India vs Bangladesh Kanpur Test in jeopardy? Heightened security sparks concerns

India and Bangladesh are all set to lock horns with each other in the second game of the two-match Test series. The last game of the series will be played at Green Park in Kanpur from Friday (29th September). The hosts are 1-0 ahead in the series, having won the first game by 280 runs.

The focus now tilts towards the second game, which is just a few ahead from now. However, there has been a massive security concern ahead of the game, which has tensed many. A 20-member team of Akhilesh Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha organized a 'havan' by obstructing the road before the stadium to protest against atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh.

However, the police officials are already working as they have filed an FIR against all the 20 members of Akhilesh Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha. The officials also confirmed that they have made a fool-proof" security plan for India and Bangladesh, who will arrive in Kanpur by Tuesday evening.

Kanpur's Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Harish Chander said that they have reviewed the security arrangements and will be deploying additional police force to take control of the situation. Speaking to PTI, he explained:

"We are reviewing the security arrangements to leave no stone unturned and (are) confident of getting an adequate police force to meet the requirements."

He also mentioned that they are in talks with central and state agencies, including the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the state Intelligence, to share inputs regarding threats, if any, to deal with them deftly. Apart from this, the police officials have come up with another massive plan to keep the players safe.

The Kanpur stadium, along with the hotel in which teams will be playing, has been divided into sectors, zones, and sub-zones, and its reign has been given to DCP, additional DCP, and ACP rank officials, respectively.

The development was confirmed by DCP (East) Shrawan Kumar Singh, who has been made the nodal officer of the entire event. Apart from this, traffic diversions have also been imposed ahead of the match.

India register a massive 280 runs win in the first Test against Bangladesh

India National Cricket Team were top notch with bat and ball in the first game of the series, which took place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. They were clinical with bat and ball as they finished the game in 4 days and took an important 1-0 lead in the series.

The star performer of the team in the first match was none other than Ravichandran Ashwin, who was playing at his home. First, he slammed a magnificent century that bailed India out of trouble when they were reeling at 144/6. After that, he picked up six wickets in the second innings, which helped India win.

Bowlers didn't let Bangladesh batters settle at all, as in both innings, they wrapped up the inning quickly. For the hosts in the second innings, Shubman Gill (119*) and Rishabh Pant (109) hit centuries that helped India set a massive target of 515 runs and even win the game by 280 runs.