Team India won a World Cup after 13 years The long wait for the fans is finally over and they have gathered in large numbers in Mumbai to welcome their heroes. The Fans have gathered at the airport, Marine Drive and the Wankhede Stadium. The players have arrived at the airport and will now move to Nariman Point, where they will start a victory parade in an open double decker bus till the Wankhede Stadium. There is a presentation ceremony organised at the stadium. The entry into the stadium has been made free for the fans to witness their World Cup winning idols.
Intermittent rain and an overcast sky in Delhi on Thursday brought the maximum temperature down to 31.7 degrees Celsius, six notches below the normal. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted heavy rainfall in Delhi over the next four to five days. The national capital witnessed early morning rain with Safdarjung, the city's primary weather station, recording 0.6 mm of rain, Lodhi Road 0.6 mm, while it was 2.1 mm at Palam observatory between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm. Delhi's maximum temperature settled at 31.7 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature was recorded at 24.8 degrees Celsius, the weather department said. The relative humidity oscillated between 77 per cent and 100 per cent, according to the IMD's weather bulletin.
harkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Hemant Soren has taken the oath of office as the chief minister of Jharkhand, a day after Senior JMM leader Champai Soren resigned from the top post. Earlier in the day, Jharkhand Governor C P Radhakrishnan extended an invitation to Soren to form the government.
The bodies of all victims of the Hathras stampede have been identified and handed over to their families, District Magistrate Ashish Kumar stated. A total of 121 people, mostly women, died and 31 were injured in the stampede at the preacher Baba Bhole's satsang in Hathras on Tuesday. After the stampede, 21 bodies were taken to Agra, 28 to Etah, 34 were in Hathras and 38 in Aligarh.
The ICC T20 World Cup-winning Indian team touched down in Delhi on Thursday to a warm welcome from the fans awaiting the sight of their favourite heroes and sight of the silverware. The squad members, support staff, their families and media were stuck in Barbados, which was hit by Hurricane Beryl, at that stage a category four hurricane that passed through Barbados, with Grantley Adams International Airport in Bridgetown shut for three days.
The flight was organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah and departed on July 2 before arriving in Delhi at around 6:00 AM on Thursday morning. Board officials and members of the media contingent from the tournament were also on the flight.
The moment Indian players landed at their airports, they were welcomed amid loud cheers by fans, who shouted 'India India' at the top of their lungs while some also shouted the names of their favourite players on seeing them. Men in Blue also acknowledged their fans' support, waving at them after sitting inside the team bus which is going to ITC Maurya hotel, where the team will stay.
India ended a 13-year ICC trophy drought with 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 Proteas to 169/8 despite Heinrich Klaasen's 52 in just 27 balls. Bumrah, who got 15 scalps throughout the tournament at a stunning economy rate of 4.17, got the 'Player of the Tournament' honours.
From the hotel, Team India reached the ITC Maurya hotel, where they would stay before their meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Notably, Virat, Rohit, Hardik and head coach Rahul Dravid were spotted at the hotel.
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