WATCH: Mohammed Siraj Receives Rousing Reception in Hyderabad After T20 World Cup Triumph

Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj received a rousing reception in Hyderabad as the pacer arrived in his home town on Friday. Scores of fans gathered around his car and cheered as he waved at them from his car’s sunroof at Mehdipatnam here.

Speaking to reporters at the airport, he said it was a proud moment to win the World Cup and that it was difficult to describe his feelings.

“India has been waiting for a long time to get the World Cup. Very happy (to have won now),” he said.

Earlier on Thursday, Siraj was part of India’s victory parade that witnessed massive traffic snarls as a sea of people converged at Marine Drive to have a glimpse of the Indian superstars.

Stations and roads reverberated with slogans of ‘Bharat Mataki Jai’, ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘India India’ as Tricolour-waving and blue jersey-clad crowds braved the intermittent rains to catch a glimpse of the team that had brought T20 cricket’s most coveted prize home after more than a decade.

The two-hour open bus parade started from the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) in Nariman Point till the Wankhede Stadium started a little after 7:30 pm as the Maximum City’s stretch along the Marine Drive was drowned in an ‘Ocean of Humanity’.

The Wankhede Stadium here was thrown open to fans, who filled up the stands within minutes to celebrate the Indian cricket team’s title triumph last Saturday. After arriving in the city, Rohit Sharma’s team and its support staff made their way to the southern tip of the city which houses the Wankhede Stadium.

But not before their aircraft — a Vistara flight — got the famous ‘Water Salute’ after arriving here at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport’s Terminal 2. The players walked out of the airport with a sea of fans and media waiting for them for several hours.

(With Agency Inputs)