The two brothers Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan who were part of the victorious Twenty20 World Cup squad were accorded a warm welcome in their home town when they flew into the Harni airport from Mumbai.
With the enormity of India's success under his leadership sinking in, India's new captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said he was excited but not unduly worried about leading the ODI cricket team against Australia.
Lending support to victorious Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, his deputy Yuvraj Singh said the Jharkhand player, who led the team to Twenty20 World Cup win, is the best possible skipper under present circumstances.
The Jharkhand government could soon review the security of Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the wake of the massive response the Indian team has received following its victory over Pakistan in the T20 World Cup, official sources said.
Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik described his team's close defeats against India as sheer bad luck and said the players were high on morale as they were not lacking in cricketing terms.
One would have thought that the 15 cricketers who brought India the glory at the Twenty20 World Cup were the heroes being felicitated at the Wankhede Stadium, but a look at the dias would have suggested otherwise.
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has been a perfect picture of cool and composure in the Twenty20 World Cup, confessed that he had feared Misbah-ul-Haq's now-infamous scoop might elude S Sreesanth.
Victorious Indian cricketers arrived in Mumbai to a tumultuous welcome following their triumph in the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup as hordes of crowd braved strong rain to greet them.
Sab kuch normal rakhne ka (keep everything normal) -- skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni told his ecstatic teammates as they savoured their World Cup triumph over Pakistan.
Nothing succeeds like success. Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led young brigade of Indian cricketers have become the 'darling' of not only cricket crazy fans but also of the institutions they represent.
The unconventional shot Pakistan's Misbah-ul Haq played in the last over of the high voltage Twenty20 World Cup to give India a historic win will haunt him for a long, long time.
The triumphant Twenty20 World Cup - winning Indian team will be given a rousing open top motorcade reception by citizens after it arrives in Mumbai from South Africa on Wednesday morning.
Shoaib Akhtar has lauded the Pak team for its fine overall show in the Twenty20 World Cup and said that reaching the final and making it a nail-biting affair was no mean achievement.
Minutes after Shoaib Malik's team lost the Twenty20 World Cup final to India in Johannesburg, Pakistan's angry cricket lovers burnt effigies of Younis Khan and Shahid Afridi to vent their anger.
Irfan Pathan crowned his comeback to international cricket by playing a crucial role in India's title triumph in the Twenty20 World Cup at the Wanderers.
