Team India's T20 World Cup 2024 Victory Celebration Highlights: The felicitation ceremony for the 2024 T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium concluded on a high. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) handed the team Rs 125 crore, a prize money the board had already announced for the side after its T20 World Cup triumph. The likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid and Jasprit Bumrah got a chance to get on the podium and express their emotions. After the felicitation, the players of Indian cricket team walked towards the fans and handed them signed balls before walking out of the ground. Some lucky fans also got selfies with players and their autographs as well. Earlier, a T20 World Cup victory parade of Rohit Sharma and co. kicked off at Marine Drive and concluded at the Wankhde Stadium, crossing a sea of fans who had gathered to celebrate the team's success. The crowd was jam-packed and the Team India bus found hard to get its way. The likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and ex-coach Rahul Dravid failed to keep their emotions under control as the victory bus slowly and gradually made its way through the massive crowd.
Here are the Highlights of Team India's T20 World Cup 2024 Victory Celebration -
- 22:20 (IST)T20 WC Celebration: It's a wrap!That is it from this space, folks! We hope you liked our coverage for the day. From Team India's arrival to its meeting with PM Modi to the victory parade in Mumbai to the felicitation ceremony. Stay connected to NDTV Sports for more.
- 21:46 (IST)LIVE: T20 World Cup victory celebration continuesThe players distributed balls to the fans. They sent it into the crowd with the help of tennis racquets. What follows is some lucky fans taking selfies and asking for autographs from the cricketers. The players are now walking off the ground.
- 21:41 (IST)T20 World Cup Celebration LIVE: BCCI hands award to team!The Board of Control for Cricket in India handed the INR 125 crore prize money to the World Cup-winning team. BCCI secretary Jay Shah had earlier announced the prize money for Rohit Sharma and Co. after their T20 World Cup triumph.
- 20:46 (IST)Victory Parade LIVE: Mumbai halts for victory paradeSouth Mumbai witnessed massive traffic snarls as a sea of people converged at Marine Drive to witness the victory parade of the Indian cricket team on Thursday evening. Trains arriving at Churchgate on the Western Railway network and the sprawling Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, the last station on Central Railway's vast route, were crowded as people from various parts of the metropolis made their way to the southern tip right from the afternoon of the metropolis to watch the parade. Stations and roads reverberated with slogans of 'Bharat Mataki Jai', 'Vande Mataram' and 'India India' as Tricolour-waving and blue jersey-clad crowds braved the intermittent rains to catch a glimpse of the team that had brought T20 cricket's most coveted prize home after more than a decade.
- 20:33 (IST)Team India LIVE Updates: It's 'Ro-Ko' on the chargeThe two greats of Indian cricket -- Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli -- held the trohy in their hands and responded to the crowd's massive cheer. These are the moments that the Indian cricket as well as the fans will cherish for a long-long time.
- 20:14 (IST)Team India LIVE Updates: A rare sightCall it one of the rarest sights. Both Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid are celebrating the victory over the bus with great enthusiasm. Meanwhile, there is a fan hanging on the tree to get a closer glimpse of the Indian cricket team. This is the craze of cricket in India.
- 19:52 (IST)Victory Parade LIVE: SKY waves to fansThere is Suryakumar Yadav, standing at the centre of the bus and waving to the fans. Former India head coach Rahul Dravid, who was at the role when the team won T20 World Cup last week, shows a thumbs up to the crowd. One could also witness India flags with the fans at Marine Drive. This is a sight to behold!
- 19:48 (IST)Team India LIVE Updates: Huge task for police personnelThe traffic has come to a standstill as there is heavy crowd in Mumbai for Team India's victory parade. The police personnel have their task cut out. This is never an easy job to handle such a massive crowd. And what should not it be as India have won a T20 World Cup after 17 years.
- 18:16 (IST)Victory Parade LIVE: A tribute to Virat, RohitTwo Indian icons, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, were honoured by the airline Vistara. The call sign that was assigned to the Indian team's Vistara flight as it travelled from Delhi to Mumbai is what makes it unique. 'UK1845' is the call sign for the flight. It represents Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's jersey numbers.
- 16:22 (IST)Team India's T20 WC celebration: Do you remember 2007?When MS Dhoni-led Team India won the inaugural edition of T20 World Cup in 2007, the side also did a victory parade in Mumbai. Crowd gathered in huge numbers to greet the players. Have some similar expectations from the victory parade set to take place today.
- 16:02 (IST)Team India's T20 WC celebration: Victory parade bus reaches Marine DriveTeam India will celebrate the World Cup victory with fans in an open-top bus in Mumbai and the special vehicle, painted in colours of Team India, has reached Marine Drive in the city ahead of team's arrival from Delhi. The bus also has a picture of the elated Indian team after they won the T20 World Cup trophy in the West Indies. The Rohit Sharma-led side will travel in the bus from Marine Drive to the iconic Wankhede Stadium celebrating the victory with the cricket fans.
- 15:38 (IST)Team India's T20 WC celebration: Banyan tree cut down for victory paradeTeam India's victory parade will take at Marin Drive in Mumbai. For the preparations for the much-awaited parade, a bizarre step has been taken. According to the report of Indian Express, some branches of a banyan tree have been cut down, in order to make a clear way for the players during the parade.
- 12:24 (IST)Team India Arrival Live: Team India hosted for breakfast by PM ModiAs per some visuals from the spot, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hosted the T20 World Cup winners for a delicious breakfast. Team India has been travelling since yesterday and has finally reached Delhi on Thursday morning. After the breakfast, PM Modi will meet and congratulate the entire team for their triumph.
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