India vs South Africa: No Water Bottles To Be Allowed in Stadium During Kanpur ODI
The Kanpur police have barred fans from bringing water bottles and tiffins to the stadium following incidents of crowd trouble in Cuttack.
Alarmed by the crowd trouble that marred the second Twenty20 International between India and South Africa in Cuttack, the Kanpur police has barred fans from bringing water bottles and tiffins in the opening ODI on October 11 in Kanpur. (Incidents of Fan Brawls in Cricket)
The crowd trouble in Cuttack resulted in a couple of stands being vacated for the match, which South Africa won by six wickets, to be completed. (Security Increased at Eden Gardens After Cuttack Crowd Trouble)
The incident has prompted the Kanpur administration to take preventive steps, which include putting up a 10 feet net in front of the stands to ensure that any object thrown by fans does not reach the ground.
"Water bottles, tiffins and any metallic object will not be allowed inside the stadium," Kanpur Police SSP Shalabh Mathur said.