After the attack, Indian skipper Virat Kohli shared his condolences to the Bangladesh team and others who got affected by the incident.
Mohammad Mithun said that the delay turned out to be a blessing in disguise for the whole team as they escaped the shooting being late.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden said the attack was an "unprecedented act of violence" and "one of New Zealand's darkest days".
Members of the Bangladesh cricket team have described on social media their narrow escape from a mass shooting at a Christchurch mosque on New Zealand's South Island.
Bangladesh cricketer Tamim Iqbal took to Twitter and said that the "entire team got saved from active shooters" and that the experience was "frightening".
After hurting his shoulder while diving in the field in the first innings in the second Test against Bangladesh, Kane Williamson did not field in the second innings.
Neil Wagner took nine wickets in the match while Ross Taylor smashed a double century as New Zeland beat Bangladesh by an innings and 12 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
The Kiwi skipper sustained the injury on the third day of the Test match when he fell while awkwardly trying to stop the ball at gully position.
Through Taylor's partnerships of 172 with Williamson, who struggled with a shoulder injury, and 216 with Henry Nichols, who made his fifth Test century, the hosts were able to declare at 432-6.
New Zealand ended day three of the second Test on 38/2, trailing Bangladesh (211) by 173 runs.
After the entire first day was abandoned without a ball being bowled, no play was possible before tea on the second day Saturday.
The toss hadn't been made and neither side was able to name its playing XI for the second match of the three-match series.
The toss hadn't been made and neither side was able to name its playing XI for the second match of the three-match series.
Trent Boult picked up his ninth Test five-wicket haul and bowled out Bangladesh for 429, way short of New Zealand’s 715 for six declared in the first innings.
New Zealand has risen to No. 2 in world rankings, recently leap-frogging South Africa and it hoped to show itself deserving of that ranking in only its third Test at home this summer.
Centuries by its first three batsmen ensured New Zealand substantially improved on its previous Test best score of 690, to declare at 715/6 as Bangladesh stutter in the series opener.
Jeet Raval (132) and Tom Latham (161) built New Zealand's highest opening partnership against Bangladesh and its third highest against all nations as the Blackcaps left the visitors gasping on Day 2.
The first day likely will still be remembered more for Tamim's masterful batting than for Wagner's pugnacious bowling, though it ensured New Zealand ended the day in a commanding position.
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