[Watch] Mumbai crowd brave rain to cheer for Rohit Sharma and 2024 T20 World Cup-winning Indian team ahead of victory parade

Indian cricket team fans in Mumbai withstood heavy rains to cheer for the squad as they waited for the open-top bus parade scheduled for the evening of July 4. The victory parade to celebrate India's 2024 T20 World Cup title is set to take place along the Marine Drive from Nariman Point to the Wankhede Stadium.

Videos of fans flooding the area to catch a glimpse of the victorious Indian players have been doing the rounds on social media. One such video covered fans braving the rain to cheer for their local hero Rohit Sharma with chants of:

"Mumbai cha Raja, Rohit Sharma."

This was followed by 'India, India' chants as the rain continued pouring with a few umbrellas in the air. Here is a video of the same:

Team India enjoyed a similar open-top bus parade in Mumbai after winning the 2007 World T20 in South Africa.

Following the parade, the Indian squad will gather at the Wankhede Stadium for a felicitation. During the ceremony, they will be awarded a whopping ₹125 crore cash prize by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

The parade was scheduled from 5 to 7pm IST followed by a half-hour felicitation at the Wankhede Stadium.

Team India had a meeting with PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi before the parade

Following their incredible 2024 T20 World Cup title run, Team India arrived home on the morning of July 4. The flight back home was filled with celebrations from the players.

Upon arrival, the Indian side visited Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in New Delhi. They spent almost two hours there before flying to Mumbai for the parade and the felicitation.

Superstar Virat Kohli took to his Instagram handle to post about their meeting with Modi.

"What a great honour meeting our honourable prime minister shri narendra modi ji today. Thank you sir for inviting us to the prime ministers residence," posted Kohli.

Looking back at the on-field display in the tournament, Team India became the first-ever side to win the T20 World Cup without losing a game.

The side bulldozed most of their opposition teams in the first seven wins before pulling off a thriller against South Africa in the finale.

It was India's fourth World Cup title after the 50-over World Cup wins in 1983 and 2011 and the World T20 triumph in 2007.