Indian captain Rohit Sharma, Head Coach Gautam Gambhir and bowler Harshit Rana returned to India on Monday, March 10, a day after the team's triumphant campaign in the ICC Champions Trophy.
Amid cheers from a sea of fans, Rohit arrived in Mumbai at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, accompanied by his family.
He acknowledged the crowd with a wave before entering his car and driving off.
India's star players Shreyas Iyer and Hardik Pandya also returned to India on Monday.
Iyer had a fine Champions Trophy, top-scoring for India with the bat, making 243 runs in five matches at an average of 48.60, with two half-centuries. On the other hand, Hardik made 99 runs in four matches at an average of 24.75 and picked up four wickets, delivering crucial cameos with the bat.
Hardik Pandya on his arrival in Mumbai. Video: ANI
India's Head Coach Gautam Gambhir also landed in Delhi, marking his return after successfully guiding the team to their third Champions Trophy title.
Spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Varun Chakravarthy touched down in Chennai.
All-rounder Axar Patel, who made impactful 109 runs at No 5 along with five wickets, returned home to Ahmedabad to loud cheers from his home fans.
SEE: Indian pace bowler Harshit Rana. VIDEO: ANI/X
Fast bowler Harshit Rana arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi from Dubai, was at first hesitant to speak to the media, telling them mat lo (don't click pictures) but then seeing the reporters unrelenting he was after coerced into saying how he felt on India's historic win.
"I really felt happy," he told ANI, when asked for a reaction.
The latest to arrive home was vice-captain Shubman Gill, who landed in Mumbai on Tuesday evening.
Fans turned up in numbers to welcome the player who donned a black shirt and black shades to go along with his new haircut.
The Indian vice-captain played a fundamental role in India's famous unbeaten run to clinch the Champions Trophy title.
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