SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom: South Africa cricketers Hashim Amla and Imran Tahir attended Eid prayers at a Southampton mosque on Tuesday ahead of their team´s crucial World Cup clash against India.
The two players were warmly greeted by fellow worshippers, with selfie-seekers making a beeline to grab a photo with them.
Both players are veterans in the South Africa side, who have lost their two opening matches at the World Cup in England and Wales.
The 40-year-old Tahir, a Pakistan-born leg-spinner, is set to quit one-day-internationals after the tournament.
Top-order batsman Amla, 36, missed the team´s second World Cup game against Bangladesh on Sunday after being hit on the head by a bouncer in the tournament opener against England.
Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar, who is standing at the World Cup, also accompanied the South Africa duo for Eid prayers.
Pakistan players visited a Nottingham mosque a day after their dramatic 14-run victory over tournament hosts England as fans gathered to congratulate them.
The Pakistan squad were provided with tight security following a March attack on a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, that left 51 Muslim worshippers dead.
The Bangladesh team, touring New Zealand at the time, narrowly escaped the attack.
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