Football star Lionel Messi may visit India in December 2025. As per reports, he might play a cricket match during this trip. The match could take place at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. During his visit, he will be part of a special event where he can play a friendly seven-a-side cricket match with some of the most well-known Indian cricketers, including the likes of MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Sachin Tendulkar.
The match is scheduled to take place at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in December. A top event agency has approached the Mumbai Cricket Association(MCA) to reserve the stadium for the event. According to the reports, the match will be part of Messi’s promotional tour in India, which will also take him to Kolkata and New Delhi between December 13 and 15.
Messi to play cricket at Wankhede
An MCA official told The Indian Express that Messi is likely to take part in the cricket match. A full schedule for the event will be released once the details around the tour are finalized. Apart from Mumbai, Messi is also expected to attend programs at Eden Gardens in Kolkata and Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. In Kolkata, he is expected to be honored at Eden Gardens and may launch a football clinic and later attend a football workshop for Children.
This will be Messi’s second visit to India. His last visit was in 2011 when he played a football friendly match against Venezuela at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium. There were earlier reports that Argentina’s national football team, including Messi, would play friendly matches in Kerala in October. However, those plans have been put on hold.
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Messi currently plays for Inter Miami in the United States and is preparing for what could be his last FIFA World Cup in 2026. The 38-year-old footballer was key to Argentina’s World Cup win in Qatar in 2022. The upcoming cricket match is being promoted as the “GOAT Cup.” It aims to bring together two of the most popular sports in India, cricket and football. With Indian cricketers known for their love of football during training sessions, fans are looking forward to seeing Messi on the same field as the Indian cricket legends like Kohli, Dhoni, and others.
