New Delhi: The T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team arrived in Delhi on Thursday by a specially arranged charter flight, five days after winning the prestigious title in Barbados, where it was stranded due to a Category 4 storm.

Carrying placards congratulating their favorite players and waving the national flag, hundreds of fans lined up despite incessant rain outside the Indira Gandhi International Airport here to welcome the victorious players.

The Rohit Sharma-led side lifted the country to its second T20 World title on Saturday, ending an 11-year wait for an ICC trophy.

Air India's special charter flight AIC24WC - Air India Champions 24 World Cup - took off from Bridgetown, Barbados at 4:50 am local time on Wednesday and reached Delhi at 6 am (IST) on Thursday after a 16-hour non-stop flight. . Travel

The Indian team, its support staff, players' families and some board officials are on board the flight along with members of the traveling media contingent.

The side won the crown, India's fourth overall World Cup, after a thrilling seven-run win over South Africa in the final on Saturday, but were unable to return home due to the shutdown caused by Storm Beryl.

The team is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence at 9 am.

After this, the team will go to Mumbai in an open bus to take part in the victory parade followed by a felicitation ceremony at Wankhede Stadium.