Indian cricket team arrives in Mumbai

Posted: Jul 07, 2008 at 1542 hrs
Mumbai, July 7: The Indian cricket team, led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, returned in Mumbai on Monday from Karachi after taking part in the Asia Cup which was won by Sri Lanka.

Besides Dhoni, others who arrived in Mumbai by a Pakistan Airlines flight were Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Robin Uthappa, Pragyan Ojha, bowling coach Venkatesh Parsad and BCCI officials Niranjan Shah and Ratnakar Shetty.

Other players proceeded to their respective home towns while coach Gary Kirsten has returned home to South Africa after taking permission from the Cricket Board, BCCI sources said.

The team lost to Lanka by a massive margin of 100 runs in the final yesterday.