The Board of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI) has confirmed the arrival of Team India players at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Thursday morning, July 4.
Three days after being stranded in Hurricane Beryl-hit Barbados, Team India players have finally arrived home with the T20 World Cup trophy.
Team India departed from Barbados on Wednesday afternoon on a special Air India chartered flight arranged by the Board of Control for Cricket In India (BCCI). Air India renamed special charter flight 'AIC24WC' to commemorate the Men in Blue's victory at the T20 World Cup 2024.
The BCCI took to their X handle (formerly Twitter) and shared a video of Indian players having look at the T20 World Cup Trophy, with tweet, "It's Home."
In another video, the Indian squad is seen exiting the departure terminal at Delhi Airport, where a huge crowd gathered to cheer them on for bringing back the coveted T20 World Cup trophy after 17 years. India were the champions of the inaugural edition of the tournament in 2007 under the leadership of MS Dhoni, defeating arch-rivals
After T20 World Cup 2024 triumph by South Africa in the Final, Team India players, their families and support staff were not allowed to leave their hotel rooms as Hurricane Beryl hit Barbados for three days. Due to heavy winds and rains caused by Hurricane, the Barbados airport operations were shut down as none of the flights could take off or land.
After unexpected delays, Indian players along with Indian media managed to leave Barbados on a special chartered flight, ensuring safety returns to India.
Team India players to meet PM Narendra Modi
Rohit Sharma-led the Men in Blue will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (today) at his official residence in New Delhi. The players were initially scheduled to land in Delhi and meet PM Modi on Tuesday, but the unexpected delays over the team's return to home due to Hurricane Beryl in Barbados resulted in rescheduling their meeting with Prime Minister.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had spoken to India skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and outgoing head coach Rahul Dravid over phone after the Men in Blue's T20 World Cup 2024 triumph.
Players are scheduled to meet PM Modi at 11 am and will have breakfast with him.
It's worth noting that Prime Minister Modi went into India's dressing room following the ODI World Cup 2023 Final defeat against the sixth-time champions Australia and encouraged visibly heartbroken Indian players, showing his appreciation for their efforts despite loss in the title clash.
