BCCI SHOULD AVOID A REPEAT OF KANPUR

DISCUSSIONS during the first three days of the second Test between India and Bangladesh revolved around the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. At least one whole day's play was lost to a wet outfield.

Such things should not happen at a facility that wants to host international matches. The stadium's lack of modern drainage facilities made such a situation inevitable. They had to take a 'super sopper' machine from Lucknow to quickly dry the field after the spell of rain. Spectators faced other troubles, too-the use of langurs to fend off monkeys was one of them. Once a gleaming Test venue considered more prestigious than even Bengaluru, Green Park definitely looks like a fading, sepia-tinged image.

Traditions must be preserved, but not at the cost of facilities.