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Team India Victory Parade Highlights: Rohit Sharma's T20 World Cup winners felicitated, take lap of honour at Wankhede

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Team India Victory Parade Highlights: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and rest of the T20 World Cup-winning team received a prize money of 125 crores.
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Team India Victory Parade Highlights: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and rest of the T20 World Cup-winning team were feliciated at the Wankhede Stadium after their bus parade.

Team India Victory Parade Highlights: The T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team with the championship trophy during their felicitation ceremony.
Team India Victory Parade Highlights: The T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team with the championship trophy during their felicitation ceremony.

Team India Victory Parade Highlights: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and rest of the T20 World Cup-winning Indian players were feliciated at the Wankhede Stadium with a prize money of 125 crores, in Mumbai on Thursday. Before the felicitation ceremony, the players were part of an open-top bus parade from Nariman Point, which was heavily delayed due to rain and traffic. Departing from Barbados after Hurricane Beryl, Rohit's Team India touched down in New Delhi on Thursday. Rohit and Co. have returned home after India's title-winning campaign at the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in the Caribbean. Ending the long wait for an ICC title, Rohit's Team India outclassed South Africa by seven runs in the thrilling final at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday....Read More

The Indian team departed for Delhi aboard a charter flight from the Grantley Adams International Airport yesterday. Members of the Indian team were stranded for three days due to a category-four hurricane in Barbados. Air India's special charter flight, named after the winning squad, Air India Champions 24 World Cup (AIC24WC), left the Caribbean island at 4:50 a.m. local time and landed in the national capital at around 6:20 a.m. (IST) today.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) arranged the charter flight for the Indian squad, support staff, the players' families, board officials and members of the travelling media contingent after the departure of the Indian squad was delayed due to Hurricane Beryl. BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla revealed that Indian journalists, who were stuck in Barbados, boarded the same flight along with BCCI president Roger Binny and secretary Jay Shah.

After receiving a heroes' welcome, Rohit's Team India travelled to the ITC Maurya where it was Rishabh Pant who carried the trophy inside. They then met PM Narendra Modi at 11am at his residence. After interacting with the Prime Minister and having breakfast with him, the team briefly headed back to the Maurya and then went onwards to the Delhi airport where they boarded a flight for Mumbai.

Here are the key highlights from the Team India Victory Parade-

  • The Indian team receive prize money of 125 crores.
  • Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah give speeches to fans.
  • The Indian team reach the Wankhede Stadium.
  • Fans cheer on as Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma lift the World Cup together during the victory parade.
  • The T20 World Cup victory parade began at 7:50 PM IST, from Nariman Point.
  • A packed Mumbai awaits Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli as fans celebrate India's T20 World Cup title.
  • Team India met PM Narendra Modi with the T20 World Cup title and had a short interaction at 11 AM IST, at his residence.

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July 4, 2024 12:33 PM IST

Team India Arrival Live Updates: The team's arrival at the airport

Team India Arrival Live Updates: The BCCI has posted a video containing valuable inside footage of the team's arrival at the airport.

July 4, 2024 12:01 PM IST

Team India Arrival Live Updates: Looking back at India's World Cup triumphs

Team India Arrival Live Updates: India now have two titles each in the ODI and T20I World Cups. The first was in 1983 when Kapil Dev's team, considered rank outsiders before the tournament, stunned the world-beating West Indies in the final to win their first-ever World Cup title. The second ODI World Cup title came nearly three decades later in 2011 when MS Dhoni led India to victory against Sri Lanka in the final at the Wankhede Stadium. Before that came the victory in the 2007 T20 World Cup in what was Dhoni's first ever assignment as India captain in any format. 17 years later, Rohit Sharma's men have claimed the country's second T20 World Cup victory.

July 4, 2024 11:50 AM IST

Team India Arrival Live Updates: AB de Villiers' emphatic praise for Hardik Pandya

Team India Arrival Live Updates: He had to endure the sadness of seeing his beloved South Africa lose in the final but Proteas legend AB de Villiers was all praise for the Indian players, particularly Hardik Pandya. "What stands out for me are the big moments. A guy like Hardik Pandya who's been through a roller-coaster himself with Mumbai Indians – moving from Gujarat to Mumbai – and all the criticism he coped with, getting the ball from the captain in the final of the T20 World Cup. That was his moment to go like, 'You know what… all Indian fans out there, this is what I am about as a cricket player'," De Villiers said on his YouTube channel.

"He made everyone proud out there. Even though I did not want him to succeed like that, I look back and have a lot of respect for that. He is a big man for a big moment and that's exactly the way he played. To all you Mumbai Indians fans out there who doubted him, I'm pretty sure he has secured a spot in your hearts for the future."

July 4, 2024 11:36 AM IST

Team India Arrival Live Updates: Here is the first image of the open bus that will be used in the parade

Team India Arrival Live Updates: There are two highlights to this day for the players. One is happening right now as they meet the Prime Minister, the next will be the open top bus parade from Nariman Point, along Marine Drive to the Wankhede Stadium over two hours. This is the open-top bus that will be used for the parade.

July 4, 2024 11:29 AM IST

Team India Arrival Live Updates: Two stars on the jersey now

Team India Arrival Live Updates: There is one more important difference between the jerseys that the team wore at the 2024 T20 World Cup and the one they are wearing today. There are two stars above the BCCI logo, as opposed to the one that has been there since 2007. It has taken 17 years for that star count to double. Regardless of what changes happen to the jersey from here on, those two stars will stay constant and can only be added on.

July 4, 2024 11:09 AM IST

Team India Arrival Live Updates: The meeting has begun

Team India Arrival Live Updates: The players and coaching staff are meeting the Prime Minister and the session started at 11am. They will have breakfast before making their way back to the Maurya.

July 4, 2024 10:56 AM IST

Team India Arrival Live Updates: Sanju Samson gives us a glimpse of the jersey

Team India Arrival Live Updates: We had stated earlier that what the players and coaching staff are wearing today is the jersey they wore during the 2024 T20 World Cup with the words “CHAMPIONS” printed underneath the country's name. Sanju Samson has now given us a proper look of the shirt in an Instagram story.

July 4, 2024 10:52 AM IST

Team India Arrival Live Updates: Visuals of the team reaching the PM's residence

Team India Arrival Live Updates: Right, here are the images of the team bus entering the PM's residence. Remember, the meet begins at 11am, the team will have breakfast with the Prime Minister and then head back for the hotel, from where they go back to the airport and catch a flight for Mumbai.

July 4, 2024 10:41 AM IST

Team India Arrival Live Updates: The Indian team cavalcade enters the PM's residence

Team India Arrival Live Updates: Right there are visuals of the team bus entering the premises of the Prime Minister's residence. The meeting is likely to start at 11am, the players will be having breakfast with PM Modi.

July 4, 2024 10:38 AM IST

Team India Arrival Live Updates: The team bus leaves for the PM's residence

Team India Arrival Live Updates: Here we go then, the convoy has moved. It takes about 15 odd minutes to go from the ITC Maurya to the PM's residence. Considering the fact that the roads have been cordoned off and there is going to be no traffic for this bus to navigate through, the team should cover this distance in about 10 minutes.

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