New Delhi: Ahead of the second Test match between India and Bangladesh on September 27, Friday, part of the Green Park’s Kanpur stadium has been deemed unsafe. While the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association is gearing up to give the final touches to the stadium, this news provided by the Uttar Pradesh Public Works Department (PWD) comes as a massive blow for the state association as well as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
As per a report published in The Indian Express, the PWD has notified the UPCA officials regarding one of the stands of the stadium saying that it it unfit to take the load of a full house. The officials have raised concern that the Balcony C stand at the Green Park Stadium could come down if it were in full capacity during the Test match.
What does UPCA do now?
In view of this terrible news which could prove dangerous for the spectators, what has the UPCA decided to do with the match just two days away from start. Since there is not enough time to do the required repair work and get the stand ready, hence the state association has decided that only half of the stand will be opened for the public during the Test match.
“The PWD has raised some issues and we have agreed that we will not sell all the tickets of Balcony C,” UPCA CEO Ankit Chatterjee told The Indian Express.
“We have been told to sell only 1700 tickets for the stand, which has a capacity of 4,800. The repair work will continue for the next couple of days,” he added.
After registering a mammoth victory in the opening Test, hosts India would aim for a series sweep when the come out on the field this Friday for the second and final Test encounter against the Bangla Tigers.
The PWD has notified the UPCA officials regarding one of the stands of the stadium saying that it it unfit to take the load of a full house. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
