The Impressive TimesDeparting from Barbados after Hurricane Beryl, Rohit Sharma’s Team India touched down in New Delhi on Thursday. Rohit and his team have returned home after India’s triumphant campaign at the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in the Caribbean. Ending the long wait for an ICC title, Rohit’s Team India defeated South Africa by seven runs in a thrilling final at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday.
The Indian team departed for Delhi aboard a charter flight from Grantley Adams International Airport yesterday. Members of the Indian team were stranded for three days due to a category-four hurricane in Barbados. Air India’s special charter flight, named after the winning squad, Air India Champions 24 World Cup (AIC24WC), left the Caribbean island at 4:50 a.m. local time and landed in the national capital at around 6:20 a.m. IST today.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) arranged the charter flight for the Indian squad, support staff, players’ families, board officials, and members of the traveling media contingent after the departure of the Indian squad was delayed due to Hurricane Beryl. BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla revealed that Indian journalists, who were stuck in Barbados, boarded the same flight along with BCCI president Roger Binny and secretary Jay Shah.
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