Cricketers are known for their superstitions. And Team India’s practice session at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday, originally scheduled from 6pm to 9pm, was postponed by an hour owing to a lunar eclipse.

The eclipse lasted from 03.20pm to 06.47pm and it is traditionally believed that people should not do any good thing during this period. In fact, right up to the time the Indian team arrived at the ground (a few minutes before 7pm) the floodlights at the venue had been kept off. As soon as the team arrived, skipper Suryakumar and head coach Gautam Gambhir straightaway went to take a closer look at the pitch and spent a few minutes observing the surface.