BCCI confirms match referees will take final call for Ranji Trophy matches played on Solar Eclipse 2019

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are yet to decide on whether the day two fixtures of the Ranji Trophy will be rescheduled due to the Solar Eclipse on Thursday (December 26).

On the 26th of December, the world will witness "Annual Solar Eclipse" and it will be third & final solar eclipse of the year.

A solar eclipse or Surya Grahan occurs when the moon will obstruct the way between the sun and the earth.  The eclipse, that is moon covering the sun, can be partial, total or annular.

This 'Annual Solar Eclipse' is also called  "ring of fire".

As per the reports, the Solar Eclipse this year will be most visible from the southern part of India - Kerala's Cheruvathur - however, players still will be at risk as looking at the sun with naked eyes during the eclipse may cause saviour damage to the eye retina.

“We haven’t taken a call on how things pan out on Thursday. We’ll leave it to the match referees,” Saba Karim, BCCI General Manager (Cricket Operations) was quoted saying by TOI.

The Solar Eclipse is set to impact the match between Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh in Mysuru.

According to reports, from 7:59 am IST the eclipse in Mysuru will begin and go on till 1:35 pm IST.