Virat Kohli's brother and other family members welcomed him in Delhi on Thursday morning as Team India landed in New Delhi from Barbados, having been delayed for days by Hurricane Beryl, after winning the T20 World Cup.
"So proud bhai," Vikas Kohli wrote on his Instagram Stories, with photos of himself, his son, niece and nephew with Virat Kohli.
Vikas Kohli and his son also shared the joy by wearing Virat Kohli's T20 World Cup medal.
Kohli's sister Bhawna Kohli also shared the photos on her Instagram Stories.
Virat Kohli, who was born and brought up in Delhi, got some of the loudest cheers from fans as the cricketers returned home from Barbados.
Watch what this fan had to say about the cricket heroes:
Team India gets rousing welcome in Delhi
The Men in Blue got a befitting welcome in Delhi as they landed in the national capital on Thursday aboard a specially-arranged charter Air India flight with scores of fans lining up outside the airport to welcome the players despite a steady drizzle and heavy security deployment that kept them at a distance from their heroes.
{{/usCountry}}The Men in Blue got a befitting welcome in Delhi as they landed in the national capital on Thursday aboard a specially-arranged charter Air India flight with scores of fans lining up outside the airport to welcome the players despite a steady drizzle and heavy security deployment that kept them at a distance from their heroes.
{{/usCountry}}They eventually left the airport in buses, flanked by a long escort of police cars with wailing sirens.
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The team met Prime Minister Narendra Modi later on Thursday, before flying to Mumbai for a stunning victory parade in the city.
The cricketers, their immediate families and top BCCI officials were unable to head back home immediately after the T20 World Cup win due to a shutdown forced by hurricane Beryl in Barbados. They were cocooned in their hotel before the BCCI made arrangements for the special charter flight.
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