Gamers of India have fun the dismissal of Australia’s David Warner throughout an ICC T20 World Cup cricket match at Darren Sammy Nationwide Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, St. Lucia on Monday, June 24, 2024.
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Tens of 1000’s of overjoyed followers gathered in Mumbai’s Marine Drive to help and have fun India’s new world cricket champions once they returned dwelling after successful the Twenty20 World Cup remaining lately.
India beat South Africa in Barbados for his or her first world cricket title in 13 years.
Teammates Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya held the coveted trophy in an open bus procession to Wankhede stadium and so they participated in celebrations organized by the Board of Management for Cricket in India.
Followers danced, waved India’s flag, and flashed smartphone lights after ready for hours for the arrival of the cricket stars.
The victorious squad landed in New Delhi on a constitution flight from Barbados. They met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence and later left for the celebrations in Mumbai.
A whole bunch of supporters had been additionally gathered on the New Delhi Worldwide Airport to welcome the staff with a lot of them shouting “India! India!” because the gamers got here out and boarded a bus.
“It’s a lifetime expertise,” cricket official Arun Dhumal stated.
The T20 triumph was India’s first World Cup title since 2011, once they gained the 50-over model.
The BCCI has introduced a money bonus of $15 million for the successful staff.
Nevertheless, it was a bittersweet second for India as a result of quickly after successful the title, Sharma, Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja introduced their retirement from T20 internationals.
