New Delhi: A special cake resembling the World Cup Trophy has been prepared for the Indian cricket team and will be cut upon their arrival at the ITC Maurya hotel.
On Thursday, Delhi witnessed history as numerous cricket fans gathered at the airport in the early hours to catch a glimpse of the 2024 T20 World Champions, who returned home after being stranded in Barbados due to a cyclone.
The Rohit Sharma-led side received a grand welcome upon their arrival, and deservedly so, as the undisputed champions. Escorted by police and CISF officials, the players waved and smiled at their fans, who eagerly snapped photos and took distant selfies with their favorite stars.
Following their arrival, the team proceeded to their hotel before heading to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After the meeting, they will return to the airport to board a special flight to Mumbai. Upon reaching Mumbai airport, the team will move to the Wankhede Stadium.
The BCCI has arranged for a 1 km victory parade from Nariman Point to Wankhede, followed by a small ceremony at Wankhede Stadium. At the iconic venue in Mumbai, BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who was present in Barbados for the final against South Africa on Saturday, will distribute the Rs 125 crore cash prize to the Indian team for winning their first ICC trophy in over a decade.
The Men in Blue were scheduled to depart Barbados for New York on Monday morning before taking a connecting flight from Dubai to India a couple of days after winning the T20 World Cup for the second time.
However, the Indian cricketers were stranded on the island for three days due to Hurricane Beryl, which swept through the Caribbean. They were only able to fly out of Barbados in the early hours of Wednesday via a charter flight named AIC24WC Air India Champions 24 World Cup.
