New Delhi. The second test match between India and Bangladesh is to be played in Kanpur from Friday. Both the teams have reached Kanpur and are busy in their preparations. The teams are ready, but the preparation of Green Park Stadium of Kanpur is not good. Not only is one stand of the stadium bad, but the floodlights are also not completely proper. Remember, when India played the match at Green Park Stadium 3 years ago, India was one wicket away from victory due to poor floodlights.
The English newspaper ‘Indian Express’ has published a story on the preparations for the Green Park Stadium, which is worrying. According to this, one stand of the stadium is in a bad condition. PWD has expressed concern about Balcony C of the stand, which cannot bear the weight equal to its rated capacity. Therefore, only half the tickets of Balcony C have been allowed to be sold.
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UPCA CEO Ankit Chatterjee told the newspaper that the spectator capacity of this stand is 4800, but only 1700 tickets will be sold. What this newspaper published quoting a PWD engineer is an even more dangerous situation. The engineer said, ‘If people start jumping or dancing on Rishabh Pant’s six, it will not be able to bear the weight of even 50 spectators.’
But it is not just a matter of one stand. If the stands are not strong enough to support the weight of the spectators, floodlights may fail in poor lighting conditions. 8 bulbs of floodlights near the VIP pavilion are defective. This means that if the game stops due to light then floodlights will hardly be of any help.
Let us tell you that the maintenance of Green Park Stadium of Kanpur comes under the UP government. Like Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Stadium of Greater Noida, BCCI has nothing to do with it. Cricket lovers will not forget when India had to be embarrassed because of this stadium in Greater Noida. The test match between Afghanistan and New Zealand in this stadium was canceled without even a single ball being bowled. The special thing is that except on the first day of the match, there was not much rain. But the arrangements for draining water from the field and drying it were so poor that it remained wet for 5 days.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : September 26, 2024, 07:58 IST