Air India special flight arrives in Barbados to ferry T20 WC champions home

BRIDGETOWN (Barbados): A special Air India flight landed at Barbados Airport on Wednesday to ferry home the T20 cricket World Cup champions who have been stranded in West Indies due to airport shutdown in the wake of Hurricane Beryl.

The Rohit-Sharma-led team is expected to land in Delhi on Thursday. Ahead of their departure, the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) posted a video of the World Cup Trophy that India bagged with their win against South Africa. “It’s coming home” posted BCCI alongside the video.

The special chartered flight arranged by BCCI secretary Jay Shah will also be carrying members of Indian media who went to cover the tournament but got stranded due to the hurricane.

#WATCH | A special flight of Air India lands at Barbados Airport. Team India will fly back to the country on this flight. pic.twitter.com/5q8NaiIJGP

— ANI (@ANI) July 3, 2024

Just hours after their T20 WC win, Men in Blue were forced to stay confined inside their hotel rooms as the hurricane made landfall in Barbados on Sunday and a curfew was imposed for the safety of people. Electricity and water supply were also affected.