Lionel Messi wrapped up his whirlwind India tour on Monday with a celebratory lap of honor in New Delhi, closing a four-city visit that briefly turned the world’s most cricket-obsessed nation into a sea of blue-and-white football jerseys.

The 38-year-old Argentine icon was greeted by a near-capacity crowd at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, a ground synonymous with international cricket, as chants of β€œMessi, Messi” rolled through the stands.

Supporters draped in Argentina shirts waved flags, held aloft posters bearing his name and ignored hazardous air pollution levels to wi

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