Watch: Virat Kohli amazed by early morning hero's welcome for T20 World Cup 2024 champions at Delhi Airport

After a harrowing delay caused by Hurricane Beryl, the Indian cricket team finally touched down at Indira Gandhi International Airport on June 4. The Indian players, who had been stranded in Barbados since their historic win in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, were greeted by a jubilant crowd of fans who were waiting outside the Delhi Airport to welcome their heroes.

After an exhilarating T20 World Cup 2024 and a nerve-wracking final that saw Team India clinch the title by thrashing South Africa by seven runs in Barbados, the national players were greeted with unparalleled enthusiasm and joy by thousands of fans at the airport in the early morning today, Thursday.

As India’s chartered Air India flight touched down at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, a wave of elation swept through the waiting crowd even at 4 AM. India's T20 World Cup 2024 winners received a memorable welcome at the airport.

As the thousands of Indian fans waving the national flag and holding placards and chants of "India! India!" and "Vande Mataram" filled the air, India’s T20 World Cup 2024 heroes, each wearing the gold medal around their neck, were seen leaving for their team hotel from Terminal 3.

Virat Kohli's joyful reaction to India's T20 World Cup 2024 hero's welcome in Delhi goes viral

Two luxury buses were stationed outside the T3 Terminal to transport the Men in Blue to the Hotel ITC Maurya after their 16-hour-long flight from Barbados. Well, as the buses left for the Hotel ITC Maurya, Virat Kohli was left stunned to see such a crowd at the airport early in the morning to welcome the 2024 T20 World Cup heroes on Thursday.

In the viral video, Kohli can be seen smiling in surprise to see how the Indian fans were waiting for them at the airport. He waved at the fans before gesturing towards his teammates about the massive crowd gathered at Terminal 3. He was visibly overwhelmed to see the hero's welcome for them.

It seems that the former Indian skipper didn’t expect such a crowd, as they arrived in Delhi around 6:30 AM. However, the Indian fans had been waiting for them since 4 AM. Now, Kohli’s delightful gesture of witnessing such a welcome by the Indian fans early in the morning is going viral on social media.

Watch- Virat Kohli's Viral Reaction: 

The reaction of Virat Kohli seeing such big crowd gathered to welcome team India. 🇮🇳❤️pic.twitter.com/iKADKj0ShZ

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 4, 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to host Team India for celebratory breakfast

Meanwhile, in a special gesture of appreciation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited the Indian cricket team for a celebratory breakfast in Delhi. They will celebrate the moment of pride and joy at the PM House. Following the breakfast, Team India will head to Mumbai for a grand victory parade, just like MS Dhoni’s 2007 ICC World T20-winning squad had.

It is being said that the open-top bus parade will start from the National Centre for the Performing Arts at Nariman Point and will conclude at the iconic Wankhede Stadium at 4 PM in Mumbai. The parade route will be adorned with tricolor decorations, and large screens will broadcast highlights from the T20 World Cup 2024 to magnify the excitement among the fans.

The BCCI has also planned a special ceremony at Wankhede Stadium to honor the Indian team for their resilience, hard work, dedication, skill, and unyielding spirit shown throughout the tournament.