Kuldeep Yadav returns to Kanpur on Friday© X (Twitter)
India spinner Kuldeep Yadav returned to his hometown of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, after successfully winning the T20 World Cup 2024 title. Rohit Sharma and his teammates beat South Africa by seven runs in the final to add a second T20 World Cup trophy to the Indian cabinet. The entire team arrived in Delhi on Thursday and were given a grand welcome as they met Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the first time at his residence before taking part in a grand victory parade in Mumbai. After the team celebrations, Kuldeep arrived in Kanpur and received a similar welcome from the fans there.
Hundreds of fans turned out to welcome the 10-wicket champions to the 2024 T20 World Cup. Fans prepared fireworks, stones and music in Kuldeep’s honour.
“We are very happy. We have been waiting for this for a long time. We are happy to see our people here. We are very happy to bring the World Cup. This is for our India more than us… It was very nice to meet him (Prime Minister Narendra Modi),” Kuldeep told ANI.
#see UTTAR PRADESH: Indian cricketer Kuldeep Yadav received a warm welcome as soon as he arrived in Kanpur.
He said, “We are very happy. We have been waiting for this for a long time. We are happy to see our people here. We are very happy to bring the World Cup. This is for our India… pic.twitter.com/vq5XmWjKNn
— ANI (@ANI) July 6, 2024
After meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, the players departed for Mumbai. In Mumbai, the Men in Blue had an open bus victory parade from Marine Drive to the iconic Wankhede Stadium. It was a memorable and awe-inspiring sight to see thousands of fans throng Marine Drive and surround the bus before it even picked up the Indian players.
The team headed to Wankhede amidst the cheers, chants and applause of their enthusiastic fans. At Wankhede, they were felicitated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials with a cash prize of Rs 125 crore. The players also talked about their victory and the performance of their key players in the T20 World Cup and danced their hearts out in the packed Wankhede. The event also saw the players take a victory lap to the tune of the country’s national anthem, ‘Vande Mataram’.
The flight, which was led by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah, left hurricane-stricken Barbados on July 2 and arrived in Delhi around 6am on Thursday. Commission officials and the tournament media delegation were also on board.
(ANI input included)
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