India, Dec. 14 -- Sachin Tendulkar and Lionel Messi, the two icons of their respective sport, finally met each other as the Argentine superstar's India tour reached Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. Roughly half an hour after Messi made his way to the middle at the iconic cricket venue in India, the Master Blaster made his presence felt as he interacted with Messi, Luis Suarez and Rodrigo De Paul. The 38-year-old Messi, who won the FIFA World Cup in 2022, landed in Mumbai on Sunday morning and eventually made his way to the Wankhede Stadium in the evening.

The event in Mumbai started off with Messi throwing some balls towards the crowd and interacting with former India football captain Sunil Chhetri. After meeting Maharashtra's Chief...