Big Three return home for a well-deserved rest

Also returning were Khan and Powar, both of whom were part of both the Test and ODI sides that toured England, and Jaffer who was not part of the ODI squad but preferred to stay back after the end of the Test series to be with his in-laws.

Cricket manager Chandu Borde and selector Sanjay Jagdale also landed at Mumbai while captain Rahul Dravid and his predecessor Sourav Ganguly went to their respective homes in Bangalore and Kolkata directly from London, according to cricket Board officials.

Borde described the tour 8220;as the best I have had the fortune to be part of.8221;

8220;Sachin was fantastic. Zaheer bowled very well and the entire team performed well,8221; he said. Borde, however, said that the team had not yet lodged an official complaint to the International Cricket Council on the poor umpiring decisions that India got but the captain was likely to mention these in his report.