New Delhi,DEC 15
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared some snippets from Lionel Messi’s event at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Monday. The Argentine legend Messi, along with Luis Suarez and Rodrigo De Paul, visited Delhi after events in Kolkata, Hyderabad and Mumbai.During Messi’s event in Delhi, ICC chairman Jay Shah presented jerseys of the Indian Cricket team to star footballers. Messi, De Paul and Suarez also met Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and DDCA President Rohan Jaitley.The Argentine legend and FIFA World Cup-winning player Messi also received a special autographed cricket bat from Jay Shah.”In a rare crossover moment for global sport, ICC Chairman Jay Shah met football icon Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Rodrigo De Paul and presented them with #TeamIndia jerseys and a signed bat by the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 winning Indian team in New Delhi,” BCCI wrote on X.The ICC chairman, Shah, also invited Messi to the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 and presented him with the first ticket for the event, making it a standout moment in Messi’s final leg of the G.O.A.T. India Tour.After meeting the star footballers in Delhi, ICC chairman Jay Shah said that the crossover of two great sporting cultures will inspire millions of children to play sport.”It was a great feeling presenting football legend Lionel Messi an invitational ticket of the @ICC Men’s @T20WorldCup starting Feb 7 along with a signed bat and a @BCCI team jersey. Hoping this cross-over of two great sporting cultures will inspire millions of children to play sport,” Jay Shah wrote on X.
