GOAT tour: Is Lionel Messi’s picture with Elvish Yadav real or AI-generated? Here’s what we know

A picture is going viral on social media in which Lionel Messi is seen alongside Elvish Yadav and Jannat Zubair Rahmani. People are wondering whether the picture is AI-generated or real. Here, we present the complete story.

The star football player, Lionel Messi, was on his three-day GOAT tour in India, during which the footballer covered four cities: Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Delhi. At this time, many politicians, influencers, sports players, and celebrities clicked pictures with the Argentine footballer. The tour gave glimpses of several happenings around the country. From the ultimate chaos that erupted in Kolkata on the first day due to mismanagement to the players’ meeting with Sachin Tendulkar, Messi’s tour was widely followed by his admirers. Now, a picture is making rounds on social media in which Messi is seen alongside Elvish Yadav and Jannat Zubair Rahmani. People are wondering whether the picture is AI-generated or real. Here, we present the complete story.

Viral picture of Elvish Yadav with Messi

The popular Indian YouTuber, Elvish Yadav, shared a picture on his X account on December 15 in the morning. The picture shows Lionel Messi in the centre with Elvish Yadav and Jannat Zubair Rahmani at his sides. Jannat Zubair is an actress, influencer, and content creator. The picture is now going viral on the social media platform.

‘RaoSahabXMessi’ picture

Elvish Yadav shared the picture with the caption “RaoSahabXMessi”.

RaoSahabXMessi❤️ pic.twitter.com/TCNfIho2w7

— Elvish Yadav (@ElvishYadav) December 15, 2025

Elvish Yadav is popular for another name, “Rao Sahab”.

Is Elvish Yadav’s picture with Messi real?

Ever since the picture has gone viral, everyone’s having a simple question in mind: ‘Is Elvish Yadav’s picture with Messi AI-generated?’ The social media users have flooded the comment section of the post with a frenzy of reactions. One commented, “What a powerful picture!”, and another wrote, “Unexpected collab.”

In light of this, people are going crazy after seeing the picture. One user in the comment section tagged the Grok AI directly, asking if the photo is real. Surprisingly, Grog responded, “Yes, the photo appears real. It shows Elvish Yadav with Lionel Messi and others at a Puch AI event during Messi’s GOAT India Tour in Delhi on Dec 15, 2025. Confirmed by multiple news sources and official posts, though some fans speculated it was AI.”

Lionel Messi’s GOAT tour gathered great attention from all the football lovers in the country. During his tour, Messi met prominent players and actors like Sunil Chhetri, Sachin Tendulkar, Ajay Devgn, Shahrukh Khan, and Tiger Shroff.