World Champions Team India to meet PM Modi, head to Mumbai for open bus parade

Mangalore Today News Network

Mumbai, July 3, 2024: T20 World Cup champions India are set to arrive home early on June 4 from Barbados. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has arranged a chartered flight for the team and Indian journalists, who were stranded in Barbados due to Hurricane Beryl. The Indian team along with the country’s journalists will arrive in New Delhi early in the morning. The Indian team will have a busy schedule on Thursday as they meet PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi and then fly out to Mumbai for the celebrations.

The BCCI has packed a big day for the world champions on Thursday as they will take part in an open bus parade near the Wankhede Stadium, followed by a small ceremony in the stadium itself. The Indian team is expected to be met by a big fanbase both in New Delhi and Mumbai, who have eagerly waiting for a World Cup win since 2011.

Here’s the full schedule of Team India after arrival

    Flight from Barbados lands at around 6 AM on 4 June
    Team India leaves for PM Modi’s house at 9:30 AM
    After meeting they take a chartered flight to Mumbai
    Drive from Mumbai airport to Wankhede Stadium
    1 km long bus parade to Wankhede Stadium
    Small presentation at the Wankhede and the World Cup to be handed by Rohit   to BCCI secretary Jay Shah
    India disperse from Wankhede in the evening

After their title win, India could not leave Barbados due to Hurricane Beryl, which developed into a category 5 storm. The BCCI arranged a chartered flight to pull the team and journalists out of the calamity. An Air India Boeing 777 flight was sent which will directly carry the Indian team home.


INDIA’S VICTORY OVER SOUTH AFRICA

After opting to bat first, India posted a good score of 176/7 in their allotted 20 overs with Virat Kohli top-scoring with his innings of 76 (59). In reply, South Africa could only reach 169/8 in their 20 overs with Hardik Pandya (3/20) successfully defending 15 runs for India in the final over.

As a result, India emerged victorious in the thrilling encounter and brought an end to their 11-year-long ICC Trophy drought. The Men in Blue last won a major title in 2013 by clinching the Champions Trophy in England also under Dhoni’s leadership and had lost five finals since then.

However, they managed to hold their nerve against South Africa and snatched victory from the jaws of defeat to send the entire nation into a frenzy. The entire country awaits the return of World Champions who as promised ‘raised the national flag’ in Barbados by winning the final.