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The warm-up games for the ODI World Cup 2023 have been kicked off today as one out of the three games scheduled today, has been washed off due to rain. Whereas, four teams are in action in two ongoing warm-up matches on the first day. Pakistan and New Zealand are locking horns at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. On the other hand, Sri Lanka are taking on Bangladesh at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.
Meanwhile, the India-based umpire Akshay Totre has grabbed the headlines on social media just after taking the field to officiate as an umpire in the match between Pakistan and New Zealand. Notably, Totre almost looks like the star Indian middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer. The eagle-eyed fans didn’t miss to notice this and they immediately came up with some hilarious reactions.
The Indore-born Akshay Totre is one of the veteran umpires in the Indian domestic circuit; he has officiated as an umpire in 22 First-Class matches, 30 List-A matches, and 41 T20s (including 6 T20s as TV Umpire).
It is the first of his experiences to officiate in a match between two international teams. Although it is a warm-up match before the main round of the tournament.
Babar and Rizwan power Pakistan to a good total in the warm-up match against New Zealand
Speaking of the current action of the ongoing warm-up match between Pakistan and New Zealand, the men in green are batting first after winning the toss. They have scored 248 runs for the loss of four wickets so far courtesy of Mohammad Rizwan’s brilliant century as he scored 103 runs, including 9 fours and 2 sixes before getting retired out.
Other than Rizwan, skipper Babar Azam also scored 80 runs, hitting 8 fours and 2 sixes with the willow. Currently, the middle-order batters Saud Shakeel and Agha Salman are there in the middle on the scores of 36 and 1 run, respectively.
Mitchell Santner has scalped two wickets for New Zealand, alongside one wicket picked by Matt Henry.
Here’s how fans reacted to Akshay Totre officiating in the Pakistan vs New Zealand match:
Real account Se Aao Shreyash Iyer 🤣
— Shivam Shukla (@Shukla_j_shivam) September 29, 2023
Iyer bhai ye kis line mai agaye bhai
— Honest Guy (@JeebanTosh) September 29, 2023
Naaptol se kharida hua shreyas iyer 🤣🤣😂😂😂
— Mohit (@MohitMe11065970) September 29, 2023
He is shreyas iyer not akshay totre !! Good luck shreyas iyer😂😂
— Mohit (@MohitMe11065970) September 29, 2023
Mixture of Shreyas Iyer and @ShivAroor 😂 pic.twitter.com/FTUA5FYopR
— Indian Elon (@elonifiedmusk) September 29, 2023
Why this Shreyas Beard style
— Utkarsh (@utkarshh_tweet) September 29, 2023
Shreyas has chosen to umpire in today's warm-up match between NZ and PAK. 😅
— Ganesh Maurya (@ganeshmauryaa) September 29, 2023
When Shreyas Iyer spends 4 hours in beauty parlor
— Rohan (@rohanreplies) September 29, 2023