New Delhi, Dec. 14 -- A new detail related to Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium chaos claimed that former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly had tried to stop football legend Lionel Messi from leaving the field, but Messi's team denied the request.

An ABP Ananda report suggested that Sourav Ganguly had requested Messi to stay for a while, so that the people who came to the field could see him.

However, Messi's team was not willing to compromise on security, the report added.

"It was heard that despite Sourav's request, Messi decided to leave the field. It was also heard that entrepreneur Satdru Dutta also requested Messi. Some of the administration were also present at that time. But Messi's team did not agree to take the risk, considering...