Team India landed in Delhi to heroes welcome as they were greeted by thousands of fans at the airport. The T20 World Cup winning team also met the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in the national capital where the latter also received India's jersey with NaMo written on its back.
Former Australian skipper Steve Smith has been named the new Washington Freedom captain for the 2024 edition of the Major League Cricket. Smith was one of the few new Aussie signings for the Washington side including Glenn Maxwell, Travis Head and a new head coach in Ricky Ponting.
Team India's World Cup winning squad has returned to India finally after a 16-hour long light from Barbados to Delhi. The team reached ITC Maurya Hotel first and then cut the cake before leaving for PM's office. They will have breakfast with Narendra Modi and then leave for airport to reach Mumbai.
Team India players, BCCI officials reached New Delhi today morning after a 16-hour long flight from Barbados. The team will leave for Mumbai where the victory parade is scheduled in an open bus after meeting PM Narendra Modi at his residence.
Spain will take on Germany in the first quarter-final of Euro 2024 while France locks horns against Portugal in the second. On the other hand, the Indian team arrived in New Delhi amid much fanfare after the T20 World Cup triumph on Thursday. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on July 4.
Team India's World Cup winning squad finally reached New Delhi today in morning around 6 AM IST following a 16-hour long flight. Thousands of fans reached Delhi Airport to greet the victorious Indian squad even as they soon left for Hotel ITC Maurya.
The T20 World Cup triumphant Indian team finally arrived home in New Delhi after winning the trophy for the second time in nine editions. As the team reached the team hotel, ITC Maurya, dhols were ready and Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav couldn't hold themselves back from dancing.
The T20 World Cup-winning Indian team finally landed in New Delhi on Thursday, July 4 morning to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and then arrived at Mumbai to receive a grand welcome from thousands of fans at Wankhede Stadium.
"A lot of happiness is there. And Zimbabwe will have a special connection. Whenever I play my first match, it will be a special moment for that ground and myself, which will be very secret," said Riyan Parag ahead of the Zimbabwe series.
The top-ranked Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna and his doubles partner Sriram Balaji are set to participate in the upcoming Summer Olympics in Paris as India's first-choice men's doubles pair.
"The police have planned to provide them escort vehicles with armed policemen from the airport, where they are expected to land around 6 am after departing from Barbados' Grantley Adams International Airport in a chartered flight," a senior police officer said.
After ending India's 11-year wait for the ICC trophy with a triumph in the T20 World Cup 2024, the Indian cricket team will arrive in New Delhi to meet PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday and then will have a victory parade for fans in Mumbai.
India's star batter Virat Kohli scored the match-winning 74 runs against South Africa in the final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 to finish his T20I career with a coveted trophy and a big jump in the updated ICC T20 batting and all-rounders' rankings.
"Regarding our bilateral matches, we have consulted extensively with stakeholders, including the Australian government, and chose to postpone our last couple of series with the Afghanistan Cricket Board on human-rights grounds," Cricket Australia's CEO said.
Hardik Pandya topped the updated ICC T20I all-rounders ratings after his stellar performances in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Indian batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma also witnessed a rise in the T20 batting rankings after announcing their retirement from T20Is last week.
Indian cricket team will arrive in New Delhi in the early morning of July 4 and will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi for breakfast. The Men in Blue will then have a victory parade in Mumbai on July 4th from 5:00 pm onwards to celebrate the T20 World Cup 2024 glory with fans.
"The PCB has submitted the draft of the 15-match ICC Champions Trophy. Seven games in Lahore, three in Karachi and five in Rawalpindi. The opening match will be held in Karachi with two semifinals in Karachi and Rawalpindi, final in Lahore," the ICC Board member said.
Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal needed penalties to overcome Slovenia in the round of 16 fixture while France defeated giants Belgium to reach the quarterfinals of Euro 2024. Star forwards Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappe will clash against each other in the mouth-watering quarter-final game.
Cricket Legends from six nations India, Pakistan, Australia, England, South Africa and West Indies will take part in a 10-day tournament in England starting on July 3. The former cricket stars Yuvraj Singh, Shahid Afridi, Kevin Pietersen and Jacques Kallis will feature in the opening edition.
Team India won the T20 World Cup after a gap of nearly 17 years beating South Africa in the final by seven runs. But the players and the officials have been stuck in Barbados since then due to landfall of Hurricane Beryl. Nevertheless, PM Modi had already spoken to players after victory last week.
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