'4th July from 5:00 pm': T20 World Cup champion Rohit Sharma invites India to join celebrations at Mumbai's Marine Drive

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Jul 3, 2024, 18:04 IST

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After leaving Barbados for their much-anticipated return to home, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, in a first, invited the team fans to join the victory parade at Marine Drive and at the Wankhede Stadium.

'4th July from 5:00 pm': T20 World Cup champion Rohit Sharma invites India to join celebrations at Mumbai's Marine Drive

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NEW DELHI: After leaving Barbados for their much-anticipated return to home, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, in a first, invited the team fans to join the victory parade at Marine Drive and at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Taking to X, Rohit shared details of the roadshow in Mumbai.
"India, we want to enjoy this special moment with all of you. So let's celebrate this win with a victory parade at Marine Drive & Wankhede on July 4th from 5:00pm onwards.

It's coming home," Rohit posted on X.

BCCI secretary Jay Shah also extended an invite to the fans, urging them to honour the victorious Team India by joining the victory parade.
"Join us for the Victory Parade honouring Team India's World Cup win! Head to Marine Drive and Wankhede Stadium on July 4th from 5:00 pm onwards to celebrate with us! Save the date!," he wrote on X.

India's World Cup winners finally headed home Wednesday after a hurricane in the West Indies delayed their departure by three days.

The Air India special charter flight AIC24WC -- Air India Champions 24 World Cup -- took off around 4:50am local time and will land in the Indian national capital on Thursday at around 6:20 am (IST).
Favourites India won the title on Saturday after defeating South Africa in a thrilling final, but their travel plans were disrupted by Hurricane Beryl.
"The team has left from Barbados on a special Air India flight hired by the BCCI. The Indian journalists who were stuck there (Barbados) are also coming on the same flight along with BCCI president (Roger Binny) and secretary (Jay Shah), who are looking after all the arrangements," BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla told PTI.
"The flight will land at Delhi airport tomorrow 6 am. The team will meet PM Narendra Modi at 11 am at his residence. After this, the team will fly to Mumbai, where a ceremony has been organised.
A special flight was arranged after the players were stranded in a hotel for three days after the victory.

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