BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) secretary Jay Shah has come forward to help the stranded Indian media personnel in Barbados by offering them to fly with the Indian team on the special chartered flight from Barbados to Delhi. Notably, Barbados has been on high alert due to the Hurricane Beryl threat in the island nation since Sunday, June 30.
Hence, the Indian cricket team has been left stranded in the country with the airports being shut due to the harsh weather conditions. Along with the team, several media personnel from the country have also been left stranded in Barbados and will be rescued by Jay Shah informed India Today’s Vikrant Gupta.
“Special thanks to @JayShah for taking the initiative and ‘rescuing’ stranded Indian media in Barbados. As a gesture, the 20-odd media contingent have been offered to fly out with the Indian team on the special chartered flight from Barbados to Delhi! The special flight will take off In a few hours and land Delhi around 4-5 Thursday morning,” wrote Gupta on his X account.
Gupta also informed that the flight will be landing in Delhi at 4-5 am where they will be expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The fans are eagerly waiting for the return of team India after winning the T20 World Cup 2024. The Men in Blue beat South Africa by seven runs in the final on Saturday, June 29 at Kensington Oval Bridgetown Barbados.
After opting to bat first, India posted a good score of 176/7 in their allotted 20 overs with Virat Kohli top-scoring with his innings of 76 (59). In reply, South Africa could only reach 169/8 in their 20 overs with Hardik Pandya (3/20) successfully defending 15 runs for India in the final over.
As a result, India won their second T20 World Cup after a long gap of 17 years after having won the inaugural edition of the tournament in 2007 under the leadership of MS Dhoni in South Africa. The win also brought an end to India’s 11-year-long ICC Trophy drought as they won their last major title in 2013 by clinching the Champions Trophy in England also under Dhoni’s leadership.
The entire nation is waiting for the return of World Champions India as they can’t wait to honour the entire team for their triumph.
