradman paid him the ultimate compliment when he remarked on their similar batting styles."The greatest compliment that I have received in my life was without any doubt from Sir Don.
In 1994-95 he told his wife that my batting style resembled his batting style. And the icing on the cake was when he picked me to be part of his all-time best Test playing 11. That was a special moment for me in life. I have a photograph of the playing 11 framed at my
place, which I would treasure," he said.
