THE triumphant West Indies Under-19 World Cup squad arrived in Barbados on Tuesday night from Bangladesh. The West Indies were crowned champions of the ICC Under-19 World Cup last Sunday, when they beat India in the final by 5 wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium.

They were hosted to two special welcome ceremonies at the Accra Beach Hotel in Barbados. In attendance were Richard Sealy, acting Prime Minister of Barbados; Stephen Lashley, Minister of Sports in Barbados; Michael Muirhead, CEO of West Indies Cricket Board; Joel Garner, West Indies legend and president of the Barbados Cricket Association; Desmond Haynes, West Indies legend and Chairman of Cricket Legends of Barbados; David Deane, CEO of Barbados Cricket Association; and Connor Looney, CEO of Digicel Barbados. Digicel is the official team sponsor.
Several family members, friends and cricket-lovers joined the celebrations.