Lionel Messi GOAT Tour of India Day 3 Highlights: Messi receives cricket bat, Team India jersey from Jay Shah

Lionel Messi Goat India Tour LIVE: Amid the Messi mania, Abhinav Bindra raised a hard-hitting question on whether India is truly investing in a sporting culture or merely celebrating global stars from afar.

Lionel Messi GOAT Tour of India Day 3 Live Updates: One of our colleagues is currently at the venue and has sent us visuals of the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Take a look at the preparations.

Lionel Messi GOAT Tour of India Day 3 Live Updates: There has been no official update on Messi’s arrival yet. The event was supposed to have started by now, as fans continue to wait for the legend to arrive.

Lionel Messi GOAT Tour of India Day 3 Live Updates: India cricket legend Harbhajan Singh expressed his delight after meeting Lionel Messi on Saturday during the Mumbai leg of the footballer's India tour. He also met Suarez and De Paul, along with his family, and he uploaded a photo of them on social media, where he thanked the organiser, Satadru Dutta, the authorities and the Mumbai Police for taking care of the event. "What a day meeting with one and only G.O.A.T Lionel Messi. Thank you Rony Satadaru for making it happen. Great host CCI Mumbai & well done Mumbai Police. Great Job done," he said on X.

Lionel Messi GOAT Tour of India Day 3 Live Updates: Messi's arrival for the final leg of the tour has been delayed after his flight from Mumbai was deferred due to inclement weather. His charter flight was to land in Delhi earlier in the morning, but was held up due to foggy conditions in the city. He will leave from Mumbai shortly.

Lionel Messi GOAT Tour of India Day 3 Live Updates: There were rumours about the meet-up after Kohli arrived in Mumbai with wife Anushka Sharma on Saturday. However, after he travelled to Delhi, there were talks that he would probably meet the footballer during the event at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. However, nothing is official as of yet.

Lionel Messi GOAT Tour of India Day 3 Live Updates: With the event starting in just over an hour, fans have already reached the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The gates were reportedly opened from 11:30 am onwards. The event also includes a nine-a-side exhibition match.

Lionel Messi GOAT Tour of India Day 3 Live Updates: Argentine football legend has landed in Delhi for the final leg of the tour. He will stay at the Taj Mahal Palace.

Lionel Messi GOAT Tour of India Day 3 Live Updates: Delhi traffic police issued an advisory stating that diversions will be in place on Bahadurshah Zafar Marg and JLN Marg, and added that "no heavy vehicles allowed from Daryaganj to Bahadurshah Zafar Marg and from Guru Nanak Chowk to Asaf Ali Road."

Lionel Messi GOAT Tour of India Day 3 Live Updates: In the final leg of his tour, he will meet and greet VIP guests at the hotel, followed by a meeting with a few parliamentarians. Messi will then head to the Arun Jaitley Stadium for an event at 1:30 PM, where he will felicitate Minerva Academy players. An exhibition match has also been organised. It is reported that he will wrap up the tour with a visit to Purana Qila, where he will meet a few Indian sporting icons, before leaving for the airport at 6:45 pm.

Lionel Messi GOAT Tour of India Day 3 Live Updates: Sachin on sharing the Wankhede stage with Messi, Suarez and De Paul said: "I have spent some incredible moments here. A number of dreams have seen the finish line on this very venue. And without your support, we would never have seen those golden moments on this ground in 2011 (cricket World Cup). And today, having all three of them here is indeed a golden moment for Mumbai, Mumbaikars and India. When it comes to Leo, what does one talk about him? He has achieved everything. We really admire his dedication, determination, commitment."

Lionel Messi GOAT Tour of India Day 3 Live Updates: Messi kicked off the day with a Padel event at the iconic Cricket Club of India (Brabourne Stadium), the details of which remain unknown. He then headed to the Wankhede Stadium with Suarez and De Paul, where they watched an exhibition match, a 7-vs-7 game, featuring current Indian football team members such as Rahul Bheke, Konsham Chinglensana, and Indian women's football star Bala Devi. Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri was also involved, with whom Messi later interacted. The former even presented him his Argentina jersey.

Messi's interaction with Sachin Tendulkar took centre stage. The cricket icon presented the footballer with his No. 10 India jersey

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the final day of Lionel Messi's four-city GOAT India Tour, where he, along with Luis Suarez and Rodrigo De Paul, will head to New Delhi. Stay tuned for more updates!