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| India team begins victory parade |
| Indian cricketers have begun a victory parade in Mumbai amid a rapturous reception from the nation after winning the World Twenty20 cricket tournament
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| INDIA
, 26-September-2007
1:45:25 AM |
| India beat Pakistan in the final in Johannesburg by five runs to clinch their first major trophy since 1983.
Television pictures showed the team, led by 26-year-old captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, travelling on an open-top bus, dancing and waving at fans.
Hundreds of fans have braved a drizzle to welcome the team on the route.
Television pictures showed the Indian players on the upper deck of the bus waving Indian flags and taking pictures.
Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh was seen dancing on top of the bus.
Thousands of fans stood under umbrellas on the city's roads to greet the team and many ran along with the slow moving bus. People danced, distributed sweets and burst crackers in the city.
"I'm so excited about seeing these guys. They have made India proud," Parag Paranjpee, who missed college to join the celebrations, told the Associated Press news agency.
'Making amends'
The bus carrying the team will move through Mumbai city to the local Wankhede stadium, where the players will be met by state government and local cricket authorities.
The victory parade through the rain-slicked streets is expected to take between two to three hours, reports said.
The Indian cricket has board announced a bonus of $2m for the team, and a $250,000 cash prize to Yuvraj Singh for his record feat of hitting six sixes in an over, in a match against England.
Captain Mahendra Dhoni has said India's World Twenty20 triumph had made amends for their 50-over World Cup nightmare.
The Indians went out at the first stage in the Caribbean in April but edged out Pakistan in Johannesburg on Monday to be crowned the best team in the world in the game's shortest format.
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