The particular Air India constitution flight, designated AIC24WC — “Air India Champions 24 World Cup” — took off round 4:50 am native time and is predicted to the touch down within the Indian capital on Thursday at roughly 6:20 am (IST).
Captain Rohit Sharma shared a photograph on Instagram, posing with the trophy contained in the plane, captioned “Coming house.”
The flight, organized by the BCCI, carries the Indian squad, assist workers, gamers’ households, board officers, and members of the travelling media. The Rohit Sharma-led crew clinched the title after an exciting seven-run victory over South Africa within the ultimate on Saturday.
The Boeing 777, which originated from New Jersey, USA on July 2, landed in Barbados round 2 am native time. Airport workers remarked that that they had by no means seen a bigger plane land at Grantley Adams Worldwide Airport, which resumed operations on Tuesday.
Initially, the Indian crew was set to depart round 6 pm native time on July 2 and arrive in India at 7:45 pm (IST) on Wednesday. Nonetheless, the departure was delayed because of the late arrival of the airplane.
Upon their return, the gamers are scheduled to be honored by Prime Minister Narendra Modi inside hours of touchdown within the nation. Moreover, plans are being made for a road-show in Mumbai to rejoice the triumphant crew, which ended an 11-year trophy drought.
In the meantime, Hurricane Beryl is now transferring in the direction of Jamaica.