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T20 World Cup 2024: Indian cricket fans might have to wait a little longer to see their T20 World Cup-winning heroes back in the country as the Rohit Sharma-led side's travel plans have been impacted by a hurricane in Barbados.

Reports said that hurricane Beryl, originating in the Atlantic, had intensified with maximum sustained winds of 210 kmph.

The Category 4 hurricane was about 570km east-southeast of Barbados and the airport in Bridgetown has been shut since Sunday evening.

The Indian team was supposed to take an Emirates flight from New York via Dubai.

As per reports, the plan now is to fly the team back to India on a charter flight.

"The team was supposed to leave from here (Bridgetown) to New York and then reach India via Dubai. But now the plan is to get a charter flight straight from here to Delhi. A meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also being considered," PTI quoted a source as saying.

The Indian contingent, including support staff, families, and officials, consists of about 70 members.

India had ended their 11-year wait for an ICC trophy on Saturday, overcoming South Africa by seven runs in a thrilling contest to win the T20 World Cup for the second time.

Player of the match Virat Kohli smashed a 59-ball 76 to guide India to 176/7 before restricting South Africa to 169/8 to lift the trophy they had last won in 2007.

"Very hard to sum up what we have been through for the last 3-4 years. To be honest, we worked very hard as individuals and as a team a team, a lot has gone on behind the scenes for us to be here today and win this game. It is not what we did today, it is what we have been doing for the last 3-4 years," Indian skipper Rohit Sharma said after the final.

Kohli was adjudged as the Player of the Match after smashing his first half-century of the tournament whereas Jasprit Bumrah ended up winning the Player of the Tournament award.

The cricket world witnessed a massive announcement from three veteran Indian players as Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja and Rohit Sharma announcement from T20Is after the monumental achievement.