Pakistan Fielding Coach Resign Chesadu

[kakatiya]

telsu.. but adhi natural death kada ?

[Balibabu]

last coach ni champesara ?

 

 

March 18, 2007. A day after Pakistan had crashed out of the 2007 World Cup with a humiliating loss to Ireland, coach Bob Woolmer was found dead in his hotel room. Arunabha Sengupta recalls the terrible day and the intrigue that followed.

The ninth edition of the Cricket World Cup took off at Sabina Park on March 13, 2007. Set 242 to win by hosts West Indies in the opening match, Pakistan collapsed to 187 all out, in which captain Inzamam-ul-Haq was leg before wicket for 36.

Pakistan’s second match came four days later, against Ireland. The battle of the greens was aptly played on St. Patrick’s Day. In a cricketing sense, Ireland was as green as could be. Yet, Pakistan were bundled for 132. Powered by Niall O’Brien’s 72, Ireland won by three wickets. Pakistan crashed out of the World Cup.

Coach Bob Woolmer was apologetic about Pakistan’s performance. “We have to wait and see what happens next. Basically, our World Cup is over. I didn’t think their bowling was anything special. From my perspective, we just didn’t score enough runs.”

Woolmer’s contract was coming to an end after the World Cup, and the result against the Irish side made it abundantly apparent that it would not be renewed.

But, the coach refused to speculate on this. “I’d like to sleep on my future as coach,” he said.
The words would come back to haunt the cricket world ominously. After that night, Woolmer’s sleep was everlasting.

The tragedy

On the morning of Sunday, March 18, Woolmer’s body was found on the white tiles of the bathroom of room 374, on the 12th floor of the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. The revolutionary cricket innovator lay naked, on his back, his legs splayed, as blood trickled from his mouth. The walls were sprayed with vomit.

Woolmer was known to be under medication for diabetes, prone to violent coughing fits.The first reaction when the news of his death made its dark rounds was that he had had a heart-attack. Some suggested suicide. However, foul play was never off the table. Pakistan’s performance, the proliferation of bookies, betting syndicates and their nexus with cricketers — all combined into blood curdling conjecture.

A few hours later, Inzamam announced that he would be stepping down as captain and retiring from One-Day Internationals (ODIs) after the World Cup. It was perhaps the worst piece of timing ever executed by the great Pakistan batsman.

The shocked side played Zimbabwe in their last match on March 21, and the teams observed a minute’s silence before the game. Pakistan won by 93 runs according to the Duckworth-Lewis method, and dedicated the win to their deceased coach.

Barely a day later, it was revealed in a shocking announcement that Woolmer had been murdered. Deputy Commissioner of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, ex-Scotland Yard man Mark Shields, led the investigation and declared the cause of death as ‘asphyxia as a result of manual strangulation

[kakatiya]

injamam kalitho tokki vuntadu

[Balibabu]

Bookies or Pakistan teamo vadini lepesaru...

[Piscop]

Worldcup ki oka coach ni lepi 10guthunnara

[SeelamleniAunty]

2007 bob woolmer

[sam86]