Team Dhoni's first day as World Champs

Team Dhoni's first day as World Champs
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MS Dhoni's Men in Blue were at the Raj Bhawan in Mumbai for a tea with President Pratibha Patil on Sunday.

The President had invited the Indian cricket team for tea, 
in the first official engagement for the Team India that trounced Sri Lanka in the World Cup final by six wickets on Saturday.

Also, it's raining crores for the World Cup-winning Indian cricket team.

Here's a look at how the victory has resulted in a huge windfall for the Men in Blue. 

ICC chief Sharad Pawar and Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan were also present at the felicitation ceremony at Raj Bhavan.




It's raining crores for the World Cup-winning Indian cricket team.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took the lead announcing a 
Rs. one crore award for each player and several state governments followed suit.
 Some states did not announce any cash reward but said the cricketers will be honoured with respective state awards.

Coach Gary Kirsten and other support staff will get Rs. 50 lakh each as reward for their contribution, 
while the selectors will be given Rs. 25 lakh each, BCCI President Shashank Manohar said on Sunday 

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit announced a award of Rs. two crore for Captain M S Dhoni and Rs. one crore each for four Delhi players 

- Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli and Ashish Nehra - after their historic victory.




Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan announced award of Rs. one crore each for 

Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan, who hail from the state. 



Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa announced his government would ,

 honour the victorious cricket players with a residential plot each from the Bangalore Development Authority

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh will be given a cash award of Rs. one crore.

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