Green Park Stadium Pitch Report For India Vs Bangladesh 2nd Test
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Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir assessing Kanpur Pitch [PTI]
The India Vs Bangladesh, 1st Test in Chennai ended inside 4-days, and the players have got ample rest to prepare for the upcoming 2nd Test match, scheduled to take place in Kanpur on September 27.
A lot was expected of the Bangladesh side after their historic series win against Pakistan, but the Tigers were put under pressure as they lost the match by 280-runs. The stars of the first Test were R Ashwin, who slammed a scintillating century in the first innings, and the two youngsters, Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill.
Both Pant and Gill played mature innings and struck brilliant centuries to help India seal the win in the Chennai Test. The Chennai Test saw red soil pitch being used, meaning that it had something for everyone.
The pacers enjoyed the outing as the surface had extra bounce and a bit of seam movement as well. However, the Kanpur Test will be the complete opposite of the first Test match, as the black soil will be used.
IND Vs BAN, Kanpur Pitch: Slow and low surface on offer
As stated before, the Kanpur surface will use the black soil surface, which will be completely different from the red soil used in Chennai. On red soil surface, the ball tends to provide seam movement and the pacers get extra bounce, and it starts to turn gradually.
However, on a black soil surface, the ball starts to grip from Day 1 onwards, and it tends to stay low and sometimes has awkward bounce as well. The stroke-making becomes difficult and the batters struggle to judge the spin and bounce.
Last time a Test match took place in Kanpur was in 2021, when India defeated New Zealand. In that game, the batters generally struggled and Indian spinners wreaked havoc against the Kiwi batters.
Batting will become difficult in the fourth innings, so that toss winning captain should bat first and put runs on the board.
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