Maradona visited Aditya Academy school in Kolkata with Sourav Ganguly.

Argentina football legend Diego Maradona visited Kolkata twice, once in 2008 and 2017. He inaugurated the Aditya School of Sports in 2017.

Argentina football legend Diego Maradona visited Kolkata twice, once in 2008 and 2017. He inaugurated the Aditya School of Sports in 2017. Maradona played an exhibition match at Salt Lake stadium called "Match for Unity" against the Indian Cricket Team's former captain, Sourav Ganguly. Maradona also entertained the crowd at the Aditya Academy campus by singing a few Italian and Spanish songs. At the exhibition, Maradona personally trained the aspirants of ASOS, teaching them football tactics and the knowledge to play the game in the best possible way.

“The stadium has now been converted into a full-fledged cricket stadium, and we have named it ‘Diego Maradona Aditya School of Sports Cricket Stadium,’” chairman of Aditya Group Anirban Aditya told PTI.