Rapper Accuses IPL Of Plagiarising His 2017 Rap To Create IPL 2020 Anthem

IPL has been accused of plagiarism by a rapper named KR$NA after releasing the anthem for this year’s edition. The thirteenth edition of the tournament is set to get underway on September 19 and will run till November 10. The entire competition is being played in UAE because of the alarming coronavirus situation in India.

The BCCI has overcome several hurdles to conduct this year’s Indian Premier League. The tournament was originally scheduled to be held from March to May. However, the BCCI had to suspend the tournament indefinitely in the light of the coronavirus pandemic. But last month, the board finally finalised the venue and dates for the tournament.

And on Sunday, it also released the schedule for the tournament. Hours after the schedule was released, IPL’s official Twitter handle posted the clip of this year’s anthem, titled: “Aayenge Hum Wapas.”

The anthem has been composed by Pranav Ajayrao Malpe. The song is inspired by the tough situations prevailing in the world right now and how everyone has worked together to make sure that Indian Premier League takes place this year amid the pandemic.

Here is the tweet posted by IPL:

The greater the setback ?

The stronger the comeback ?

We can sum it up in 3 words:
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Watch #Dream11IPL starting Sept 19 on @DisneyPlusHS, @StarSportsIndia @Hotstarusa #Dream11IPL #AayengeHumWapas #StrongerTogether #Anthem pic.twitter.com/e2Iro79Kv6

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) September 6, 2020

But on Monday, rapper KR$NA raised a number of eyebrows when he accused IPL of plagiarism. He took to Twitter to insist that IPL has plagiarized his song “Dekh Kaun Aaya Waapas” and created the anthem for this year’s tournament without his consent or giving him the credit. His rap was released in 2017.

“Hey guys, @IPL has plagiarised my song “Dekh Kaun Aaya Waapas” and created “Aayenge Hum Wapas” as this years anthem without credit or consent. I request my fellow artists and friends on twitter to RT this tweet for awareness, they can not get away with this. @DisneyPlusHS,” he wrote.

Hey guys, @IPL has plagiarised my song “Dekh Kaun Aaya Waapas” and created “Aayenge Hum Wapas” as this years anthem without credit or consent. I request my fellow artists and friends on twitter to RT this tweet for awareness, they can not get away with this. @DisneyPlusHS https://t.co/GDNFeyhXR5

— KR$NA (@realkrsna) September 7, 2020

Here is the rap released by him in 2017:

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