The Indian team reached New Delhi from Barbados at 6 am on Thursday. Indian players were stranded in Bridgetown for three days due to storm Beryl. The Indian staff was brought back to the country on Wednesday in a special chartered plane.
The Indian team led by Rohit Sharma was given a warm welcome at the New Delhi airport. A huge crowd of fans gathered outside the Delhi airport. Everyone welcomed the Indian team warmly. Many fans had reached the airport at night itself.
The team players came out of the airport and left for the hotel by bus. Meanwhile, when Virat Kohli was boarding the bus, he looked towards the fans and accepted their greetings. As soon as the fans saw Virat Kohli, they started making noise.
The team will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence this morning. After that, it will leave for Mumbai today itself. The team will do a roadshow in an open bus from Mumbai's Nariman Point to Wankhede Stadium today itself. Earlier this program was to be held yesterday. This program will be held today itself to give early leave to the players.
The flight crew is also waiting to catch a glimpse of the cricketers. Cricket lovers are standing in the rain to welcome the Indian cricket team before they arrive at the IGI airport after winning the T20 World Cup.
The Indian team was to return to India immediately after winning the T20 World Cup, but the team was stuck there due to a storm in Barbados. After a delay of two days, the BCCI arranged a chartered flight for the entire team and their families to return home together. After returning home, the Indian team will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 11 am. After this, Rohit and company will leave directly for Mumbai. After reaching Mumbai, the victorious Indian team will take out a Vijay Yatra. This parade will be from Nariman Point to Wankhede Stadium. During this, there will also be reward money on Indian cricketers. The BCCI itself had announced a bonus of Rs 125 crore.