NEW DELHI, July 4, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - India's T20 World Cup winners returned home to a heroes' welcome Thursday, greeted by huge crowds of euphoric fans and praised by a grinning Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a private reception. Frenzied crowds shouted "India, India" after the team landed at Delhi airport from the Caribbean, having been delayed for days by Hurricane Beryl. They took a victory lap in front of thousands more fans at Wankhede Stadium, the site of India's last World Cup win for the 50-over edition of the tournament in 2011. "This is surreal, watching my team with the World Cup," emotional fan Rohit Khanna told AFP before the team landed. "It's a dream for me to witness India return home from a World Cup," said a shirtless fan with a Kohli tattoo on his chest.
