Grassy wicket at Eden Gardens

India's captain Sourav Ganguly has asked for a green top wicket in the second Test, at the Eden Gardens, beginning on March 16.

Ganguly's decision appears to be prompted by the good showing of his fast bowlers, particularly Laxmipathy Balaji, who consistently troubled the Pakistani top order in the drawn first Test at Mohali.

Curator of the Eden wicket Prabir Mukherjee said he has not received any request from Ganguly to clip the grass from the track.

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Eden Gardens has traditionally been a batting track that also helps spinners. But that is because most home team captains had asked for such a wicket.

An official of the Cricket Association of Bengal, which manages the Eden Gardens stadium, said the Eden Gardens hadn't seen such a grassy wicket in years.

The grass on the Eden wicket is being taken as an indication that Ganguly would go into the second Test with the same combination of Mohali -- three pacers and a spinner.

Meanwhile, Eden Gardens is being decked up in expectation of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf coming for the Test.

Musharraf accepted India's invitation to come and watch the on-going cricket series between the two countries, but it is not yet known which match he would come for.

Air-conditioners have been installed in the VIP box enclosure of the stadium. Also, fresh coats of paint have been applied and some seats changed.