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None of us could sleep properly: Mahmudullah

The tragic and a disgraceful incident in Christchurch where the live shooting took place on the eve of the third Test match between New Zealand and Bangladesh has shaken up the Bangladeshi cricketers who were on their way to the mosque when this incident broke out. The players and the staff have revealed that it was a matter of a mere few minutes else the team would’ve been inside the mosque and things could’ve been very different.

The incident has taken a massive toll on all the Bangladesh players and stand-in captain for the Test series, Mahmudullah said that none of them could sleep properly after the attack.

“The only thing I can say is that we are very lucky. With all of your prayers, our family members' prayers, parents' prayers now we could return here alive. This incident was very unexpected, none had expected this. I could not describe that scene. I, personally, and all of us in the team could not sleep properly,” Mahmudullah was quoted saying after the team returned back to Bangladesh safely.