Sunil Gavaskar challenges the narrative blaming Kolkata's Messi event on the organisers. He argues the focus should be on whether Messi himself fulfilled his commitments. Gavaskar suggests that if Messi's team failed to honour agreed-upon activities,

A police complaint has been filed at Lalbazar police station in Kolkata on Thursday (December 18) by CAB Chief and former BCCI President Sourav Ganguly. The 52-year-old has filed a Rs 50 crore defamation suit against Uttam Saha, President of Argentina Fan Club in Kolkata.

The legal action follows the fallout from Messi’s much-hyped but poorly managed appearance in Kolkata, which descended into chaos due to crowd control issues and organisational lapses

Lionel Messi’s Kolkata leg of the GOAT India Tour ended in chaos as frustrated fans rioted at Salt Lake Stadium after his brief appearance. Shah Rukh Khan and Sourav Ganguly were announced for the event,

Messi's appearance was abruptly cut short after 20 mins as fans began throwing debris in reaction to being kept at a distance from the star

According to the Chief Secretary, the probe panel, acting on a preliminary enquiry report dated December 15, sought explanations from the DGP and the Bidhannagar CP within 24 hours on why large-scale mismanagement occurred.

The 45-year-old self-described sports entrepreneur and influencer has been arrested for Saturday's fiasco at Kolkata's Salt Lake stadium and sent to police custody for 14 days.

In a Facebook post, TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh shared an image which he described as a copy of the resignation letter, seeking to be relieved from the state minister’s post.