Team India's flamboyant batter Suryakumar Yadav danced his heart out as the T20 World Cup 2024 champions received a rousing welcome at ITC Maurya Hotel in New Delhi on Thursday on July 7.
The Men in Blue, their families and support staff returned home as they landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi after being stranded in Barbados for three days due to Hurricane Beryl. India squad departed from Barbados on Wednesday afternoon and landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi during the early hours of Thursday.
After landing in Delhi, Indian players, their families and supporting staff boarded the bus and headed towards ITC Maurya Hotel, where they will take rest before meeting with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The T20 World Cup 2024 winners received a rousing welcome from the hotel staff of ITC Maurya. In a video that went viral on social media, Suryakumar Yadav was seen dancing outside the hotel, where the players were welcomed with cheers and applause, celebrating their triumphant return.
In a video shared by Press Trust Of India (PTI), India skipper Rohit Sharma too shook his legs to dhol beats outside ITC Maurya hotel. Rohit is undoubtedly one of the most happiest among Indian players as he led the Men in Blue from front and erased the stains of heartbreaking ODI World Cup Final defeat by lifting the coveted T20 World Cup trophy.
The Men in Blue had an incredible T20 World Cup 2024 campaign that culminated in winning the coveted trophy after 17 long years. With the T20 World Cup triumph, Team India finally put an end to 13-year World Cup and 11-year ICC titles drought. With T20 World Cup win, Rohit Sharma became the first captain to record 50 wins in the history of T20Is.
Meanwhie, India squad was initially scheduled to land in Delhi on Tuesday. However, their departure from Barbados was delayed as the Island city was hit by Hurricane Beryl, which resulted in players getting stranded. However, the BCCI arranged a special Air India chartered flight to fly out India squad from Barbados.
Rohit Sharma and his boys will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi before heading to Mumbai, where they will take out open bus victory parade from Marine Drive to Wankhede Stadium, where they will keep the prestigious T20 World Cup trophy at the BCCI headquarters.
