Exuberant fans followed them despite monsoon showers and heavy security deployment before Prime Minister Narendra Modi rolled out the red carpet for a breakfast meet as the T20 World Cup 2024-winning Indian cricketers returned home to a euphoric reception in Delhi on Thursday.
Hundreds of supporters, holding placards congratulating their favourites and waving the national flag, braved the inclement weather to wait outside the airport for the victorious side, which defeated South Africa by seven runs in the final in Bridgetown on Saturday last week.
There was dancing, there were multiple cakes, and there were fans on the streets showing just why cricket is the most passionately followed sport in the country. The weary players joined in the fun after arriving at the hotel from the airport to complete the party atmosphere.
After spending some time at the hotel, they left to meet PM Modi at his official residence. Accompanied by BCCI President Roger Binny and Secretary Jay Shah, the squad, including outgoing head coach Rahul Dravid, spent close to two hours at the 7, Lok Kalyan Marg residence of the Prime Minister before heading back to the hotel.
In a video later shared by the Prime Minister's Office, the players could be seen having light-hearted conversations with Modi.
Team India meets Prime Minister @narendramodi after bringing home the #T20WorldCup 🏆
July 4, 2024
For the latest news and updates, visit: https://t.co/by4FF5o0Ew pic.twitter.com/fVC2wM8R9BThe players arrived in Mumbai to participate in an open bus victory parade starting at 5 pm at Marine Drive followed by a felicitation ceremony at the Wankhede Stadium.
A similar roadshow was held in Mumbai 17 years ago when Dhoni's team had beaten arch-rivals Pakistan in the final of the inaugural 2007 World T20 in South Africa. Here are the live streaming and telecast details of Team India's T20 World Cup victory parade:
Team India's Victory Parade Live Telecast Details
T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team's victory parade will be broadcast live on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 3 and Star Sports 1 Hindi TV channels.
Team India's Road Show Live Streaming Details
Star Sports YouTube channel will live-stream the Indian cricket team's road show in Mumbai. Cricket fans can also watch the victory parade via the YouTube link embedded below:
T20 WC Squad's Mumbai Players To Be Felicitated
Four Mumbai players of the T20 World Cup cricket team will be felicitated in the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan complex in Mumbai on Friday, state assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar said in the House on Thursday.
Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, Shivam Dube and Yashasvi Jaiswal, all from Mumbai, were part of India's T20 World Cup squad.
(With PTI inputs)
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