Car With Tricolour Escorts Team India's Chartered Flight As T20 WC Winners Land In Mumbai | WATCH

Rohit Sharma's World Champions, the T20 World Cup champions, Team India, landed in Mumbai for their victory parade which will start from the Mumbai airport and go on till the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. As India bring its cup of joy to the motherland, people have Mumbai have taken to the streets to welcome their champions, to thank them, for ending the trophy drought, that lasted for 11 long years. This Indian team is now a part of glorious cricketing history and so will the celebration be.

Team India Gets A Stylish Welcome In Mumbai

Everything has been historic since India sealed the game against South Africa in Barbados on June 29, 2024 and the celebrations have continued since then. The Men in Blue got a very stylish welcome in Mumbai as three cars escorted their chartered flight, out of which one of them had the Tricolour on it. Mumbais on its feet and so is everybody's spirit who has joined hand with this immortal team to celebrate a victory like no other.

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PM Modi Meets Team India

The original plan for Rohit and Co. to reach India was on July 30, 2024, but hurricane beryl halted it for a few days. Four days after winning the coveted T20 trophy, the 'Men in Blue' arrived in the Indian subcontinent and Delhi warmly welcomed them with a rousing reception. The Indian cricket team then left for 7 Lok Kalyan Marg to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The players then had breakfast and grouped up for quick pictures, after which they left for Mumbai.

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India's Iconic Victory At Barbados

India created history in the recently concluded ICC Men's T20 World Cup. The 'Men in Blue' made the entire nation proud by winning the coveted T20 silverware by defeating South Africa in the finals. India are now only the third team after England (2010 & 2022) and West Indies (2012 & 2016) to win the T20 World Cup for the second time. Not just India, this victory also marks a special milestone for Rohit Sharma. Rohit is the only cricketer to win the T20 World Cup as a player and as a skipper.