Rohit Sharma-led team India leaves from Barbados after winning the T20 World Cup 2024 in a special flight arranged by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after the team found themselves stranded in the country due to airport closure amid Hurricane Beryl's impact. Men in Blue will land in New Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The special flight arranged by the Board of BCCI secretary Jay Shah will also be carrying members of Indian media, who had gone to cover the tournament. Team India was forced to stay in their hotel rooms as the hurricane made landfall in Barbados on Sunday and a curfew was imposed for the safety of people. This also affected the electricity and water supply.
Here is the exclusive video of team India's departure from Barbados
India's victory march in Mumbai
Indian cricket team will be doing an open bus victory march near Wankhede Stadium. It will be a kilometre-long march with the trophy. This will be followed by an evening celebration ceremony at the Wankhede. This is India's first ICC trophy after 11 years and the celebration will be equally grand.
India's outing in T20 World Cup 2024 final
India faced South Africa in the final of the T20 World Cup where they opted to bat first and scored 176 runs in 20 overs. Stylish batter Virat Kohli was the highest run-getter for India in the final scoring 76 runs. In the run chase of 177 runs, Proteas was reduced to 12/2 and then a 58-run partnership between Quinton de Kock (39 in 31 balls, with four boundaries and a six) and Tristan Stubbs (31 in 21 balls, with three fours and a six) brought back SA into the game. A half-century by Heinrich Klaasen (52 in 27 balls, with two fours and five sixes) threatened to take the game away from India. However, Arshdeep Singh (2/18), Jasprit Bumrah (2/20) and Hardik (3/20) made a fine comeback in death overs, keeping SA to 169/8 in their 20 overs.
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