New Delhi [India], Former Indian cricketer and current National Cricket Academy (NCA) chief VVS Laxman hailed the Men in Blue's grand victory parade following the ICC T20 World Cup victory by bring people together and spread joy throughout the country.
After his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, the players left for Mumbai. In Mumbai, the Men in Blue held a victory parade on open buses from Marine Drive to the iconic Wankhede Stadium. The parade was an event to remember and marvel at as thousands of fans gathered on Marine Drive and surrounded the bus before it could board the Indian players.
The team reached Wankhede amidst cheers, chants and applause from passionate fans. At the stadium, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials felicitated them with a prize money of Rs 125 million. The players also talked about their victory, performances of key players in the T20 World Cup inside a packed Wankhede and danced their hearts out. The event also featured the players taking a victory lap to the tunes of the country's national song, 'Vande Mataram'.
Speaking to so many of our compatriots. . Here's to many more trophies and celebrations. #VictoryParade."
Early on Thursday morning, the T20 World Cup-winning Indian team landed in the national capital Delhi and received a warm welcome from fans who were eagerly waiting to see their favorite heroes and the trophy.
The flight was organized by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah and departed on July 2 from hurricane-hit Barbados before arriving in Delhi around 6am. on Thursday morning. Also on the flight were board officials and members of the tournament's media contingent.
India ended a 13-year ICC World Cup trophy drought with a victory in the final, defeating South Africa by seven runs on Saturday. Virat Kohli's 76 helped India reach 176/7, while Hardik Pandya (3/20) and Jasprit Bumrah (2/18) helped India restrict the Proteas to 169/8, despite 52 from Heinrich Klaasen in just 27 balls. Bumrah, who bagged 15 scalps throughout the tournament with an astonishing economy rate of 4.17, bagged the 'Player of the Tournament' honours.
After his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, the players left for Mumbai. In Mumbai, the Men in Blue held a victory parade on open buses from Marine Drive to the iconic Wankhede Stadium. The parade was an event to remember and marvel at as thousands of fans gathered on Marine Drive and surrounded the bus before it could board the Indian players.
The team reached Wankhede amidst cheers, chants and applause from passionate fans. At the stadium, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials felicitated them with a prize money of Rs 125 million. The players also talked about their victory, performances of key players in the T20 World Cup inside a packed Wankhede and danced their hearts out. The event also featured the players taking a victory lap to the tunes of the country's national song, 'Vande Mataram'.
Speaking to so many of our compatriots. . Here's to many more trophies and celebrations. #VictoryParade."
Early on Thursday morning, the T20 World Cup-winning Indian team landed in the national capital Delhi and received a warm welcome from fans who were eagerly waiting to see their favorite heroes and the trophy.
The flight was organized by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah and departed on July 2 from hurricane-hit Barbados before arriving in Delhi around 6am. on Thursday morning. Also on the flight were board officials and members of the tournament's media contingent.
India ended a 13-year ICC World Cup trophy drought with a victory in the final, defeating South Africa by seven runs on Saturday. Virat Kohli's 76 helped India reach 176/7, while Hardik Pandya (3/20) and Jasprit Bumrah (2/18) helped India restrict the Proteas to 169/8, despite 52 from Heinrich Klaasen in just 27 balls. Bumrah, who bagged 15 scalps throughout the tournament with an astonishing economy rate of 4.17, bagged the 'Player of the Tournament' honours.
