The second IND v BAN 2024 Test is being played at Green Park stadium in Kanpur.
The Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) has hired Langurs with their handlers to end the menace of monkeys at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, the venue of the second Test match between India and Bangladesh.
According to venue director Sanjay Kapoor, broadcast camera persons in the stands are at the highest risk of monkeys stealing their snacks and drinks. The services of Langurs have been hired in the past too at international cricket matches at Kanpur.
“To avoid the terror of monkeys, we have langurs (long-tailed leaf monkeys) to take care of them,” Kapoor told Indian Express.
To prevent the possibility of monkeys gaining access to eatables, the raised stand just beyond the boundary line used by television crews to set cameras at the stadium to record the match was covered with black cloth at the rear and on either side.
The Uttar Pradesh Public Works Department (PWD) judged the C Stand of the Green Park Stadium unsafe for fan use on Friday, the first day of the Test match.
According to the Indian Express, the top block stand, which has a capacity of 4,800 people, will be closed on Tuesday due to safety concerns.
On the eve of the Test match, Kapoor told the media: “PWD and Harcourt Butler Technical University also conducted their inspection three days before the match and found that some seats in C block cannot be used for spectators as it is not safe. About 1750 seats of the upper block are still available for spectators.”
Meanwhile, India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bat first against Bangladesh in the Kanpur Test.