New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- The football fans in the country will be up for a treat when Lionel Messi lands in India in December later this year in a three-city tour. Messi, who won the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar with Argentina and is current playing for Inter Miami in Major League Soccer (MLS), will be India from December 13 to 15 and visit Kolkata, Mumbai and Delhi.

Based on an Indian Express report, Messi will be attending an event at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on December 14 which will also see the likes of Indian cricketing legends like MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. If all goes well, Messi will be seen with a cricket bat in a seven-a-side game against Dhoni and Kohli.

The report also added that the event ...