White blazers and wild celebrations: Inside India’s Champions Trophy festivities | Cricket News

India received the Champions Trophy for the third time on Sunday after beating New Zealand within the last. (AP)

TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: Even hours after the champagnes have been popped, peppy Punjabi music reverberated within the stadium and a number of selfies have been clicked, the get together was not over in Dubai. The euphoria of India’s 2025 Champions Trophy win gripped the town and a whole lot gathered outdoors the crew lodge to catch a glimpse of their favorite celebrity with the white coat on and the winners medal round their necks.
Deafening chants could possibly be heard from a good distance when Team India’s bus, escorted by police vehicles, reached a luxurious lodge round 11pm native time within the busy neighbourhood not distant from the long-lasting Burj Khalifa.
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The lodge workers had their job lower out because the followers have been itching to see the gamers however they did a commendable job in masking the passage and guaranteeing a seamless entry into the premises.

There have been some fireworks and flower bathe for the gamers, and inside no time they reached their respective flooring with out the followers getting a wind of it. The chanting continued and the tri-colour was aggressively waved however the repeated pleas weren’t going to be heard.
“Sir, bahar bula do. Balcony mai bula do ek baar, hum tabse khade hai (sir please call them in the balcony once, we are standing for a long time),” pleaded followers to the Indian safety guard stationed on the primary entrance. “Oh ghar jaao bhai, ab wo aaram karege. Khaaege, peeyege, mauj karege. Ab nahi aaege (go home, they will rest now. They will eat, drink, enjoy. They won’t come now),” got here the short retort but it surely wasn’t convincing sufficient for the a whole lot who have been able to camp close to the drop-off zone.

Some gave up and fortunately went dwelling after getting selfies with Indian cricket crew followers Sudhir and Ram Babu however loads saved lurking across the lodge for only one glimpse of the star gamers.
Nearly three hours had handed for the reason that fireworks went off on the Dubai International Stadium and an enormous fats get together acquired underway away from the hustle and bustle of the town. The youthful lot of the crew did not miss a beat whereas shaking their leg and the seniors have been soaking within the second and celebrating with their members of the family and family members.

Captain Rohit Sharma’s spouse Ritika and daughter, Virat Kohli’s spouse Anushka, Ravindra Jadeja’s household and Mohammed Shami’s household have been all current on the floor earlier than the presentation ceremony acquired underway and everybody’s cell phone have been working extra time to report these recollections of a lifetime.

Away from the bunch, moments after getting the medal and white blazer, Hardik Pandya broke away from the pack and did his iconic pose with the trophy on the enjoying floor. He was quickly joined by teammates and then everybody sat down for extra photos.
Near the boundary ropes, Gautam Gambhir indulged within the herculean job that’s doing shayari with former India cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu who even compelled the pinnacle coach to do some bhangra throughout their transient chat.

Virat and Rohit in the meantime broke into dandiya with the stumps and the Indian captain’s two-line remark after that’s going completely viral on social media.
There have been a number of interviews which adopted and a way of satisfaction was written everywhere in the faces of the gamers who gave their all in previous couple of weeks in Dubai.

The Indian cricket crew landed in Dubai on February 15 and the unbeaten run within the match gave them their second ICC title in two years and third Champions Trophy total, and priceless moments.
The get together would have actually continued afterhours within the crew lodge however everybody would have ensured a sound sleep earlier than they catch the flight again dwelling on March 10.