Mumbai cheers for T20 champs, thousands attend team India roadshow

The triumphant Indian cricket team is set to be greeted by hundreds of enthusiastic fans in Mumbai who are in full swing to welcome their World Cup-winning stars.

The Delhi leg of the celebration included a special reception at the Prime Minister’s residence. Modi hosted the team for breakfast, congratulating them on their outstanding performance and their historic victory.

From Delhi, the team will head to Mumbai, where a grand victory parade is scheduled. The celebrations in Mumbai will commence at 5 pm IST, with an open-top bus ride from Marine Drive to the iconic Wankhede Stadium. The specially designed bus, adorned with the colours of Team India and a picture of the ecstatic team holding the T20 World Cup trophy, is already in place, awaiting their arrival.

Fans in Mumbai are eagerly anticipating the parade, which promises to be a spectacular event, celebrating India's T20 World Cup win after a 13-year drought. The parade will allow fans to celebrate alongside their cricketing heroes in a memorable victory procession.

India clinched the T20 World Cup title with a thrilling seven-run victory over South Africa in the final. Virat Kohli's stellar 76 runs helped India set a target of 176/7, while Hardik Pandya (3/20) and Jasprit Bumrah (2/18) played pivotal roles in restricting South Africa to 169/8, despite Heinrich Klaasen’s explosive 52 off 27 balls. Bumrah’s exceptional performance throughout the tournament, earning him 15 wickets at a remarkable economy rate of 4.17, won him the ‘Player of the Tournament’ award.

(With inputs from ANI)