The Green Park curator, Shiv Kumar said on Wednesday that the wicket for the second Test between India and Bangladesh will be an ideal five-day pitch that will help pacers in the first two sessions and aid spinners on the last three days.
The Test is scheduled to begin on Friday.
"There will be that Chennai match feeling. It will have something for everyone. It will offer bounce in the first two sessions, and it will be pretty good for batting for the first two days. Then, the spinners will come into play on the last three days," curator Shiv.
India had thrashed Bangladesh by 280 runs in the opening Test in Chennai.
The black soil for the Green Park pitch, as always, has been sourced from Kali Mitti village near Unnao, which is 23km from Kanpur.
The pitches made from black soil traditionally aid spinners, while red soil helps the pacers. The pitch is expected to play low and slow.
"We get this soil tested from the Indian Institute of Technology. It's a special soil that is found near a pond in village Kali Mitti. It (bringing black soil from the village) is a practice we have been following for years," said an Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) official.
The UPCA has decided to considerably reduce the use of plastic during the second Test to keep the environment clean.
The cricket association has banned plastic plates for serving snacks inside the stadium and would only allow paper plates.
"This is a match at Green Park, and we are striving to make it a 'green' match. We have decided to use as little plastic as possible," said stadium director Sanjay Kapur.
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