Team India skipper Rohit Sharma gave a glimpse of the coveted T20 World Cup trophy to the fans who gathered at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Thursday morning, July 4.
The Men in Blue finally returned home after being stranded in Hurricane Beryl-hit Barbados for three days following T20 World Cup 2024 triumph by defeating South Africa in the ultimate title clash at the Kensington Oval in In Bridgetown on Saturday, June 29.
The Board of Control for Cricket In India (BCCI) arranged a special Air India Flight with a call sign 'AIC24CWC' to fetch India squad from Barbados. Indian players, families and support staff boarded the special Air India Chartered Flight on Wednesday afternoon (as per Indian timing) and landed in Delhi 16 hours later.
In a video shared by PTI on its X handle (formerly Twitter), Rohit Sharma was seen proudly holding the T20 World Cup trophy and showing it to the enthusiastic fans who gathered at the Delhi Airport.
Enthusiastic fans waited outside the Delhi Airport early in the morning to get the glimpses of T20 World Cup champions. Rohit Sharma-led the Men in Blue received a rousing reception from the crowd as soon as they exit the arrival terminal of the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
In a video that went viral, fans were seen cheering for the Men in Blue when the team bus began to depart from the airport as they headed towards ITC Maurya, where they will rest after a long flight before meeting with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Another video also went viral on social media, showing Rohit Sharma displaying the T20 World Cup trophy to fans from inside the bus.
It is a momentous occasion not just for Team India but for the entire country as the Men in Blue finally ended their 17-year T20 World Cup title drought, with their previous victory coming in the first edition of the tournament in 2007, where they defeated arch-rivals Pakistan in the Final under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.
Team India to hold Open Bus Parade In Mumbai
Just like MS Dhoni and his boys took out an open bus parade when they arrived in Mumbai as the T20 World Cup champions in 2007, Rohit Sharma-led Men in Blue to hold a similar open bus victory parade in Maharashtra's financial capital to celebrate the triumphant T20 World Cup 2024 win.
After the meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India's T20 World Cup-winning squad will board the flight from Delhi to Mumbai today. Rohit Sharma and his boys will begin the open bus parade from Marine Drive to Wankhede Stadium, where they will place the coveted T20 World Cup trophy at the BCCI headquarters.
A huge crowd can be expected in Mumbai as the fans will throng to the streets to get glimpses of the heroes who helped Team India win the T20 World Cup after 17 years.
