WATCH: Rishabh Pant looks in light mood as India cricket team arrives in Barbados ahead of T20 World Cup 2024 Final

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Rishabh Pant looked in a light mood as he smiled and apparently cracked a joke at the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) in Barbados..

Several players from the Indian cricket team were seen boarding the team bus as they arrived at the airport..

India will play against South Africa on June 29 at the Kensington Oval..

A landing failure of a small private aircraft at GAIA earlier caused the South Africa team, their families, commentators, match officials and ICC officials to be stranded at Trinidad airport..

Breaking the tradition of hosting finals on Sundays, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has organised it this time on a Saturday.. 3.6 Crore Indians visited in a single day choosing us as India's undisputed platform for General Election Results..

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