Overview
- Kuldeep Yadav posted about meeting Lionel Messi in New Delhi during the GOAT India Tour and displayed a signed Argentina jersey.
- Adidas India circulated images from the Delhi shoot showing Kuldeep with Sumit Antil, Nishad Kumar, Nikhat Zareen and Renuka Singh Thakur.
- Jay Shah presented customised India jerseys to Messi (No. 10), Luis Suárez (No. 9) and Rodrigo De Paul (No. 7) at Arun Jaitley Stadium, along with an invitation to the T20 World Cup.
- Messi thanked India for its reception and said he would return, offering no firm commitment to a future match or appearance.
- The four-city tour covered Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai and New Delhi and concluded with a visit to Vantara in Jamnagar, with meetings that included Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and DDCA president Rohan Jaitley.