India's T20 World Cup winners returned home to a heroes' welcome Thursday, greeted by huge crowds of euphoric fans and praised by a grinning Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a private reception.

India's World Cup winners return to PM Modi praise, victory parade

Neil Manthorp reflects back on the 2024 T20 World Cup and rates the Proteas players who featured during the campaign which ended in a nail-biting, seven-run defeat to India. 

PLAYER RATINGS: How the Proteas performed at the T20 World Cup

India's T20 Cricket World Cup winners were finally heading home Wednesday, officials said, after a hurricane in the West Indies delayed their departure.

Indian World Cup winners head home after hurricane delay

League Commissioner, Graeme Smith has praised the performance of the Proteas Men’s team after the recently-concluded ICC T20 World Cup and noted the increased positivity around South African cricket, both locally and internationally.

Graeme Smith lauds Proteas Men’s performance at ICC T20 World Cup

India will name their new coach after the World Cup-winning team makes its triumphant return from the Caribbean – but it is unclear when that will be because of a hurricane.

Hurricane delays triumphant return as India set to name new coach

World Cup-winning skipper Rohit Sharma said his team's victory was a "dream come true" for India, as he awaited his return home to a hero's welcome.

Rohit hails India World Cup win as 'dream come true for a billion'

The T20 World Cup concluded with a classic thriller of a final, with India crowned champions on Saturday, but the tournament may also go down as a milestone for a game which is keen to expand its global footprint.

World Cup was a milestone for cricket's global ambitions

India's World Cup-winning cricket team will share prize money of nearly $15 million, the national cricket board said Sunday, as a reward for their "talent, determination, and sportsmanship".

India announces $15 million World Cup team prize

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