New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- Indian spin wizard Kuldeep Yadav opens up about meeting Argentina football icon Lionel Messi during the latter's visit to the national capital as a part of his 'GOAT India Tour 2025'.

Yadav received an autographed jersey from the Argentine football icon. Yadav also gifted Messi a cricket bat.

Kuldeep is a well-known football fan with a vocal preference for FC Barcelona, a club that Messi represented for years before his stints with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and currently Inter Miami.

In an X post, Yadav wrote, "Hay un lenguaje que compartimos, se llama Controlar el balon [There's a language we share, it's called "Controlling the Ball" Idolo."

Messi, along with footballers Rodrigo De Paul and Luis Suarez, began hi...