Pakistani rapper Ali Gul Pir and Indian YouTuber Being Indian expressed their love for the game between the two countries by rapping.
In this stylised online form of rap battling, both sides bragged about their countries past and recent performances threw insults at each other and boasted about their teams.
The video has gone viral on social media platforms raking in more than 865k views collectively in a couple of days.
The video starts off by a Skype call between both sides exchanging greetings and conveying their excitement for the cricket match.
Pakistan vs India - Rap Battle Source: YouTube
During this exchange Pir takes the first dis at India “We are always excited about defeating you”.
Akshat quickly responds “Seriously you are going to say that, take a look at the World Cup history. You know the record, right?”
After a few more altercations, both sides engage in a rap battle.
Rap Battle:
“Champions trophy, hamne bajadi
T20 mai bhi, hum tum par haavee
…apne events mein padosi ko nahi bulate
Dartay ho tabhi IPL mein nae khilate”
Pakistan starts off by mentioning the recent wins against India during the champions trophy and T20 matches.
They go on further making a political point that Pakistan is never invited in IPL (Indian Premier League) because India is scared of losing.
“Cricket ke tarahn bhi rapping mein aukaat dikha li
Yahaan chal raha hai battle, nahi chal rahi kawali
…har ek match mein humne victory li cheen
We’re world number two, you’re not on the scene”
India made a witty comeback by criticizing the Pakistani rapper's skill by comparing it to qawali (a traditional form of Sufi music).
They went on by mentioning every match Pakistan lost against India in previous world cup matches and boasted about their ranking as one the best cricket teams in the world.
Who rapped better in your opinion? Decide for yourself by watching the video below.
Pir took to Twitter and mentioned that he was approached by Being Indian to participate in this rap battle.
Both Pir and the being Indian team worked day and night for the next five days to produce this video prior to Ind vs Pak clash on the 16th of June.
At the end of the video, Pir said that he had a lot of fun collaborating with Being Indian for this rap battle.
“Whoever wins, it’s just a sport, and the main thing is we have fun. We had fun making this video and I hope you had fun watching It,” said Pir.
Being Indian at the end of the video also stated that this was a fun collaboration between the two countries.
Response on social media:
People from both sides of the border have applauded this collaborative effort on social media.
@ghulamq_381 stated that it is worth watching and the best video on the India Pakistan rivalry.
@mnaveedrizvi said that this was good quality and entertaining.
@fahadnsm praised the effort on the video and said it’s just a game.
@brownwhovian was happy that the animosity between the two countries has given birth to art.
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