Come winter, Lionel Messi may commerce his soccer studs for cricket spikes and as an alternative of a soccer at his toes, the Argentine legend might have a cricket bat in his hand. And, if all goes to plan, it may nicely be Messi vs MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli on the Wankhede Stadium in a seven-a-side cricket match on December 14.
Efforts are on to finalise the logistics of the match, which can additionally see the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma take the sphere. It’s learnt {that a} well-known occasion company has requested the Mumbai Cricket Affiliation (MCA) to dam the bottom for December 14, when Messi is anticipated to go to Mumbai as a part of a promotional tour of India.
“Messi will likely be at Wankhede Stadium on December 14. He’s prone to play a cricket match, too, with former and present cricketers. The organisers will give you a whole schedule as soon as all the pieces is finalised,” a MCA supply instructed The Indian Specific.
Throughout his temporary go to, doubtless from December 13 to fifteen, Messi is anticipated to go to New Delhi and Kolkata too. Will probably be Messi’s second go to to India and the primary in 14 years after the Argentine World Cup-winner travelled to play a global pleasant in opposition to Venezuela at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium in 2011.
Earlier, there have been stories that the Argentina nationwide soccer staff, together with Messi, would go to India for a pleasant in October. This was revealed by Kerala’s Sports activities Minister V Abdurahiman, after the state authorities reached an settlement with the Argentina Soccer Affiliation (AFA) to host two video games involving La Albiceleste in Kerala.
Nonetheless, that plan has been placed on maintain, it’s learnt.
Messi, 38, presently performs for Main League Soccer membership Inter Miami and is eyeing to play within the FIFA World Cup for one final time subsequent yr, after main Argentina’s march to the title in 2022, when the event will likely be held within the USA.
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