India get heroes welcome home

India get heroes welcome home

T20 World Cup winning Indian team arrived on Thursday morning

Virat Kohli, Player of the Final, received a huge reception

Indian team was greeted by BCCI secretary Jay Shah on arrival

Goosebumps inducing scenes from India's arrival in New Delhi (Source: BCCI)

Some memorable scenes shared by BCCI's social media account

Fans gathered in numbers outside the Delhi airport

Fans braved early morning showers to reach airport as early as 4:30 AM

Fans congregated with placards and banners of their heroes

Players shook a leg to dhols outside the airport

The team cut a special cake upon arrival at the ITC Maurya hotel

The team met PM Modi at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg

PM Modi hosted the Indian team and discussed the campaign

PM Modi was presented with a special jersey by BCCI top brass

A special video for a special morning (shared by BCCI)

A sea of humanity had gathered in Mumbai's Marine Drive ahead of Team India's victory parade

The Wankhede Stadium was also packed to the brim ahead of the BCCI's felicitation ceremony for the Indian team

Rohit Sharma and his teammates were then paraded through Marine Drive on an open-top bus,

Player of the final Virat Kohli was among those who spoke at the felicitation ceremony and the batting superstar reminisced the 2011 ODI World Cup victory at this venue

The players were often seen breaking into impromptu jigs at the Wankhede Stadium that made for wholesome moments

The victorious Indian team later received a cheque of Rs 125 crore from the BCCI as a cash prize for their T20 World Cup triumph