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India arrive home to crowds and fanfare

It was an early start to the day for India, arriving in Delhi around 6am after a 16-hour non-stop charter flight from Bridgetown. Here, Hardik Pandya prepares to board the team bus at the Indira Gandhi International Airport
It was an early start to the day for India, arriving in Delhi around 6am after a 16-hour non-stop charter flight from Bridgetown. Here, Hardik Pandya prepares to board the team bus at the Indira Gandhi International Airport•AFP/Getty Images
Virat Kohli is a pleased man, arriving in Delhi
Virat Kohli is a pleased man, arriving in Delhi•Getty Images
They had breakfast and a chat with the PM
They had breakfast and a chat with the PM•PIB/AFP/Getty Images
Inside the Wankhede, too, it was jam-packed, and the fans had to endure a monsoonal downpour or two as well
Inside the Wankhede, too, it was jam-packed, and the fans had to endure a monsoonal downpour or two as well•AFP/Getty Images
The open-top bus parade finally got underway two hours late, but the fans had not moved an inch
The open-top bus parade finally got underway two hours late, but the fans had not moved an inch•AFP/Getty Images
India's Player of the Tournament Jasprit Bumrah lets out a roar at the World Cup after-party
India's Player of the Tournament Jasprit Bumrah lets out a roar at the World Cup after-party•BCCI
Axar Patel and Hardik Pandya keep the party going
Axar Patel and Hardik Pandya keep the party going•BCCI
Once the team reached the Wankhede Stadium, they danced their way around
Once the team reached the Wankhede Stadium, they danced their way around•AFP/Getty Images
Mohammed Siraj waves at fans at the Indira Gandhi International Airport
Mohammed Siraj waves at fans at the Indira Gandhi International Airport•AFP/Getty Images
Suryakumar Yadav waves at fans at the Delhi airport
Suryakumar Yadav waves at fans at the Delhi airport•Getty Images
Then the team was flown to Mumbai, where it was time to celebrate with the fans via an open-top bus parade and a get-together at the Wankhede Stadium. Fans congregated at Marine Drive in their thousands hours before the parade was due to begin
Then the team was flown to Mumbai, where it was time to celebrate with the fans via an open-top bus parade and a get-together at the Wankhede Stadium. Fans congregated at Marine Drive in their thousands hours before the parade was due to begin•AFP/Getty Images
As the evening wore on, the crowd grew and grew on Marine Drive
As the evening wore on, the crowd grew and grew on Marine Drive•AFP/Getty Images
The Indian players show off the T20 World Cup trophy on their open-top bus
The Indian players show off the T20 World Cup trophy on their open-top bus•AFP/Getty Images
Fans find a vantage point to get a better look at their heroes during India's open-top bus parade
Fans find a vantage point to get a better look at their heroes during India's open-top bus parade•BCCI
India's main men: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma with the T20 World Cup trophy
India's main men: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma with the T20 World Cup trophy•BCCI
Tennis racquets came out on the lap of honour, to ping some treats into the stands
Tennis racquets came out on the lap of honour, to ping some treats into the stands•AFP/Getty Images
After a stopover at a hotel, India's World Cup winning squad was whisked off to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi
After a stopover at a hotel, India's World Cup winning squad was whisked off to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi•PIB/AFP/Getty Images
Not a traffic jam you want to be stuck in: Indian fans outnumbered the vehicles on Marine Drive by a few thousands
Not a traffic jam you want to be stuck in: Indian fans outnumbered the vehicles on Marine Drive by a few thousands•BCCI
Fans as far as the eye can see: Marine Drive in the build-up to the Indian team's arrival
Fans as far as the eye can see: Marine Drive in the build-up to the Indian team's arrival•AFP/Getty Images
Rohit Sharma, trophy in hand, soaks in the atmosphere of the open-top bus parade
Rohit Sharma, trophy in hand, soaks in the atmosphere of the open-top bus parade•AFP/Getty Images
Arshdeep Singh, India's hero in the 19th over of the chase, gets his hands on the silverware
Arshdeep Singh, India's hero in the 19th over of the chase, gets his hands on the silverware•BCCI
India had had a long day, but the energy was still high
India had had a long day, but the energy was still high•BCCI