INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Despite monsoon rains in Delhi, thousands of cricket fans took to the streets on Thursday to welcome home their national team after they won
this year&s ICC T20 World Cup.Exuberant fans followed them despite monsoon showers and heavy security deployment before Prime Minister
Narendra Modi rolled out the red carpet for a breakfast meeting with the team, Times of India reported.Holding placards congratulating their
favorites and waving the national flag, fans braved the weather to wait outside the airport.One fan said: &We have waited for this moment
The team has made us proud by winning the World Cup.&The team had been delayed in Barbados for a few days as Hurricane Beryl forced the
Eventually India&s cricket board, the BCCI, chartered a flight to get the team home. After greeting fans at the airport, the team traveled
in buses to the prime minister&s residence. Team India on Thursday expressed their gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for hosting
the T20 World Cup winners at his residence in New Delhi.After their meeting, players took to social media, thanking the Modi for hosting
them.Virat Kohli said: &What a great honor meeting our honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji today @narendramodi
Thank you sir for inviting us to the Prime Minister&s residence.&Jasprit Bumrah said: &It was an honor to be invited to our honorable Prime
Minister&s residence this morning
Thank you so much for your warmth and hospitality sir.&Suryakumar Yadav wrote: &Honored to have met our esteemed Prime Minister, as World
Champions.&Yuzvendra Chahal said: &Humbled to meet honorable PM Shri Narendra Modi Sir along with the entire team
Thank you Sir for your encouraging words, means a lot to all of us.&Axar Patel wrote: &Honored to present our World Cup win with the Prime
Minister! This victory is for every Indian.&Rishabh Pant stated: &Pleasure meeting the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modiji
sir.&Hardik Pandya wrote: &Such a privilege to meet our honorable Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji
Thank you for hosting us sir.&The players were due to fly to Mumbai on Thursday afternoon for an open bus victory parade followed by a
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