India's women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj arrives to a 'sweet' welcome

India's women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj arrives to a 'sweet' welcome

Indian women's cricket team players today arrived in Mumbai to grand welcome. Pics/Yogen Shah

Indian women's cricket team players today arrived in Mumbai to grand welcome. Pics/Yogen Shah

Mithali Raj led the team to the finals where they lost to England

Mithali Raj led the team to the finals where they lost to England

The crowd at the Mumbai Airport was seen cheering 'India, India', with the kin of the cricketers waiting with eager eyes for their favourite players to arrive

The crowd at the Mumbai Airport was seen cheering 'India, India', with the kin of the cricketers waiting with eager eyes for their favourite players to arrive

The players received a grand reception at the airport, with people putting 'tilak on the girls forehead and garlanding them

The players received a grand reception at the airport, with people putting 'tilak on the girls forehead and garlanding them

Many of the people were seen holding posters saying, Mumbai Cricket Association welcomes Indian Women's Cricket team

Many of the people were seen holding posters saying, Mumbai Cricket Association welcomes Indian Women's Cricket team

Eight players including Harmanpreet Kaur, Jhulan Goswami, Sushma Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Raut and Deepti Sharma landed in India early morning

Eight players including Harmanpreet Kaur, Jhulan Goswami, Sushma Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Raut and Deepti Sharma landed in India early morning

Indian batswoman Veda Krishnamurthy

Indian batswoman Veda Krishnamurthy

Indian bowler Poonam Yadav

Indian bowler Poonam Yadav

This was the second instance where India appeared in the final

This was the second instance where India appeared in the final