Re: Bob Woolmer passes away at age 58
Kamran Abbasi writes:
My last exchange with Bob occurred before Pakistan’s match against Ireland. He was cautiously optimistic. I asked him whether Pakistan could win the cup. He said: “Inshallah, to quote the team.”
I then asked him if he would soon be compliant with the Urdu-only policy and he replied: “What sort of rubbish is that [policy] it was mainly instituted to allow those poor in English to express themselves now it has taken on a very different turn. I will have to brush up on my Urdu quickly - Gurrum Chai do chini!”
In many ways the skill of Bob Woolmer was wasted on Pakistan cricket and many millions of Pakistan cricket fans around the world are grateful to him for taking up the challenge.