The Indian men’s cricket team, led by Rohit Sharma, landed in New Delhi following their victorious campaign at the 2024 T20 World Cup held in USA and the Caribbean islands. The team was stuck in Barbados for two days because of Hurricane Beryl that forced the airport to shut down.
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On Wednesday morning, after the airport finally opened, the Indian team along with the support staff and media personnel left the island in a special aircraft arranged by the BCCI that flew non-stop for 16 hours before landing at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital early Thursday morning.
The team has a packed schedule for Thursday. The members have already arrived at the ITC Maurya Hotel and after checking in, they will soon leave for the Prime Minister’s residence to meet Narendra Modi.
They will reportedly meet PM Modi from 9:30 AM IST onwards in two batches – players followed by the support staff. After the function at PM’s residence, the team will leave for Mumbai in the afternoon and are expected to reach by 4 PM IST.
They will reach the Wankhede Stadium and attend a felicitation organised by the BCCI where the team will be handed over prize money of Rs 125 crore.
Following that, they will take part in an open bus victory parade from 5 PM IST onwards. The roadshow is expected to last two hours.
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The victory parade will start from Air India building at the Nariman Point and end at Wankhede Stadium. It will be watched live on Sports18 network from 4:30 PM IST onwards and streamed live on JioCinema.
India defeated South Africa in the final held last Saturday to end their wait for a first ever ICC trophy since 2013. The Rohit Sharma-led side became the first in history to win the competition unbeaten.
Overall, it’s India’s second T20 World Cup title having earlier won the inaugural tournament held in 2007 under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.
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