India Beats Pakistan In T20 WC: Did Hanumankind Perform Dhurandhar? Why Is His Show Controversial?

Whenever there's an India vs Pakistan match, everything else becomes blurry, with the focus being on the live score. On February 15, 2026, India and Pakistan played a high-stakes match at Colombo's R Premadasa Stadium. Well, India won the match by 61 runs. India's score after 20 overs was 175 in the loss of 7 wickets. India's bowling team's fierce performance stopped Pakistan in 18 overs by bowling them out, keeping the score stuck at 114. While India and Pakistan's match always intensifies the atmosphere around, this time, the same thing happened, and that happened due to Hanumankind's performance before the match.

Why did Hanumankind spark controversy with his performance at the India vs Pakistan match?

Hanumankind reached Colombo's R Premadasa Stadium and delivered a masterclass performance even before the match began. While people vibed along, the entertainer of the evening landed in a controversy with this performance. There had been several reasons which made Hanumankind's performance controversial. The match was a neutral event of ICC, and thus, critics argue that the decision of letting Haumankind, an Indian rapper, perform could tilt the optics. Secondly, there remained the Dhurandhar link. The movie by Aditya Dhar was banned in Pakistan.

The movie featured some sensitive topics linked to terrorism, and Hanumandkind, who voiced the title track of the movie, grabbed attention with his performance at the match that involved Pakistan. Big Dawgs, Hanumankind's chartbuster, was performed by the rapper at the pre-match event. To mention, people who assumed that Hanumankind would bring his magic through Dhurandhar's title track in the event turned into a false hope, as he didn't perform the song.

Well, to mention the conversation about Hanumankind performing at the high-stakes India and Pakistan match has been going on for a while now, as critics also argued that it also had a commercial point of view, bringing him to perform in this match. Whatever the reason might be, the rapper won hearts with his performance at the match, and there's no denying the fact.

Dressed in a blue-red jacket atop a black tee, Hanumankind took the centre stage and left everyone vibing before the match, which was won by India, with Ishan Kishan being the player of the match. Hanumankind took to his social media handle and shared a clip from his performance, wherein he was seen hugging Ishan Kishan, whom he tagged as 'twin'.

Who is Hanumankind?

Hanumankind, whose real name is Sooraj Cherukat, is a famous singer, rapper, and songwriter. Hanumankind is from Kerala, and he grabbed the attention with his single, Big Dawgs back in 2024, which featured Hyderabad-based artist and producer Kalmi and American rapper ASAP Rocky. This song not only became his breakthrough in India, but it also helped him to be known internationally. Apart from singing, he reportedly also acted in the Malayalam film Rifle Club, directed by Aashiq Abu. The stage name of the rapper is a portmanteau of the Hindu God Hanuman and the term mankind.

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