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Team India victory parade Highlights: BCCI hands over Rs 125 crore cheque to Indian cricket team

FirstCricket Staff July 4, 2024, 22:23:08 IST

Team India World Cup victory parade in Mumbai Highlights: The Rohit Sharma led Indian team met PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi followed by an open-top bus parade at Mumbai’s Marine Drive followed by a felicitation ceremony at the iconic Wankhede Stadium.

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Team India victory parade Highlights: BCCI hands over Rs 125 crore cheque to Indian cricket team
The Rohit Sharma-led Indian team was felicitated at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, receiving a cheque worth Rs 125 crore following their triumph in the T20 World Cup. PTI
July 4, 2024, 22:21:33 (IST)

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That brings us to the end of our coverage of the Mumbai leg of India’s grand welcome back home after their triumph in the 2024 T20 World Cup in the US and the Caribbean, with the Men in Blue proudly displaying the trophy on an open-top bus on a packed Marine Drive before being felicitated by the BCCI in front of a Wankhede Stadium that was packed to the rafters!

On behalf of my colleagues at Firstpost, this is Amit signing off leaving you with this magnificent image of the Queen’s Necklace at its glorious best!

July 4, 2024, 22:07:36 (IST)

Team India victory parade LIVE Updates: Indian batting great VVS Laxman reacts to the Rohit Sharma-led Men in Blue's grand welcome in Mumbai

July 4, 2024, 21:58:56 (IST)

Team India victory parade LIVE Updates: Virat Kohli then and now. The batting superstar further added during his speech at the Wankhede Stadium that he finally understands the emotions of the senior players in the 2011 ODI World Cup final, now that he is a senior player himself

Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten century in his World Cup debut against Bangladesh in 2011. Reuters

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma bowed out of Twenty20 Internationals in stye by helping India win their second world title in the shortest format and end an agonising 11-year wait for a global title. Reuters

July 4, 2024, 21:56:44 (IST)

Team India victory parade LIVE Updates: Rohit and Kohli perform dance moves during Indian team's lap of honour. This is cinema.

July 4, 2024, 21:54:06 (IST)

Team India victory parade LIVE Updates: The moment the entire Wankhede Stadium started to cheer Hardik Pandya's name.

July 4, 2024, 21:50:43 (IST)

Team India victory parade LIVE Updates: Indian cricket team players are in festive mood, dancing and celebrating the T20 World Cup win with the fans. They just completed a lap of honour.

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July 4, 2024, 21:49:27 (IST)

Team India victory parade LIVE Updates: India performs a lap of honour around the Wankhede Stadium after doing something similar at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados following their seven-run victory over South Africa

July 4, 2024, 21:49:22 (IST)

Team India victory parade LIVE Updates: BCCI hands over the Rs 125 crore cheque to the champions Indian cricket team.

July 4, 2024, 21:36:27 (IST)

Team India victory parade LIVE Updates

Jasprit Bumrah: “It feels amazing because this ground feels amazing. Came here as an U-19 cricket. What I’ve seen at this ground and on the streets is something that I’ve never seen in my life. Will never forget this moment. I count myself as a young lad as well. Our aim is to take Indian cricket forward and help the team as much as possible. I never cry after a game but I couldn’t stop my tears after the final.”
July 4, 2024, 21:30:21 (IST)

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Virat Kohli: A big thank you to all the people turning up in the stadium and what we saw on the streets is something I’m not going to forget in my life. Four days have been a roller coaster of a ride. We wanted to get out of Barbados as soon as possible, return to India. Since we came back, what has happened has been phenomenal. We also felt like, is it going to slip away again. What happened in those last five overs was truly special. I would like to make mention of a guy who brought us back again and again and again, and what he did in those last two overs was phenomenal. After the game I knew this was it. Time to step away. I remember when I won that World Cup as well. I couldn’t not connect with the emotions of the senior players back then. I was 22, 23. But now, it’s a different feeling. Now, to be in this position. We both (Rohit) have been trying for so long. The only aim was to carry the team for so long. No better place to come back. Last time we won here at the Wankhede, it was a great feeling. Love playing here. This is the first time I’ve seen Rohit show so many emotions on the field. I was crying, he was crying.
July 4, 2024, 21:29:38 (IST)

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Rahul Dravid: They’re like family. It’s been incredible what these boys have done. Hard work, resilience, never-say-die attitude, constantly looking to get better. Fantastically led by Rohit Sharma. Im going to miss this love. What we’ve seen today is phenomenal. It’s these fans and people who make cricket the game it is. It’s the greatest sport in the world. Wasn’t sure if I was going to continue after the 50-over World Cup. For Rohit to pick up the phone and say, “Rahul, let’s have another crack”. So thankful, for having experienced what I experienced in Barbados. Probably one of the best phone calls I’ve received in my life. Certainly nice. Fantastic way to finish. Lot of stuff I’m going to miss. The boys, the support staff. I’m standing here today because of the rest of the support staff.
July 4, 2024, 21:29:31 (IST)

Team India victory parade LIVE Updates: Virat Kohli speaks on why he decided to retire from T20Is after the World Cup win.

“After the game, I knew its time for me to call it the day and new generation to take over,” Kohli says. “After these many years in this — the Indian cricket and the Indian flag is what matters.”
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July 4, 2024, 21:27:47 (IST)

Team India victory parade LIVE Updates: Virat Kohli heaps high paise on Jasprit Bumrah and says the pacer is the game changer.

“Let him decide his schedule. He is a generational bowler and we are so happy that he plays for us,” Kohli praises Jasprit Bumrah.
July 4, 2024, 21:25:55 (IST)

Team India victory parade LIVE Updates: The moment for which a lot of you must have been waiting has come. Virat Kohli has the mic now.

“Big thanks to all the people in the stadium and on the streets,” Kohli says while speaking with Gaurav Kapur at the Wankhede Stadium.
July 4, 2024, 21:22:59 (IST)

Team India victory parade LIVE Updates: Rahul Dravid says "it has been a privilege" to coach the Indian cricket team and help them win T20 World Cup.

“It’s a privilege to coach Team India. To win the World Cup. I am going to miss this atmosphere. Thank you guys for turning up,” Dravid says.
July 4, 2024, 21:20:10 (IST)

Team India victory parade LIVE Updates: Rahul Dravid comes to the stage to reflect on guiding India to the T20 World Cup win in West Indies.

“I am going to miss this love. What we have seen today is phenomenal. The love of the people and fans. It’s the fans who make it the greatest sport in the country,” Dravid says.
July 4, 2024, 21:17:53 (IST)

Team India victory parade LIVE Updates: Rohit Sharma dedicates the T20 World Cup victory to the whole team, acknowledges the support he has been provided by his teammates.

“It will be unfair to take a few names” — Rohit Sharma says India’s T20 World Cup win is a result of team effort. He says everyone gave their best to help India break the ICC title jinx.
July 4, 2024, 21:15:12 (IST)

Team India victory parade LIVE Updates: Rohit Sharma praises Hardik Pandya for defending 16 runs successfully in the final of T20 World Cup 2024 against South Africa.

“Hats off to him” – Rohit Sharma saluted Pandya for his bowling in the final over. He also praises Suryakumar Yadav for taking the catch of David Miller. He says the shot was played into the wind but SKY plucked the catch from thin air.
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July 4, 2024, 21:10:42 (IST)

Team India victory parade LIVE Updates: India captain Rohit Sharma says the T20 World Cup trophy belongs to the fans.

The India captain is now on the stage and has been asked to speak on the achievement. He dedicates the trophy to the fans and all the people who have worked to make the victory possible.
July 4, 2024, 21:07:16 (IST)

Team India victory parade LIVE Updates: Gaurav Kapur is doing t he hosting duties at the Wankhede and he has just recalled Jay Shah's promise.

BCCI general secretary Jay Shah in February this year had said at an event that India will win the T20 World Cup and that’s how it has turned out to be.
July 4, 2024, 21:05:25 (IST)

Team India victory parade LIVE Updates: Fans are chanting "Vande Mataram" at the Wankhede Stadium after the national anthem gets over.

The fans are excited and now that we are done with the national anthem, it’s time for the ceremony to begin.
July 4, 2024, 21:03:57 (IST)

Team India victory parade LIVE Updates: Time for national anthems at the Wankhede Stadium before we start the ceremony. Team India players and fans stand up together for the national anthem.

What a moment this is! Some 40,000 fans and Indian cricket team players sing the Indian national anthem together.
July 4, 2024, 21:01:36 (IST)

Team India victory parade LIVE Updates: Watch live action from BCCI's felicitation ceremony from Wankhede Stadium.

July 4, 2024, 20:52:50 (IST)

Team India World Cup victory parade LIVE Updates: Team India have arrive at the Wankhede Stadium in grand fashion, with captain Rohit Sharma and his men receiving a thunderous ovation from the packed house!

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July 4, 2024, 20:44:13 (IST)

Team India victory parade LIVE Updates: The open-top bus carrying the victorious Indian team makes its way through a packed Marine Drive towards the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

July 4, 2024, 20:35:35 (IST)

Team India World Cup victory parade LIVE Updates: “Success without satisfaction is nothing. This triumph will satisfy him,” says Navjot Sidhu on Virat Kohli finally becoming a T20 World Cup winner after having been part of the ODI World Cup and Champions Trophy-winning Indian teams.

Can ‘King’ Kohli add a World Test Championship medal to his collection before calling it a day?
July 4, 2024, 20:26:38 (IST)

Team India World Cup victory parade LIVE Updates: “So many of these younger guys… interest in cricket will reach another peak,” says JioCinema expert Abhinav Mukund on the impact of India’s triumph in the 2024 T20 World Cup.

The 1983 World Cup certainly helped make cricket the number one sport in India. The 2024 triumph could have quite the impact on the current generation and inspire more youngsters to pick up a bat or a ball.
July 4, 2024, 20:20:08 (IST)

Team India World Cup victory parade LIVE Updates: India cricketer Abhinav Mukund reflects on India’s journey that led to the world title.

“The learnings from the World Cups gone by, the change in guard in terms of captaincy, there is so much contribution from those as well,” says Abhinav Mukund on India’s journey that eventually led to the T20 World Cup triumph in the US and the Caribbean.
July 4, 2024, 20:11:16 (IST)

Team India World Cup victory parade LIVE Updates: Here’s a closer look at the open-top bus carrying the victorious Indian players towards the iconic Wankhede Stadium. It’s a sight that Indian cricket fans had so dearly wanted to witness for more than a decade, and has finally come true after more than a decade

July 4, 2024, 20:04:15 (IST)

Team India World Cup victory parade LIVE Updates: The Indian team's victory parade in an open-top bus is underway in Mumbai, with the T20 world champions making their way to the Wankhede Stadium

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July 4, 2024, 19:54:56 (IST)

Team India World Cup victory parade LIVE Updates: And the victory parade is underway in Marine Drive! Rohit Sharma and his teammates are on top of an open-top bus at the ‘Queen’s Necklace’, much like the MS Dhoni-led team did back in 2007 after their triumph in the inaugural edition in 2007!

It’s the second T20 World Cup victory parade for Rohit Sharma!
July 4, 2024, 19:46:01 (IST)

Team India World Cup victory parade LIVE Updates: Lights have been switched on at the jam-packed Marine Drive ahead of the Indian team's victory parade towards the Wankhede Stadium. What a beautiful setting for India's grand welcome home!

July 4, 2024, 19:38:24 (IST)

Team India World Cup victory parade LIVE Updates: In case you missed the BCCI’s announcement earlier, secretary Jay Shah will be handing over a cheque worth Rs 125 crore to India captain Rohit Sharma at the Wankhede Stadium following the bus parade.

The BCCI later clarified that the cash prize will be for the players as well as support staff and even the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee.
July 4, 2024, 19:30:40 (IST)

Team India World Cup victory parade LIVE Updates: On both occasions, a team clad in blue managed to end a long wait for a world title. Argentina won their first World Cup in over three decades. India after 13 years

July 4, 2024, 19:25:18 (IST)

Team India World Cup victory parade LIVE Updates: The crowd at Marine Drive should be catching a glimpse of their heroes any moment now. It's been a while since the Indian team left the Mumbai airport, and the city's police forces will likely have created a special corridor for them

July 4, 2024, 19:17:55 (IST)

Team India World Cup victory parade LIVE Updates: It's not just the players who have received a grand welcome in Mumbai. Here's how the plane carrying Rohit Sharma and his men received a water salute at the airport earlier today

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July 4, 2024, 18:58:28 (IST)

Team India World Cup victory parade LIVE Updates: The bus carrying the Rohit Sharma-led Indian team on its way to Marine Drive from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Stadium. The bus parade should be starting any moment now

July 4, 2024, 18:48:44 (IST)

Team India World Cup celebration LIVE Updates: Take a look at the live visuals from Marine Drive where the victorious Indian team will proudly display the glittering trophy in an open-top bus parade

Watch live visuals here:

July 4, 2024, 18:42:12 (IST)

Team India World Cup celebration LIVE Updates: JUST IN — Team India have left the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport and are on their way to Marine Drive. They certainly will take the Bandra-Worli sea link to save time while driving south.

Here’s hoping there isn’t too much traffic slowing them down.
July 4, 2024, 18:33:21 (IST)

Team India World Cup celebration LIVE Updates: Scenes at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport following Team India's arrival from Delhi. Not many flights get the kind of welcome that the Vistara flight received in Mumbai

Team India World Cup celebration on 4 July LIVE Updates: The Indian cricket team made a grand return home on Thursday after pulling off what their billion-plus fans had been eagerly waiting for so long — winning their first ICC trophy in over a decade. After an unexpected delay in Barbados due to Hurricane Beryl, Team India arrived in Delhi at 6 AM IST.

The Rohit Sharma-led side finally managed to end the jinx by defeating South Africa in the final of the 2024 T20 World Cup that took place in the United States and the Caribbean across the month of June.

India thus have been crowned T20 world champions for the second time, having won the inaugural edition under MS Dhoni’s leadership in South Africa in 2007. The Men in Blue have also won the ODI World Cup twice (1983 and 2011) and the Champions Trophy as many times.

Batting icon Rohit also joined a select group of India captains with an ICC title that comprises Dhoni (one ODI World Cup, one T20 World Cup and one Champions Trophy), Kapil Dev (one ODI World Cup) and Sourav Ganguly (one Champions Trophy, shared with Sri Lanka).

Given India won an ICC event for the first time since Dhoni and Co defeated hosts England to win the 2013 Champions Trophy, the BCCI has left no stone unturned in rewarding Rohit and his men.

In addition to the cash prize that the Indian team is set to receive as tournament champions, the Indian board also announced a cash prize of Rs 125 crore that will be distributed among the players as well as head coach Rahul Dravid and his support staff along with the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee.

Team India will also meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday after landing in New Delhi and will depart for Mumbai on the same day, where they are set for an open-top bus parade — similar to the one the Dhoni-led team had received after their victory in the 2007 T20 World Cup.

The kilometre-long parade will conclude at the Wankhede Stadium, where the victorious Indian team will be felicitated by BCCI Secretary Jay Shah and President Roger Binny.

The Men in Blue were originally supposed to leave Barbados, where the final between India and South Africa took place at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, on 1 July. Their departure, however, was delayed due to Hurricane Beryl which has battered the Caribbean region.

India finally left Barbados for New Delhi via New York and Dubai in the early hours of Wednesday (afternoon in India) via a charter flight arranged by the BCCI.

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