Kanpur curators present two pitches for India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test, decision rests with Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir: Report

As per Rev Sports, the pitch at the other venue is reminiscent of Chennai's, with the ball moving briskly in the initial two days. During the second day of the first Test in Chennai, a total of 17 wickets tumbled - setting a new record for the most wickets fallen in a single day at the stadium. The top orders of both teams found it difficult to score runs in their first innings. It was the exceptional seventh-wicket stand between Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin that saved India from a potential crisis situation.

The final call is likely to come from the Indian team management headed by captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir. Considering the strong spin attack of Bangladesh and their batters' familiarity against the turning ball, one shouldn't rule out the possibility of another Chennai-like pitch that brings India's pacers, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep into play.

But if Gambhir and Rohit decide to use the traditional slow pitch, India may change their playing XI by bringing in left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav in place of Akash Deep.

The Green Park curator said on Wednesday that the wicket for the second Test between India and Bangladesh will be an ideal five-day pitch that will assist pacers in the first two sessions and aid spinners on the last three days.

"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 PTI.

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 assist 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 UPCA official.