First Glimpse of Bus Designed Specially for Team India's Victory Parade in Mumbai

Mumbai: The first visuals of the bus that will carry the India cricket team during a victory parade in Mumbai on Thursday evening were accessed by the Republic.

The video shows the bus painted blue and decorated with posters of the Indian cricket team winning the ICC T20 World Cup trophy in Barbados. 

The Rohit Sharma-led team India won the T20 World Cup for the second time at the Kensington Oval after defeating South Africa by seven runs in a thrilling final. 

After their delayed arrival in Delhi, the Indian cricket team reached the ITC Maurya Hotel amid ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ chants by Indian cricket fans. They also met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the latter's residence. 

PM Narendra Modi hosted the victorious team, including the players and the Rahul Dravid-led support staff, for a special breakfast. He listened to their experience in the memorable World Cup campaign in the Caribbean. 

The 2007 Parade   

Following a special meet-up with the PM, the team is scheduled to fly to Mumbai for a special road show for the fans starting from Nariman Point to the Wankhede Stadium where the entire team will be honoured.

Notably, the Indian cricket team will today take out the open-bus parade like they did 17 years ago after the team under the captaincy of MS Dhoni clinched the inaugural T20 World Cup. 

This time, Rohit Sharma will be the cynosure of attention during the parade. Notably, he was part of the 2007 victory parade as well, as the youngest member of the side that became the world champions in South Africa. 

“We want to enjoy this special moment with all of you. So let’s celebrate this win with a victory parade at Marine Drive & Wankhede on July 4th from 5:00 pm onwards. It’s coming home,” Rohit posted on X.

In the 2007 parade, the team took six hours to reach the Wankhede Stadium from the Mumbai Airport as they were cheered on by a sea of people. 

Given the players are jet-lagged following their 15-hour flight from Barbados to Delhi and then on to Mumbai, this time the parade route has been kept short.