Champions' Welcome: Team India Feted in Grand Parade After Breakfast with PM Modi
Rohit Sharma gets emotional, Dravid cherishes fan love as India celebrates T20 World Cup win
On Thursday, the T20 World Cup winners were greeted with much fanfare upon their return.
Rohit Sharma and his victorious team, together with the Team India support staff headed by departing coach Rahul Dravid, arrived in New Delhi early in the morning after returning to India on a chartered flight from Barbados.
Jasprit Bumrah and his family have interactions with PM Narendra Modi.
After making a quick stop at the team hotel, they proceeded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home for a two-hour brunch. A number of photos from the exchange were circulated, one of which showed Modi extending greetings to Player of the Tournament Jasprit Bumrah, his spouse Sanjana Ganesan, and their little son Angad.
Indian cricketer Suryakumar Yadav is greeted at the airport in New Delhi by a police officer.
As the team traveled to Mumbai, images of Rohit dancing and Suryakumar Yadav wishing the security guards well circulated. Along Marine Drive, fans waited for the champions, who were scheduled to participate in an open-top bus parade, for as long as they could see. A sea of spectators cheered the stars on as the triumph parade began in the evening and made its way very slowly to the Wankhede for a celebration.
Following an open bus triumph parade, fans gather inside Wankhede Stadium for a felicitation ceremony before to the team's arrival.
In their more than ten-year relationship, Kohli said he had never seen Rohit so "emotional" during the felicitation function, Man of the Match on Saturday.
During their felicitation event at Wankhede Stadium, the Indian cricket team was presented with the championship trophy.
This is the first time I've seen Rohit exhibit such emotion in fifteen years. He was crying and I was crying as we ascended the steps at the Kensington Oval. He also made sure to bring up Bumrah's outstanding bowling during the competition. "I'm thrilled that Bmrah plays for us; he's a once in a generation player." Touched by the flood of love and affection, Dravid continued, "I am going to miss this love." I will never forget what I witnessed tonight on the streets.
On their open bus victory parade in Mumbai, the Indian cricket team's players who are holding the championship trophy thank the supporters.
