Team India are set to face England in the second semifinal of the T20 World Cup 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday (March 5).

Two days ahead of the knockout fixture, the Men in Blue rescheduled their training session for a peculiar reason.

According to a report in The Indian Express, Suryakumar Yadav and his men were supposed to practice between 6-9 PM at the Wankhede Stadium. However, the Lunar Eclipse starting from 3:20 PM and lasting until 6:47 PM forced them to change the plans.

The report claimed that the defending champions found it inauspicious to train in that period as bad luck rides with it.

“The team found out that since it is chandra grahan ‘lunar eclipse’ one should avoid doing anything good. As India is playing the semi-finals against England the team wanted to start on a positive note. Many felt that we can push the practice time until 6:40 PM one should avoid doing any activity. The team management agreed to it, and practice was postponed by an hour," the publication quoted a source as saying.

In India, a lunar eclipse—known as Chandra Grahan—is traditionally regarded as an inauspicious event, often associated with a temporary disruption in cosmic and spiritual energies.

India defeated West Indies in their last Super 8 clash at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Sunday (March 1) to enter the semifinals.

After losing to South Africa, the Suryakumar-led side was facing a must-win situation in their remaining Super 8 fixture to stay alive in the final-four race. However, they brought their A game to the fore against Zimbabwe and West Indies to silence the critics.

While India defeated Zimbabwe by 72 runs, they chased down a stiff target of 196 against the West Indies with five wickets and four deliveries to spare.