Due to his likeness to Shreyas Iyer, the umpire in New Zealand’s warm-up match against Pakistan goes viral on the internet, know more about Akshay Totre
Fans noticed an amazing likeness between one of the on-field umpires, Akshay Totre, and famous Indian cricketer Shreyas Iyer during the warm-up game between New Zealand and Pakistan.
Who is Cricket World Cup 2023 umpire Akshay Totre lookalike of Shreyas Iyer, biography, age, state, career stats
As a result, Totre gained attention. The umpire was compared to Shreyas by fans, and some humorous comments appeared on social media. This set off a meme frenzy.
Who is Akshay Totre?
Akshay, a 36-year-old umpire, comes from Indore, Madhya Pradesh. He has overseen 42 T20 games and 22 List A matches in First-Class cricket. Additionally, he officiated six 2023 Indian Premier League matches. With the warm up match between New Zealand and Pakistan, he recently made his umpiring debut in the World Cup, on September 29, Friday.
Akshay also worked as an umpire for the Indian Premier League 2022. He was chosen for the IPL for the first time.
Check out the memes below:
Akshay Totre making his umpiring debut in the World Cup Warm Up matches.
Look like shreyas Iyer 😎#WorldCup2023 #CWC2023 #ShreyasIyer #akshaytotre #NZvPAK #PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/AMjOcw9ttJ
— MOTI JANGID💙 (@Imotijangid147) September 29, 2023
Uncanny resembles between Shreyas Iyer and Umpire Akshay Totre.#NZvPAK #BANvSL #ODIWorldCup #BabarAzam𓃵 #shreyasiyer pic.twitter.com/kseUBveYBQ
— Raj (@iamrajt) September 29, 2023
Akshay Totre making his umpiring debut in the World Cup Warm Up matches. #CWC2023 #PAKvNZ
🏏 kis kisko laga yeh shreyas iyer hai🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/HZA7NMLQHh
— Roarclub News (@Roarclubnews) September 29, 2023
The ICC World Cup 2023 warm-up games will started on September 29 on Friday. In Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram, and Guwahati, three games will be contested and At Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Pakistan took on New Zealand where the Akshay Totre and Shreyas Iyer meme gained several attentions.
As the local police were unable to guarantee that sufficient security would be set up for the game, so it is being played behind closed doors (without spectators in attendance). According to ESPNcricinfo, the BCCI was informed about the development by the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA).
Fans who purchased match tickets would be impacted by the revelation, which was first reported by the Indian Express on Monday. The BCCI announced* that fans who bought tickets for the match will receive a refund on Monday, September 25, four days after the choice to play behind closed doors was decided.
For the Thursday optional training session, as many as 10 players, including two travelling reserves, showed up at the pitch. Less than 48 hours before their opening World Cup warm-up match against New Zealand, Pakistan arrived in Hyderabad. They understood exactly what needed to be done.
The optional practise for the New Zealand team, according to PTI, was a mere sideshow. Only Daryl Mitchell and Mark Chapman attended practise due to a second group of New Zealand cricketers arriving in Hyderabad late on Wednesday night.