[Watch] Team India Receive 'Big Welcome' In Ahmedabad For World Cup 2023 Final
Indian players were given a grand welcome in Ahmedabad (screengrab)
Team India players were treated with garlands and tilak on their faces and given a special guard of honour with the national flag held high upon reaching Ahmedabad for the ICC World Cup 2023 finale scheduled on Sunday (November 19).
As the build-up to the marquee summit clash against Australia picks up steam and great excitement for fans, the hotel staff in Ahmedabad welcomed the players with open arms and hailed them for an incredible journey leading into the final.
Rohit Sharma and company have been in excellent form and produced an all-conquering campaign, winning all nine of their league stage encounters before storming past New Zealand in the high-pressure semifinal played on Wednesday (November 15) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Men in Blue stand one win away from reclaiming the ultimate crown for the third time in India's men's cricket history after clinching the World Cup trophy back in 1983 and 2011 editions of the quadrennial ICC event.
Team India Gets Special Welcome In Ahmedabad
Up next for them are longstanding arch-rivals Australia, who defeated their bogey side South Africa in the second semifinal played in Kolkata on Thursday (November 16) and announced their claims for what could be a sixth World Cup triumph.
Before all routes lead to the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad, however, Rohit's men were given a grand welcome to the city by the hotel staff. Players were given entry to the team hotel with garlands and tilak on their heads.
The staff then unveiled a special guard of honour for coach Rahul Dravid, skipper Rohit and the rest of the members part of the set-up with the national flag held upwards from either side.
All of them wished the players well in their quest to bag the ultimate glory in Ahmedabad this weekend as the nation awaits a prestigious third World Cup title.
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