Published: Oct 09, 2015, 01:57 PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 09, 2015, 02:41 PM (IST)
Kanpur: The construction goof-up that has deprived cricket lovers of day-night matches in Kanpur will be fixed soon after the opening ODI between India and South Africa at the Green Park stadium on Sunday, assured UPCA secretary and IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla. Green Park has been unable to host day-nighters despite having a floodlight facility since 2006. Of late, the biggest hurdle for the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) has been the new VVIP box as its faulty construction ended up blocking one of the floodlight towers. Shukla said the glitch will be fixed soon after the opening ODI, which happens to be the only day game in the five-match series. ALSO READ: India vs South Africa 2015, 1st ODI: Kanpur police bans public from carrying bottles
“The issue is the way the VVIP pavilion is constructed. It cuts the lights from the playing arena. We will sort out that issue after the match (opening ODI) is held. The position of the lights will be shifted and the future games will be day-night affairs,” Shukla told PTI today. Green Park, which is owned by the state government and maintained by the UPCA, is the lone stadium of international standard in Uttar Pradesh. After the unruly and shameful crowd behaviour at Cuttack during the second T20 International (T20I)between India and South Africa, the Kanpur Police has barred fans from carrying water bottles and cold drinks to the Green Park Stadium, which will be hosting the opening One-Day International (ODI) on October 11. Confirming the news, SSP Shalabh Mathur said the state administration official has also decided to put up a 10-feet net in front of the stands so that a similar incident wouldn’t repeat.
