Team India's new travel plan: When will T20 World Cup 2024 winners return home as Hurricane looms?

Team India's grand homecoming after winning the T20 World Cup 2024 has been hit by Hurricane Beryl. According to the initial itinerary, Team India was supposed to leave for New York from Barbados and then possibly board for New Delhi on Monday morning local time. But due to the natural disaster that is about to strike Barbados, the airport has been shut down and no flight could either depart or arrive. Thus, when could be the possible course of action?

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When could Team India depart as hurricane Beryl about to hit Barbados?

India's World Cup-winning heroes are stranded in Barbados as the place is set to be hit by Hurricane Beryl. All the flights have been cancelled, and so is India's planned departure. Hence, the wait for the players to return home has been prolonged. However, according to reports, players could soon be on their way to New Delhi. There is a probability that the Grantley Adams International Airport of Barbados will resume operations on Tuesday for some time. Thus, it could be speculated that every possible effort will be made to get the players to board a chartered flight directly to New Delhi.

So, greater clarity will prevail on Tuesday.

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When could Team India possibly return home?

If Team India gets on the chartered flight on Tuesday, then depending on what time the team boards, from then it will take a total of 20 hours and 15 minutes for the flight to land at the IGI Airport of New Delhi. There is a 9-hour 30-minute time difference between Indian Standard Time and the local time of Barbados. So, making all the calculations, if Team India departs on Tuesday morning local time, which will be night in India, then add 20 hours to it making it Wednesday night in India. If Team India gets to the flight on Tuesday night local time, it will be morning in India, and adding another 20 hours to it, then the team will arrive on Thursday. However, it is all an estimation as of now.

The BCCI is planning a felicitation after reaching India but the Hurricane warning has shut down the airport in Barbados indefinitely, leaving the victorious squad stranded.

"Like you we are also stuck here. After the travel plans are clear, we will think about the felicitation," said Jay Shah.