In this news bulletin, India Today’s Consulting Editor (Sports) Nikhil Naaz details the itinerary of football legend Lionel Messi’s ‘GOAT Tour’ to India. Naaz states, ‘It’s going to be a very hectic schedule for G.O.A.T… He’s here roughly for about 70, 72 hours.’ The programme highlights Messi’s arrival in Kolkata to unveil a 70-foot statue and meet Shah Rukh Khan. Naaz reports that the tour includes a match in Hyderabad with Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and an exhibition game in Mumbai involving Bollywood stars. The visit concludes in New Delhi with a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Naaz also confirms that teammates Luis Suarez and Rodrigo De Paul are accompanying Messi.
