Team India, after winning the T20 World Cup in Barbados, will land in New Delhi during the early hours of Thursday, June 4.
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The Indian players and support staff members have been stuck in Barbados over the past few days due to a hurricane storm.
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Air India's special charter flight named AIC24WC -- took off at 4:50 am local time on Wednesday (local time), carrying the Indian players and support staff.
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The special flight is expected to land in the national capital -- New Delhi -- on Thursday at around 6:20 am (IST).
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The flight was earlier scheduled to leave around 6pm local time on July 2 and arrive at 7.45pm (IST).
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After landing, the players and support staff members will meet PM Narendra Modi at 9:30 AM, with the felicitation ceremony likely to last for a couple of hours.
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The entire contingent will then leave for Mumbai via another chartered flight. They will then arrive at the Wankhede Stadium.
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According to a report, the last 1km of the journey would be done in an open bus.
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A presentation ceremony will take place at the Wankhede Stadium, where captain Rohit Sharma will hand over the trophy to BCCI Secretary Jay Shah.
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The trophy will remain in the BCCI headquarters for the next two years.