Hyderabad, March 10 -- The Indian National Basketball Team, which had been stranded in Qatar for the past eight days, has begun its journey back to India.

On Monday, March 9, the team members reached Dammam in Saudi Arabia and were dropped at King Fahd International Airport. They received support from the Embassy of India in Riyadh.

Eight-day delay in Qatar

The basketball team, which included head coach Prasad, player Aravind and other squad members, had faced an unexpected delay in Qatar for eight days.

Following the delay, the team was moved to Saudi Arabia so that they could continue their journey back home.

Travel arrangements from Dammam to India

Officials confirmed that the team reached Dammam and proceeded to King Fahd Intern...