Watch: Suryakumar Yadav wins the T20 World Cup and is warmly welcomed home

After India’s historic ICC T20 World Cup victory in Barbados, cricket player Suryakumar Yadav received a jubilant greeting at his Mumbai home.

The touching return home was a perfect cap to an incredible trip that saw India win its first trophy in the Indian Cricket League in thirteen years.

The triumphant return of the Indian cricket team to their homeland started when they arrived in Delhi, where they were welcomed by jubilant supporters and had a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Thousands of fervent spectators watched an open-top bus parade from Marine Drive to Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai as the festivities continued.

When SKY arrived home, his family welcomed him with open arms. Following Indian customs, his mother gave him a garland as a welcome and did an aarti, applying a tikka to his forehead. Due to the family’s arrangement of dhol artists, a joyous ambiance was created, leading to Suryakumar and his spouse Devisha Shetty dancing and proudly showing off their well-deserved award.

Watch the video below:

Grand welcome of world cup champions SKY at his residence by him family members #SuryakumarYadav pic.twitter.com/zjOm6tru5R

— sheenu. (@onlyskymatters) July 5, 2024

T20 World Cup 2024 saw SKY score 199 runs.

The 33-year-old scored 199 runs at an average of 28.42 in eight games for the Men in Blue during the World Cup, including two half-centuries. His contributions to the team were noteworthy. He made a number of incredible catches during the competition, which demonstrated how important his fielding was.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) congratulated the winning Indian team at Wankhede Stadium by giving them a prize money of INR 125 crore. Player speeches, performances, and a victory lap set to the melody of India’s national song, Vande Mataram, were all part of the celebration.

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde honoured Mumbai’s top cricket players, including captain Rohit Sharma, Shivam Dube, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Yadav, before the State Assembly in appreciation of their extraordinary accomplishment. The Chief Minister praised these players for their crucial contributions to India’s World Cup triumph and promised a hefty reward of INR 11 crore for them.