Team India departs from Barbados on special flight, to arrive in Delhi tomorrow

BRIDGETOWN (Barbados): The T20 World Cup winner Team India departed from Barbados on Wednesday in a special flight after they found themselves stranded in the country due to airport closure amid Hurricane Beryl’s impact.

A special flight of Air India on Wednesday landed at Barbados Airport to ferry home the T20 cricket World Cup champions. The Rohit-Sharma-led team is expected to land in New Delhi on Thursday.

The special flight, arranged by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah, will also be carrying members of Indian media, who had gone to cover the tournament.

#WATCH | Indian cricket team leave from Barbados. The team will reach Delhi on July 4, early morning.

The flight arranged by BCCI’s Jay Shah is also carrying the members of Indian media who were stranded in Barbados pic.twitter.com/V0ScaaojBv

— 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.