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Indian cricket fans may need to wait a little bit longer to see their T20 World Cup-winning heroes back in the nation as the Rohit Sharma-led side’s itinerary have actually been affected by a cyclone here.
Reports stated that cyclone Beryl, coming from the Atlantic, had actually magnified with optimal continual winds of 210 kmph.
The Category 4 cyclone had to do with 570km east-southeast of Barbados and there are reports that the airport in Bridgetown will shut in the night.
The Indian group was expected to take an Emirates flight from New York through Dubai.
A source informed PTI that the strategy now is to fly the group back to India on a charter flight.
“The group was expected to leave from here (Bridgetown) to New York and after that reach India through Dubai. Now the strategy is to get a charter flight directly from here to Delhi. A conference with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likewise being thought about,” a source stated.
The Indian contingent, consisting of assistance personnel, households, and authorities, includes about 70 members.
India had actually ended their 11-year await an ICC prize on Saturday, conquering South Africa by 7 runs in an awesome contest to win the T20 World Cup for the 2nd time.
Gamer of the match Virat Kohli smashed a 59-ball 76 to assist India to 176/7 before limiting South Africa to 169/8 to raise the prize they had actually last won in 2007.