The Indian Cricket Team entourage, including the players, their families, the support staff, and even the media personnel, are stranded in their hotel (Hilton) with limited staff as hurricane warnings in Barbados shut down the airport indefinitely. Per the latest reports, Hurricane Beryl (Category 4) will pass the Island on Sunday night (local time). A ‘very dangerous’ category hurricane has thrown the logistics into uncertainty, prompting the BCCI to make last-minute travel arrangements.
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“Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, intensified into a ‘very dangerous’ Category 3 storm on Sunday morning as it churned toward Barbados and the Windward Islands, promising destructive hurricane-force winds and life-threatening storm surge, according to the National Hurricane Center,” CNN reported earlier.
After their second T20 World Cup triumph on Saturday (June 29) against the Proteas, the Indian Team and the staff planned to depart straight home via a charter (from the USA). But because of the hurricane warning on Sunday evening, due to which the airport got shut down, they were left stranded in their hotel.
The BCCI secretary, Jay Shah, also stranded in Barbados, commented on the matter, saying once the team gets travel clearance, they will fly home, where the BCCI will felicitate the winning unit.
“Like you, we are also stuck here. After the travel plans are clear, we will think about the felicitation,” Shah told reporters in Barbados.
Team India’s plan upon landing in India
Per the itinerary, the Indian Team will fly to New Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The PM also called up the Indian squad after their T20 WC triumph, speaking with Captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and outgoing Coach Rahul Dravid.
On this occasion, Shah addressed the team’s success, saying this winning team embodies a vibrant and resilient India. He also credited BCCI’s role in identifying and nurturing the right talent at the right time, leading to the team taking home the honours.
“This team truly embodies a rising, vibrant, and resilient India, asserting its rightful place in the world of cricket. I am delighted that, as the governing body of the sport in India, the BCCI has played a part in this team’s success through our relentless focus on identifying, grooming, and nurturing the right talent,” Shah said in Barbados, as quoted by Cricbuzz.
“Under the exceptional leadership of Rohit Sharma, this team has shown remarkable resolve and resilience, becoming the first team in the history of the ICC T20 World Cup to win the tournament unbeaten.
“They have faced and silenced their critics with stellar performances time and again. Their journey has been nothing short of inspirational. Led by Rohit Sharma, and ably assisted by Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and others they have fulfilled the dreams and aspirations of 1.4 billion Indians,” he concluded.
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