The Assam Cricket Association (ACA) has engaged pest controllers to spray the Barsapara stadium advanced in Guwahati with snake repellents forward of the primary of three one-day worldwide matches between India and Sri Lanka on January 10.
Serpents have sometimes been a difficulty on the Barsapara advanced. A snake crawling throughout the sphere interrupted play through the second T20 match between India and South Africa on October 2, 2022.
“Apart from fogging to keep mosquitoes away, we are spraying the stadium, and the complex beyond with anti-snake chemicals,” ACA president Taranga Gogoi advised journalists on Saturday.
He additionally gave an outline of the safety preparations and mentioned some 23,000 tickets for the match have been offered on-line and offline to this point.
Devajit Saikia, the joint secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, mentioned Assam can be internet hosting the primary ODI after a niche of just about 5 years.
“It was in 2018 that we organised an ODI between India and West Indies. We hope to ensure a well-managed game between India and Sri Lanka for the only cricket stadium of international standard in the northeast to host more bilateral or World Cup matches,” he mentioned.