Maa Tujhe Salam: Team India Vibing On AR Rahman’s Vande Matram Will Give You Goosebumps | WATCH

Remember the scenes of the 2011 World Cup final when India were on the verge of a historic victory over Sri Lanka and the 30,000-plus crowd at the Wankhede Stadium sang AR Rahman’s famous patriotic song:My dear Salam‘ in unison? Well, it was recreated on Thursday night as Rohit Sharma’s Team India were feted at the iconic venue for being crowned T20 World Champions.

The men in blue arrived in Mumbai on Thursday with the trophy and took out a victory parade on the packed streets of the city. Later, a packed Wankhede welcomed them and Rohit Sharma and Co were presented with a prize money of Rs 125 crore by the BCCI. After the presentation, the World Cup-winning Indian team took a lap of honour around the field while grooving to the tunes of the song, ‘From Mataram‘.

It was a totally different atmosphere. Kohli and Pandya led the charge, while the entire team followed. They all felt the mood and sang the song along with the crowd before heading to the dressing room.

Mumbai halts for victory parade

Massive traffic jams broke out in south Mumbai on Thursday evening as large crowds gathered at Marine Drive to witness the Indian cricket team’s victory parade.

The trains arriving at Churchgate via the Western Railway network and the sprawling Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, the last station on the long route of the Central Railway, were packed with people from different parts of the metropolis who had travelled from the metropolis to the southern tip in the afternoon to watch the parade.

The slogans ‘ resounded at stations and roads ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai‘, ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘India India’ as the crowd in tricolours and blue shirts braved the intermittent showers to catch a glimpse of the team that had taken home the most coveted prize in T20 cricket after more than a decade.