Lay(s) your eyes on this: Messi, Akram come together for a bag of chips

Sports enthusiasts have much to rejoice about... or not

Football and Pakistan's favorite obsession, cricket, have finally come together with sporting legends Lionel Messi and Wasim Akram appearing in an ad together for the first time ever.

The two stars are seen in the latest Lays ad, unveiling the brand's newest flavour, yogurt & herb. The playful ad features Messi walking on a cobbled street munching away on his bag of chips, when a street painter calls the footballer to sit for a portrait and steals all his chips.

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Taking cue from the painter, the Barca player decides to try his luck when he spots Wasim Akram with a packet of chips.

Watch the dream-come-true collaboration here:



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It didn't take long for tweets to surface with people showing their love for the duo ... or shock at the pairing:
https://twitter.com/iamBasitAli/status/686885538742317056

Too much hotness in one pic! @wasimakramlive @TeamMessi @LaysPakistan #AkramAndMessi #LaysLegends pic.twitter.com/EBrT2Ydzwx

— Nabeha (@Nabehal) January 12, 2016

https://twitter.com/Terapiyoo/status/686809519117197312

- LaysLegends are finally here! #AkramAndMessi make their day even better with #Lays! #Cricket #Football #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/fvUT5Y1PHd

— Arsalan H. Shah (@arsalanhshah) January 12, 2016

So far #AkramAndMessi trending no 2 .. wow #LaysLegends @LaysPakistan pic.twitter.com/GZvy4IvDmG

— AZIZ (@itstheazeez) January 12, 2016

This beautiful rain and one more good news! Two legends together omg! #AkramAndMessi

— S. (@sidrarare) January 12, 2016

Wasim Bhai and Messi together? Unbelievable! #AkramandMessi

— Ahad (@abdulahadjawaid) January 12, 2016

If this is true, this is seriously huge! Getting the two legends together... #AkramAndMessi https://t.co/pQoAGSGRFk

— Zoya Altaf (@zoya_altaf) January 12, 2016

I know...exciting much!!! :D #AkramAndMessi https://t.co/0IUd2YNR6R

— Zoya Altaf (@zoya_altaf) January 12, 2016

What a combo :p #AkramAndMessi

— مـظہـــر مـصطفــیٰ راجپـــوت ⁦🇵🇸⁩ (@MazharM_) January 12, 2016

Did the ad win you over?