Water cannon salute to special cheer for Pandya: 6 heartwarming moments from Team India's victory parade celebration
In a grand celebration at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and the victorious Indian T20 World Cup team were honoured with a prize of ?125 crores.?
The ceremony followed an open-top bus parade from Nariman Point, which faced delays due to heavy rain and traffic.?
After a successful campaign in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in the Caribbean, Team India returned home to a hero¡¯s welcome.
Here are 5 heartwarming moments from Team India's victory parade celebration:? ??
Team India gets water cannon salute at Mumbai Airport
At Mumbai airport, the team was welcomed warmly with a water cannon salute as they arrived. This heartening action actually signified the start of their celebrations.
Crowd at Marine Drive gives way to ambulance
During the victory parade at Marine Drive, a crowded area made way for an ambulance. The crowd, noticing the emergency vehicle, promptly cleared a path, ensuring it could pass through.
Kohli applauds Bumrah for 'phenomenal' performance
Regarding the high-pressure match against South Africa, where India beat South Africa narrowly, Virat Kohli was heard saying that India looked like it could lose the T20 World Cup. In Mumbai, after winning the match he requested Jasprit Bumrah to stand up as fellow teammates applauded at his ¡°phenomenal¡± showing that helped their team win.
Special cheer for Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya got a special shoutout from the crowd at the Wankhede Stadium, with his name being chanted in support by the audience who were saying ¡®Hardik-Hardik¡¯. At this ground last month, he came under criticism for a poor IPL season with Mumbai Indians since he was captain.
Team India's 'Vande Mataram' victory lap
The World Champions were felicitated at Wankhede Stadium in front of 33,000 fans by Rowan Chandra and group who later took a lap of honour singing the patriotic song ¡®Vande Mataram¡¯ by AR Rahman which made the audience celebrate together.
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli dance to 'Chak De India'
The height of the celebration was an exuberant dance performance put up by the team where Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav danced to the tune of ¡®Chak De India¡¯ before other members joined them.
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