Team India’s Return Journey
Team India has returned home after winning the T20 World Cup 2024. India defeated South Africa in the final of the World Cup (June 29). Since then, Indian fans have been eagerly waiting for the champion Team India to return to the country with the trophy. Now today i.e. 4th of July morning, Rohit Sharma’s champion team reached the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi.
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Journey Details and Challenges
The champion team India had to wait a long time to reach home. It took 5 days and then 16 hours of air travel for India’s World Cup heroes to reach home. The team led by Rohit Sharma, his family, coaching support staff, and BCCI officials were stranded in Barbados due to Cyclone Beryl. The BCCI had to arrange for a specially chartered plane to bring the players home as soon as the airport became operational after the two-day shutdown.
India won the T20 World Cup 17 years after defeating South Africa by 7 runs in the final at Kensington Oval, Barbados on June 29 (Saturday). It was India’s first World Cup trophy after 2011. The celebrations were long overdue at the team hotel in Barbados, but India’s plans to return home were put on hold due to a hurricane in the Caribbean islands.
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After 4 days of waiting, BCCI made an SOS call to Air India and requested them to send a charter plane for the Indian cricketers. Following this, the Champions 24 World Cup AIC24WC special charter flight of Air India departed from Barbados at 4:50 am on Wednesday and arrived in Delhi at 6 am on Thursday (July 4) after a 16-hour non-stop journey.
The journey was long, but the energy of the Indian cricketers was high. In a video, BCCI shared a glimpse of the Indian players’ mood on the plane. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Mohammad Siraj, and Yuzvendra Chahal expressed their feelings.
Special Moments During the Flight:
T20 WORLD CUP IS BACK IN INDIA AFTER 17 YEARS. 🥹❤️
– The heroes with the Trophy. 🏆pic.twitter.com/OtYY4D7Njd
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 4, 2024
Twenty Indian sports journalists stranded in the Caribbean islands were also flown home. These journalists reported what the Indian cricketers did during the 16-hour flight. Correspondents of various news agencies on the special Air India flight said that the BCCI had specifically requested not to click any photos or shoot videos on the plane.
Air India pilots made special announcements to thank the Indian team for ending the long wait for the World Cup. Meanwhile, a special announcement was also made to honor head coach Rahul Dravid, who will no longer be a part of the Indian dressing room.
The Indian players, their families, and support staff were kept in business class, but many including captain Rohit Sharma, vice-captain Hardik Pandya, batsman Suryakumar Yadav, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, head coach Rahul Dravid came to the economy section to chat with the press. Jasprit Bumrah took special care to ensure that his son Angad did not suffer from long journeys.
Victory Celebrations in India:
Finally, after 16 hours of exhausting journey, Team India arrived at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Airport. Here they were welcomed with cheers. Today Team India will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After this, a roadshow of the champion team will be held from Marine Drive to Wankhede Stadium in an open bus in Mumbai at 5 pm.
| Using Reference Of:
1. Hindustan Times |
