A 'sporting wicket', that will�equally assist�bowlers and batsmen, is being prepared for the second cricket Test between India and New Zealand, beginning�on October 16, at Mohali.

"For the first two days it should help seamers; on the third and part of the fourth day it should be a batsman's dream, and for the rest of the match spinners should enjoy bowling on the wicket," Punjab Cricket Association president I S Bindra told reporters at Mohali on Wednesday.

He said some�additions would be made in the infrastructure available in the stadium and�spectators would now be able to catch the action in slow motion.

"A video replay screen will become operational by October 10 and a world-class gymnasium will be commissioned before the match. We have also imported aeration machines so that outfield is not very hard and the player gets a cushioning effect while fielding," he said.

The Test match organising committee, chaired by Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh,�met on Wednesday. The chief minister said entertainment tax would not be levied on the income generated from the�match.

Bindra said�tickets have been reasonably priced to suit every one. For the students' block, a season ticket will cost Rs 25, while for the general category, it would be Rs 40. The cost for a VIP block ticket will�be Rs 400, air conditioned lounge Rs 5,000 and terrace block ticket will be available for Rs 1500," Bindra said.

The Stephen Fleming-led New Zealanders are scheduled to arrive�in India on September 23. They will take on India 'A' in their opening fixture, a three-day match, starting at Vishakapatnam on September 26.

The visitors will meet the Board President's XI in their second and last warm-up match before the first Test begins at Ahmedabad on October 8.

After the two-Test series, India and New Zealand will also play in a triangular one-day international series with World champions Australia as the third team.