2024-07-04 11:50:24
Bridgetown (Barbados): The wait for Team India’s homecoming is over. An Air India Boeing 777 special charter flight, named ‘Air India Champions 24 World Cup’, has been arranged for Rohit’s army. According to ANI report, the Indian players will meet PM Narendra Modi at 11 am on Thursday. This special plane is bringing back the victorious Indian team, support staff, players’ families, BCCI officials and Indian media personnel who were stranded in Barbados for the last three days due to Hurricane Beryl.
Champions including Rohit and Surya shared photos
Many players of Team India, including world-winning captain Rohit Sharma, have shared pictures on Instagram. The Rohit Sharma-led team won the T20 World Cup for the second time at Kensington Oval after a thrilling seven-run win over South Africa in the title match on Saturday.
Seeing happiness on every face
There was happiness on every face while returning home. Shivam Dubey is seen with the trophy in this picture. The delay in travel plans also means that Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dubey will not be able to reach Harare in time for the upcoming five-match T20 series against Zimbabwe starting July 6.
Yuzvendra Chahal could not play the match, but his contribution is no less
Yuzvendra Chahal, who was included in Team India, was not included in the playing-11, but he remained active with the team. Let us tell you that this became a fitting way for Rohit, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja to take a grand farewell from T20 and also give a good farewell to head coach Rahul Dravid.
Miyan Magic Mohammad Siraj with the trophy
The special chartered flight was scheduled to take off at Grantley Adams International Airport at 4:30 am local time, while the arrival time in Delhi is 6 am. They will meet PM Modi at 11 am after arriving at the IGI International Airport in New Delhi.
Team India is returning by this special plane
#WATCH | Indian cricket team leave from Barbados. The team will reach Delhi on July 4, early morning.
The flight arranged by BCCI’s Jay Shah is also carrying the members of Indian media who were stranded in Barbados pic.twitter.com/V0ScaaojBv
— ANI (@ANI) July 3, 2024