Kanpur, Feb. 3 -- Green Park stadium, one of the country's five permanent Test cricket venues, is set to introduce red soil pitches, catering to a long-standing demand by players and coaches. The move follows a series of comments by prominent cricket figures expressing dissatisfaction with the absence of red soil wickets in Kanpur.

Currently, Green Park features black soil pitches, which have been used for Test and One-Day matches. However, red soil wickets have long been preferred for limited-overs formats due to their ability to produce better bounce and consistent play. While the country's major cricket grounds host T20 and ODI matches on red soil, Green Park had remained an outlier in this regard.

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