India's T20 Cricket World Cup winners were finally heading home Wednesday, officials said, after a hurricane in the West Indies delayed their departure.Favourites India won the title on Saturday after defeating South Africa in a thrilling final, but their travel plans were disrupted by Hurricane Beryl.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"The team has left from Barbados on a special Air India flight," Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajeev Shukla told the Press Trust of India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rohit Sharma's men were scheduled to reach the Indian capital New Delhi on Thursday morning, where they will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The special flight was arranged after the players were stranded in a hotel for three days after the victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rohit, who announced his T20 international retirement alongside fellow star Virat Kohli after the final, posted a picture of him holding the T20 trophy with teammate Suryakumar Yadav aboard the flight, with a caption "Coming home".<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After their meeting with Modi, the team will fly to Mumbai for a victory parade in the heart of India's financial capital, Shukla said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Last weekend's win ended an 11-year global cricket trophy drought for India following their 2013 Champions Trophy win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Their last World Cup victory was at home for the 50-over tournament in 2011 under M.S. Dhoni.<\/p>\r\n\r\n