Team India Victory Parade: Mumbai crowd hails Rohit Sharma & Co as champions return home in grand ceremony
Team India Victory Parade: Mumbai crowd hails Rohit Sharma & Co as champions return home in grand ceremony
Rohit Sharma’s Team India got a hero’s welcome when theyreturned home with the T20 World Cup trophy on Thursday (July 4). Having won the T20 World Cup for the second time on Saturday, the Indian team faced issues reaching homebut finally arrived on Thursday in New Delhi. The teamthen headed to the Indian financial capitalwhere they got a grand welcome from the Mumbai crowd before being felicitated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
BCCI officials felicitate Team India
In a grand ceremony held at the Wankhede Stadium, the BCCI officials felicitated Team India and its stars and handed a cheque of INR 1.25 billion ($15 million). Board Secretary Jay Shah, President Roger Binney, BCCI Vice President, Treasurer Ashish Shelar and others were present at the ceremony as Team India was welcomed with open arms. Players were then seen going around the stadium taking avictory lap handing out signed balls tothe fans and showcasing the World Cuptrophy.
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Players arrive in an open-roof bus
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Having arrived in New Delhi in the wee hours of Thursday, Rohit Sharma and the rest of the Indian team visited the residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi where they received a grand welcome.
The players soon left for Mumbai from New Delhi fora huge ceremony planned at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. It was around 6 pmwhen Team India arrived in Mumbai with the T20 World Cup Trophy with high security on alert.
The team initially left the airport in buses before arriving near Marine Drive where they gotinto an open-roof bus. The team enjoyed its drive with fans out in numbers as they thronged the streets along Marine Drive. The open-roof bus then entered the Wankhede Stadium where the players receivedanother warm welcome.
Rohit Sharma was the key attraction while Hardik Pandya was seen dancing to the tunes of dhol when entering the stadium.
