The India team met PM Modi, and will have a victory parade planned

The 2024 T20 World Cup winning India team arrived in New Delhi on July 4 and is set to feature in a range of events through the day, including a meeting with PM Modi and a victory parade in Mumbai. Follow all the live updates here.

India's T20 World Cup winning celebration: Live updates

 

A customised jersey, with the word Champions below India, has been unveiled by Adidas to commemorate the event.

 

7.45pm IST: After considerable delay, and fans waiting in hoardes for hours, the victory parade is all set to begin along the Marine Drive.

 

5pm IST: It's been raining heavily in Mumbai at the moment, but it hasn't dimmed the enthusiasm of fans. Visuals show a sea of fans, in blue and orange, line up along the Marine Drive.

 

A Vistara flight dedicated to Rohit and Kohli – UK1845 – carried the India team to Mumbai.

4.30pm IST: The India team is set to land in Mumbai, and the victory parade is set to start in half an hour. 

Also read: How to watch the victory parade live

2.30pm IST: The team will now travel to Mumbai for the victory parade. The parade, similar to those witnessed during the 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup wins, will see the team bus go from Nariman Point to Wankhede Stadium. A programme is scheduled to be held at the Wankhede Stadium in the evening.

PM Modi meets Rohit Sharma and team

11.45am IST: The team has now reached Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence on 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, in New Delhi for a feliciation ceremony followed by lunch. 

 

10.30am IST: The Indian team checked into the ITC Maurya hotel, where the team received a rousing welcome. Members of the team cut a cake laid out by the hotel authorities commemorating the win. 

Team India arrives in New Delhi

The Indian team won their first ICC tournament since 2013, beating South Africa in Barbados to become the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup champions. Captain Rohit Sharma and Co. received a thundering applause outside the Indira Gandhi International Airport, where Rohit was seen holding the trophy aloft. Rohit, along with other team members, were also seen breaking into a dance as they walked through a cordon of fans.

The Indian team arrived in New Delhi at 6.05am IST after a flying time of more than 15 hours.

The special Air India chartered jet, AIC24WC, carrying the winning team became the most-tracked flight on Flightradar24, a Sweden-based online flight-tracking system, as thousands of Indian fans eagerly waited for the team's arrival.

The India team arrived from Barbados to New Delhi in the early hours of July 4. Their arrival back in the country was delayed due to the prevailing Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean Sea.

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The India team, after meeting PM Modi, will head to Mumbai for a victory parade – a 2km stretch that will run from Nariman Point to Wankhede Stadium, before getting felicitated. The felicitation will be open to fans at the Wankhede Stadium. 

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The India team beat South Africa in the final to win their second men's T20 World Cup title since the inaugural edition in 2007. The team spent the next five days in Barbados, waiting for weather conditions to get better, before flying out to India.

T20 World Cup celebration: How to watch live?

You can follow the celebrations in New Delhi and Mumbai on Star Sports here:

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