Mushfiqur Rahim observed Ramadan fasting rules while starring for Bangladesh in their win over South Africa. Photo / Getty
Where Bangladesh will pray ahead of their World Cup match against New Zealand remains a secret.
After having missed the Al Noor mosque terror attack by seconds on March 15, when their bus pulled up outside in the aftermath, the players are wary about forecasting their movements in England.
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Christchurch atrocity occurred about one kilometre from Hagley Oval, where the third test was due to start the next day. Crucially the Bangladeshi side, a group predominantly of Islamic faith, exited practice late en route to the Al Noor establishment.
Captain Mahmudullah's press conference overran and, courtesy of other dressing room delays, the team arrived to witness the result of a massacre which eventually cost 51 lives.
Death surrounded the players on the street, panic reigned on the bus, and emergency calls were placed to the media pack. After forcing their way off the vehicle, the group fled back to the haven of Hagley Oval, meeting the journalists who came to their aid in transit.
