The whole nation erupted in celebration because the Indian cricket group returned from Barbados following their historic T20 World Cup 2024 victory. The festivities reached a crescendo on Thursday (July 5) because the Males in Blue have been hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a particular breakfast assembly, adopted by an open bus victory parade in Mumbai.
Electrifying ‘Vande Mataram’ second at Wankhede stadium
The celebrations in Mumbai have been marked by a very poignant and electrifying second on the Wankhede Stadium. The World Champions have been felicitated in entrance of 1000’s of enthusiastic followers who gathered to honor their triumph. In the course of the occasion, the gamers carried out a victory lap whereas passionately singing the patriotic tune “Vande Mataram” by AR Rahman. This second immediately grew to become successful on social media, capturing the hearts of thousands and thousands of followers.
In a video uploaded by Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) on their social media platform on X, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah and the remainder of the group members will be seen passionately singing “Vande Mataram,” bringing the gang to their toes.
It additionally captured a humorous second when a fan threw a shirt in the direction of Hardik in pleasure, leaving Bumrah in splits. The whole group seemed ecstatic as they posed with the World Cup Trophy on the group bus, one after the other, making the gang go wild.
Right here’s the video:
वंदे मातरम 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/j5D4nMMdF9
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 4, 2024
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Reception and victory parade
Earlier than the celebrations in Mumbai, the group met PM Modi at his official residence, 7 Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi. After this breakfast-cum-meeting, the group headed to Mumbai, the place they obtained a rousing welcome. The victory parade, transferring from Marine Drive to Wankhede Stadium, introduced Mumbai’s site visitors to a standstill as followers thronged the streets to catch a glimpse of their heroes who introduced the World Cup again to India.
Recognition and future celebrations
The BCCI President Roger Binny, Vice-President Rajeev Shukla and Secretary Jay Shah felicitated the gamers with a money reward of INR 125 crore in entrance of the large crowd. This beneficiant reward was introduced by Jay after India clinched their second T20 World Cup title. The celebrations are set to proceed because the gamers return to their respective cities, the place additional honors and festivities are anticipated.
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