Kanpur Test: Green Park Stand Deemed Unsafe, Ticket Sales Restricted
The Indian cricket team will face Bangladesh in the second and final Test match of the series at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. However, the stadium has been deemed unsafe by the Uttar Pradesh Public Works Department (PWD), with one of the stands declared dangerous and at risk of collapse if filled to capacity.
The PWD has instructed the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) to limit ticket sales for the Balcony C stand to 1,700, significantly below its capacity of 4,800. Repair work on the stand is ongoing and is expected to continue for the next few days.
Engineers have warned that the Balcony C stand is in dire need of repair and could not withstand the weight of even 50 fans jumping in celebration. The UPCA has agreed to comply with the PWD’s directive and will not sell all the tickets for the stand.
Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant has made a strong return to international cricket after recovering from a serious car accident. He scored a century in the second innings of the first Test against Bangladesh, propelling him back into the ICC Test rankings at sixth position.
Yashasvi Jaiswal has also moved up the rankings to fifth place, aided by his half-century in the first innings of the Bangladesh match. Rohit Sharma, however, has dropped five places to 10th position after his low scores in the first Test.
In the Test bowling rankings, Sri Lanka’s Prabath Jayasuriya has solidified his reputation as a top spinner, moving up five spots to eighth place after taking nine wickets against New Zealand in the Galle Test.