Lionel Messi's four-day GOAT Tour has finally come to an end at the Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium, where Messi along with Luis Suárez and Rodrigo de Paul, was felicitated by the Chairman of the International Cricket Council, Jay Shah. Shah felicitated the trio with signed Indian cricket jerseys. Messi was also presented with a specially autographed bat and also a ticket for the 2025 T20 Men's World Cup. Notably, Shah presented the ticket to Messi, to watch the India vs USA match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium scheduled on February 7 at the Wankhade Stadium, Mumbai. It was a great feeling presenting football legend Lionel Messi an invitational ticket of the @ICC Men's @T20WorldCup starting Feb 7 along with a signed bat and a @BCCI team jersey.Hoping this cross-over of two great sporting cultures will inspire millions of children to play… pic.twitter.com/ndgIuqwa5P — Jay Shah (@JayShah) December 15, 2025 India’s Group A campaign continues with a clash against Namibia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on February 12, followed by a high-voltage encounter with Pakistan at Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium on February 15. The group stage will conclude with a fixture against the Netherlands at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on February 18. Read also: IPL 2026 Auction: PBKS Strategy – Shreyas & Ponting Plan to Get Livingstone for Maxwell Fans cheered Messi and co while booed the attendees Even though chaos did not erupt as it did in Kolkata, crowds in both Mumbai and Delhi booed the attendees but cheered Messi, de Paul and Suárez the moment they entered. The Delhi crowd was cheerful when messi came but the moment Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta took the stage, the crowd started shouting AQI chants. Notably, the national capital is heavily struggling with air pollution and low visibility. The Air Quality Index in Delhi was 452 at around 8 pm on December 15, something that is normal in Delhi. CM रेखा गुप्ता जैसे ही दुनिया के महान Football खिलाड़ी Lionel Messi से मिलने मंच पर पहुँची!दिल्ली वालों ने नारा लगा दिया— AQI AQI#DelhiPollution #AirPollution pic.twitter.com/wmKciQXbHX — Ashutosh Yadav (@Aap_Ka_Ashutosh) December 15, 2025 Messi goodbye to India, hoping to visit again Well, Messi ended his power-packed 4-day G.O.A.T. Tour in India on December 15 with him hoping to visit the country again. On his final day, he had warm interactions with youngsters from Minerva Academy. He gifted footballs, which triggered a little ramble in the gallery as a few managed to grab the balls. He, along with his teammates, later stepped in to join the youngsters for another set of rondos and posed for more photographs. The visit also featured a meeting between Messi’s group and Aditi Chouhan, the former India international and ex–West Ham United goalkeeper, making the occasion even more memorable.