Shiv Kumar, the curator, said that the five-day pitch will have something for everyone as it will assist the pacers early on in the first two sessions and be helpful for the spinners on the last three days. The Test match is scheduled to start on September 27, Friday. Shiv further said that the feeling in the Kanpur Test will be same as that of Chennai, as it also offered something to everyone. “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 Kumar told news agency PTI. Kanpur pitch to have something for everyone The black soil for the Green Park pitch, as always, has been sourced from Kali Mitti village near Unnao, which is roughly 23km from Kanpur. The pitches made from black soil traditionally prove helpful for the spinners while red soil helps the pacemen. The Kanpur pitch is expected to play low and slow as initially it will assist the pacers initially and as per its tendency, will prove to be helpful for the spinners later on. “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 UPCA official. Additionally, The Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association has decided to considerably reduce the use of plastic during the second Test in order to keep the environment clean. The UPCA has banned plastic plates for serving snacks inside the stadium and would only allow paper plates.