India vs New Zealand: IPS officer Asim Arun spotted cleaning trash at Green Park Stadium after end of day's play

Some exciting contest has been witnessed in the ongoing clash between India and New Zealand at the Green Park in Kanpur. While Indian batters dominated Day 1, the second day saw the Kiwis making a commendable comeback. However, besides the on-field tussle between the two teams, IPS officer Asim Arun also hogged headlines on the second day of the high-voltage clash.

Following the conclusion of the game, Arun, who’s the Commissioner of Police, was seen conducting a cleaning drive after the end of the day’s play. Arun was spotted picking up wrappers, water bottles, and other trash items left in the stands by spectators. The video of the same went viral in no time and Arun was highly praised for his social services.

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An exciting noon filled with bundles of memories, it was an exciting moment for me to be part of live cricket match 🏏🏏.

The motivational part for today's cricket match came when i saw @asim_arun sir's post for cleaning drive.@kanpurnagarpol @Uppolice pic.twitter.com/d0vZuXj4ZA

— Utkarsh Gupta (@iamutkarshgupt) November 25, 2021

Asim Arun followed Indian President’s instructions 

With Arun’s act becoming the talk of the town, the IPS officer took to the social media platform Facebook and made a gratitude post. “Honorable President (Ram Nath Kovind) has given instructions to make Kanpur city cleaner. I am glad that the residents of Kanpur city have made a big start to it with its green park,” wrote Arun in his post.

For the unversed, Arun had notified about the cleaning drive on the eve of the game and many youngsters came forward to help him in his noble cause. The IPS officer also seemed quite pleased with his efforts to make the Green Park Stadium clean.

Speaking of how the contest has panned out so far, India posted 345 while batting first thanks to a century from debutant Shreyas Iyer and fifty from Ravindra Jadeja. Tim Southee was the pick of the bowlers for New Zealand, claiming an impressive five-wicket haul. While Indian bowlers would have hoped to make some early inroads, both Kiwi openers Will Young and Tom Latham batted brilliantly and added 129 runs for the first wicket.

The duo walked back unbeaten at stumps would like to continue their start into a big score. Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer  admitted that the Blackcaps have made a brilliantly. However, he also reckoned batting in the coming days won’t be easy with the track deteriorating constantly.

“They got off to a good start obviously but it’s important for us to not leak runs because the cracks are opening up and it should get trickier tomorrow,” said the 26-year-old.