Friday, December 12, 2025

G.O.A.T India Tour 2025 — Full Schedule & Events

 

G.O.A.T India Tour 2025 — Full Schedule & Events



Messi’s GOAT India Tour 2025 is a 3-day, **multi-city visit from December 13–15, 2025, spanning Kolkata → Hyderabad → Mumbai → New Delhi. 

1) Kolkata — December 13, 2025

  • Arrival: ~1:30 AM at Kolkata

  • Main Event Time: ~9:30 AM – 1:05 PM at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium)

  • What Happens:

    • Meet & Greet session with Messi

    • Inauguration of Messi statue & fan zones

    • Celebrity appearances & friendly football exhibition

    • Interaction with Indian sporting icons & officials

  • Departure for Hyderabad: ~2 PM same day 

2) Hyderabad — December 13, 2025 (Evening)

  • Event Time: ~7:00 PM

  • Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (Uppal)

  • What Happens:

    • 7v7 exhibition match featuring Messi & Telangana CM

    • Music and fun fan activities

    • Z-category security and celebrations 

3) Mumbai — December 14, 2025

  • Padel Cup: ~3:30 PM at Cricket Club of India, Brabourne Stadium

  • Celebrity Football Match: ~4:00 PM

  • Main Show & Fashion/Charity Event: ~5:00 PM at Wankhede Stadium

  • Expect celebrities from sport and entertainment, and charity segments. 

4) New Delhi — December 15, 2025

  • Meet & Greet: ~12:00 PM at a luxury venue (e.g., The Leela)

  • Main Stage Show: ~1:30 PM at Arun Jaitley Stadium

  • Includes celebrity 7v7 football, felicitation of Indian academy teams, music & fan celebrations. 


Ticket Prices & Where to Buy

All tickets for the GOAT India Tour are sold exclusively on the District app/website — official platform. 

General Ticket Price Ranges (Official)

CityVenueApprox. Ticket Prices (INR)
KolkataVivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan₹4,366 – ₹11,800 
HyderabadRajiv Gandhi International Stadium₹2,500 – ₹30,000 
MumbaiWankhede Stadium₹8,260 – ₹25,960 
New DelhiArun Jaitley Stadium₹4,720 – ₹82,600 

Notes:

  • Meet & Greet / Photo Package: Some premium experiences (handshake + photo with Messi, VIP access) are separately priced — often around ₹10 lakh — and are limited availability. 

  • Prices vary by seating category and event package.

  • Tickets are not transferable outside District’s official transfer feature. 

Event Timing Summary

CityKey Timings
Kolkata9:30 AM – 1:05 PM (main event) 
Hyderabad~7:00 PM (evening) 
MumbaiAfternoon to evening (3:30 PM onwards) 
Delhi~12:00 PM – 3:00 PM (main activities) 


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Friday, November 21, 2025

England Fight Back — Stokes Leads the Charge

England Fight Back — Stokes Leads the Charge



 England, after winning the toss, chose to bat but were skittled for 172 in just ~32.5 overs. Only Harry Brook (52) and Ollie Pope (46) offered resistance; the rest of the batting crumbled under Mitchell Starc’s pace. Mitchell Starc ran through the England lineup with a career-best 7/58. After England’s own collapse, they bounced back strongly with the ball. Ben Stokes, England’s captain, bowled a fiery spell: 6 overs, 1 maiden, 23 runs, 5 wickets (5/23). His wickets came at crucial times — he removed key batters including Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey, Mitchell Starc, and Scott Boland. His spell helped reduce Australia to 123/9 by stumps, still trailing by 49 runs. A wild 19 wickets fell on Day 1 — a remarkable number, making it one of the most chaotic opening days in Ashes Test history. According to Opta data, this is the most wickets ever on the opening day of the first Test in an Ashes series.


Historic Feat for Stokes 

With this performance, Stokes became the first England captain in 43 years to take a five-wicket haul in the Ashes. It was his sixth five-for in Test cricket, and arguably one of his most match-defining spells given the context. 


England’s first innings was poor, but their bowlers (especially Stokes, along with Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse) clawed them back into a very strong position. Australia, despite a flying start with the bat, ended Day 1 in serious trouble — 9 down, still behind, and with momentum fully with England. Stokes’ spell not only brought wickets, but also a psychological edge — showing his leadership and experience in big moments.

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Mitchell Starc’s Devastating Bowling on Day 1 of Ashes Test

 

Mitchell Starc’s Devastating Bowling on Day 1 of Ashes Test

Perth — In a spectacular display of pace bowling, Mitchell Starc tore through England’s batting line-up to finish with career-best figures of 7 for 58 on Day 1 of the first Ashes Test at Optus Stadium. 

Starc’s opening spell set the tone immediately: he removed Zak Crawley for a duck in the very first over of the match.  He continued to trouble the English batters with sharp movement and ruthless accuracy, picking up the wickets of Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jamie Smith, Gus Atkinson, and Mark Wood. 

In the process, Starc became the first left-arm fast bowler to reach 100 wickets in Ashes Tests. His strike rate in the Ashes remains elite, further underlining why he remains one of Australia’s most dangerous bowlers. 

Notably, his fiery spell dismantled England’s Bazball approach—an aggressive batting style that backfired badly on the first morning.  Former Australia pacer Jason Gillespie criticized England’s shot selection, calling some of their approach “unacceptable.” 

Starc’s 7/58 is not only his best Test bowling figures, but also a historic milestone at Perth Stadium.

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Sunday, November 16, 2025

IPL 2026/ Squad Size/Salary Cap/Available Slots


 

IPL 2026/ Squad Size/Salary Cap/Available Slots

Franchise

No of Players

No of Overseas Players

Total  money spent (Rs.)

Salary cap available (Rs.)

Available Slots

Overseas Slots

CSK

16

4

81.6

43.4

9

4

DC

17

3

103.2

21.8

8

5

GT

20

4

112.1

12.9

5

4

KKR

12

2

60.7

64.3

13

6

LSG

19

4

102.05

22.95

6

4

MI

20

7

122.25

2.75

5

1

PBKS

21

6

113.5

11.5

4

2

RCB

17

6

108.6

16.4

8

2

RR

16

7

108.95

16.05

9

1

SRH

15

6

99.5

25.5

10

2

Total

173

49

1012.45

237.55

77

31

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IPL 2026 retention list: Players retained and released


 

IPL 2026 retention list: Players retained and released

Chennai Super Kings IPL 2026 retention

CSK retained players

  1. Ruturaj Gaikwad

  2. MS Dhoni

  3. Dewald Brevis* (SA)

  4. Ayush Mhatre

  5. Urvil Patel

  6. Anshul Kamboj

  7. Jamie Overton* (ENG)

  8. Ramakrishna Ghosh

  9. Shivam Dube

  10. Khaleel Ahmed

  11. Noor Ahmad* (AFG)

  12. Mukesh Choudhary

  13. Nathan Ellis* (AUS)

  14. Shreyas Gopal

  15. Gurjapneet Singh

  16. Sanju Samson - trade in from RR

CSK released players

  1. Ravindra Jadeja - trade out to RR

  2. Sam Curran* (ENG) - trade out to RR

  3. Rahul Tripathi

  4. Vansh Bedi

  5. Andre Siddarth

  6. Rachin Ravindra* (NZ)

  7. Deepak Hooda

  8. Vijay Shankar

  9. Shaik Rasheed

  10. Kamlesh Nagarkoti

  11. Matheesha Pathirana* (SL)

  12. Devon Conway* (NZ)

  13. Ravichandran Ashwin (retired)

Delhi Capitals IPL 2026 retention

DC retained players

  1. KL Rahul

  2. Karun Nair

  3. Abishek Porel

  4. Tristan Stubbs* (SA)

  5. Axar Patel

  6. Sameer Rizvi

  7. Ashutosh Sharma

  8. Vipraj Nigam

  9. Ajay Mandal

  10. Tripurana Vijay

  11. Madhav Tiwari

  12. Mitchell Starc* (AUS)

  13. T. Natarajan

  14. Mukesh Kumar

  15. Dushmantha Chameera* (SL)

  16. Kuldeep Yadav

  17. Nitish Rana - trade in from RR

DC released players

  1. Donovan Ferreira* (SA) - trade out to RR

  2. Faf du Plessis* (SA)

  3. Jake Fraser-McGruk* (AUS)

  4. Sediqullah Atal* (AFG)

  5. Manvanth Kumar

  6. Mohit Sharma

  7. Darshan Nalkande

Gujarat Titans IPL 2026 retention

GT retained players

  1. Shubman Gill

  2. Sai Sudharsan

  3. Kumar Kushagra

  4. Anuj Rawat

  5. Jos Buttler* (ENG)

  6. Nishant Sindhu

  7. Glenn Phillips* (NZ)

  8. Washington Sundar

  9. Arshad Khan

  10. Shahrukh Khan

  11. Rahul Tewatia

  12. Kagiso Rabada* (SA)

  13. Mohammed Siraj

  14. Prasidh Krishna

  15. Ishant Sharma

  16. Gurnoor Singh Brar

  17. Rashid Khan* (AFG)

  18. Manav Suthar

  19. Sai Kishore

  20. Jayant Yadav

GT released players

  1. Sherfane Rutherford* (WI) - trade out to MI

  2. Mahipal Lomror

  3. Karim Janat* (AFG)

  4. Dasun Shanaka* (SL)

  5. Gerald Coetzee* (SA)

  6. Kulwant Khejroliya

Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2026 retention

KKR retained players

  1. Ajinkya Rahane

  2. Rinku Singh

  3. Angkrish Raghuvanshi

  4. Manish Pandey

  5. Rovman Powell* (WI)

  6. Anukul Roy

  7. Ramandeep Singh

  8. Vaibhav Arora

  9. Sunil Narine* (WI)

  10. Varun Chakaravarthy

  11. Harshit Rana

  12. Umran Malik

KKR released players

  1. Mayank Markande - trade out to MI

  2. Andre Russell* (WI)

  3. Venkatesh Iyer

  4. Quinton de Kock* (SA)

  5. Anrich Nortje* (SA)

  6. Luvnith Sisodia

  7. Rahmanullah Gurbaz* (AFG)

  8. Moeen Ali* (ENG)

  9. Chetan Sakariya

  10. Spencer Johnson* (AUS)

Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2026 retention

LSG retained players

  1. Rishabh Pant

  2. Ayush Badoni

  3. Abdul Samad

  4. Aiden Markram* (SA)

  5. Himmat Singh

  6. Matthew Breetzke* (SA)

  7. Nicholas Pooran* (WI)

  8. Mitchell Marsh* (AUS)

  9. Shahbaz Ahamad

  10. Arshin Kulkarni

  11. Mayank Yadav

  12. Avesh Khan

  13. Mohsin Khan

  14. M. Siddharth

  15. Digvesh Rathi

  16. Prince Yadav

  17. Akash Singh

  18. Arjun Tendulkar - trade in from MI

  19. Mohammed Shami - trade in from SRH

LSG released players

  1. Shardul Thakur - trade out to MI

  2. David Miller* (SA)

  3. Aryan Juyal

  4. Yuvraj Chaudhary

  5. Rajvardhan Hangargekar

  6. Akash Deep

  7. Ravi Bishnoi

Mumbai Indians IPL 2026 retention

MI retained players

  1. Rohit Sharma

  2. Surya Kumar Yadav

  3. Robin Minz

  4. Ryan Rickelton* (SA)

  5. Tilak Varma

  6. Hardik Pandya

  7. Naman Dhir

  8. Mitchell Santner* (NZ)

  9. Will Jacks* (AUS)

  10. Corbin Bosch* (SA)

  11. Raj Bawa

  12. Trent Boult* (NZ)

  13. Jasprit Bumrah

  14. Deepak Chahar

  15. Ashwani Kumar

  16. Raghu Sharma

  17. Allah Ghazanfar* (AFG)

  18. Mayank Markande - trade in from KKR

  19. Shardul Thakur - trade in from LSG

  20. Sherfane Rutherford* (WI) - trade in from GT

MI released players

  1. Arjun Tendulkar - trade out to LSG

  2. Satyanarayana Raju

  3. Reece Topley* (ENG)

  4. KL Shrijith

  5. Karn Sharma

  6. Bevon Jacobs* (SA)

  7. Mujeeb-ur-Rahman* (AFG)

  8. Lizaad Williams* (SA)

  9. Vignesh Puthur

Punjab Kings IPL 2026 retention

PBKS retained players

  1. Shreyas Iyer

  2. Nehal Wadhera

  3. Vishnu Vinod

  4. Harnoor Pannu

  5. Pyla Avinash

  6. Prabhsimran Singh

  7. Shashank Singh

  8. Marcus Stoinis* (AUS)

  9. Harpreet Brar

  10. Marco Jansen* (SA)

  11. Azmatullah Omarzai* (AFG)

  12. Priyansh Arya

  13. Musheer Khan

  14. Suryansh Shedge

  15. Mitch Owen* (AUS)

  16. Arshdeep Singh

  17. Yuzvendra Chahal

  18. Vyshak Vijaykumar

  19. Yash Thakur

  20. Xavier Bartlett* (AUS)

  21. Lockie Ferguson* (NZ)

PBKS released players

  1. Josh Inglis* (AUS)

  2. Aaron Hardie* (AUS)

  3. Glenn Maxwell* (AUS)

  4. Kuldeep Sen

  5. Praveen Dubey

Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL 2026 retentions 

RCB retained players

  1. Rajat Patidar

  2. Virat Kohli

  3. Tim David* (AUS)

  4. Devdutt Padikkal

  5. Phil Salt* (ENG)

  6. Jitesh Sharma

  7. Krunal Pandya

  8. Jacob Bethell* (ENG)

  9. Romario Shepherd* (WI)

  10. Swapnil Singh

  11. Josh Hazlewood* (AUS)

  12. Bhuvneshwar Kumar

  13. Rasikh Salam

  14. Yash Dayal

  15. Suyash Sharma

  16. Nuwan Thushara* (SL)

  17. Abhinandan Singh

RCB released players

  1. Mayank Agarwal

  2. Swastik Chhikara

  3. Tim Seifert* (NZ)

  4. Liam Livingstone* (ENG)

  5. Manoj Bhandage

  6. Lungi Ngidi* (SA)

  7. Mohit Rathee

Rajasthan Royals IPL 2026 retention

RR retained players

  1. Shubham Dubey

  2. Vaibhav Suryavanshi

  3. Lhuan-dre Pretorius* (SA)

  4. Shimron Hetmyer* (WI)

  5. Yashasvi Jaiswal

  6. Dhruv Jurel

  7. Riyan Parag

  8. Yudhvir Singh Charak

  9. Jofra Archer* (ENG)

  10. Tushar Deshpande

  11. Fazalhaq Farooqi* (AFG)

  12. Kwena Maphaka* (SA)

  13. Nandre Burger* (SA)

  14. Ravindra Jadeja - trade in from CSK

  15. Sam Curran* (ENG) - trade in from CSK

  16. Donovan Ferreira* (SA) - trade in from DC

RR released players

  1. Sanju Samson - trade out to CSK

  2. Nitish Rana - trade out to DC

  3. Kunal Singh Rathore

  4. Maheesh Theekshana* (SL)

  5. Wanindu Hasaranga* (SL)

  6. Fazalhaq Farooqi* (AFG)

  7. Akash Madhwal

  8. Kumar Kartikeya

  9. Ashok Sharma

Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL 2026 retention

SRH retained players

  1. Travis Head* (AUS)

  2. Abhishek Sharma

  3. Aniket Verma

  4. R Smaran

  5. Ishan Kishan

  6. Heinrich Klaasen* (SA)

  7. Nitish Kumar Reddy

  8. Harsh Dubey

  9. Kamindu Mendis* (SL)

  10. Harshal Patel

  11. Brydon Carse* (ENG)

  12. Pat Cummins* (AUS)

  13. Jaydev Unadkat

  14. Eshan Malinga* (SL)

  15. Zeeshan Ansari

SRH released players

  1. Mohammad Shami - trade out to LSG

  2. Abhinav Manohar

  3. Atharva Taide

  4. Sachin Baby

  5. Wiaan Mulder* (SA)

  6. Simarjeet Singh

  7. Rahul Chahar

  8. Adam Zampa* (AUS)

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G.O.A.T India Tour 2025 — Full Schedule & Events

  G.O.A.T India Tour 2025 — Full Schedule & Events Messi’s GOAT India Tour 2025 is a 3-day, **multi-city visit from December 13–15, 20...