Virat Kohli’s brother and other family members greeted him in Delhi on Thursday morning as Team India arrived from Barbados, where they had been delayed for days by Hurricane Beryl following their victory in the T20 World Cup.
“So proud bhai,” wrote Vikas Kohli on his Instagram Stories, sharing photos with Virat Kohli alongside his son, niece, and nephew.
Vikas Kohli and his son proudly wore Virat Kohli’s T20 World Cup medal, a moment also captured by Kohli’s sister Bhawna Kohli on her Instagram Stories.
Virat Kohli, a Delhi native, received enthusiastic cheers from fans upon his return from Barbados.
Team India received a warm welcome in Delhi as they landed aboard a specially arranged Air India charter flight on Thursday. Despite steady rain and heavy security, scores of fans gathered outside the airport to welcome the players, who later departed in buses escorted by a long line of police cars with sirens blaring.