Re: Bob Woolmer passes away at age 58
Just when you think...now anything worst cant happen to Pakistan cricket...It does....like bad bad bad dream....speechless.
Re: Bob Woolmer passes away at age 58
pakistan cricket move on from one drama to another....
wonder where all this shall end....
sad news indeed!!!!
Re: Bob Woolmer passes away at age 58
Sad news, sad day for cricket.
I blame it on Pakistani team... and the management. Their actions let to this good mans death.
Re: Bob Woolmer passes away at age 58
This is probably the worse cricket related news i have ever heard in my life.
During his stay with Pak he did everything he could as profrssional to help Pak so all cricket fans developed liking for him. Very good man, honest to his profession, RIP Bob woolmer
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its official from GEO tv too...hes dead... Sad realllly realllyyy sadd!!!!!... may His soul rest in peace.
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the pak sports writers had not yet finished writing obituaries for the WC exit, and now they have something more to work on....
wonder what must have been going thru woolmer's head n heart....
shocking....
Re: Bob Woolmer found unconscious in hotel room
this is the darkest day in the history of Pakistan cricket. Pakistan's defeat yesterday didn't make me cry but today I have tears in my eyes.
a good man has passed away - a man who worked hard at whatever he did.
rest in peace, Bob. we didn't treat you well. you deserved much better. and for that I am sorry. may your loved ones and family find peace too.
Ameen.
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Ehsan, can you please remove all the irrelevant posts here? People need to learn some respect. A man has just lost his life. I still cannot believe it.
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I’m really at loss of words… my heart’s jumped to my throat. A sporting defeat is certainly heart breaking but a person’s death is terribly tragic… nothing is more precious than life.
Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilayihi Raajioon.
Re: Bob Woolmer passes away at age 58
God damn...our coach has died...and other matches of the day are continuing...they don't take a moment to stop the games and pay some respect...
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May Allah bless his soul.
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sad day for the cricket world... this guy was full of potential... RIP Bob Woolmer
Re: Bob Woolmer passes away at age 58
Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer has died after being discovered in his Jamaica hotel room on Sunday morning.
The 58-year-old former South Africa coach, who played for England between 1975-81, was found unconscious at the Pegasus Hotel at 1045 local time.
He was taken to the emergency ward of the nearby University hospital but did not regain consciousness.
Pakistan were eliminated from the World Cup on Saturday after losing by three wickets to minnows Ireland.
Woolmer told BBC Radio Five Live after the Ireland match that he was considering his future in the game.
There are a number of extenuating circumstances in the last six months that have made coaching Pakistan slightly different to normal sides
Bob Woolmer
“My contract runs out on 30 June anyway but I want to sleep on it before I make a decision about my future,” he said on Saturday evening.
"I have said I am reluctant to continue in international cricket purely because of all the travelling but I will stay in cricket at a different level.
"But I think the decision has been made for me really. I will talk to the PCB and if they want me to stay until 30 June I will stay, if they want me to go I will go.
“I am not going to break my contract but if the PCB want to get rid of me that is their business.”
Pakistan’s preparations for the World Cup have been far from ideal, which Woolmer also alluded to.
Following the infamous forfeited Test against England at The Oval last summer, two of their leading fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, were suspended after failing doping tests.
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The pair later saw those bans rescinded but missed the World Cup because of injury, something Woolmer admitted had hindered the team.
“There are a number of extenuating circumstances in the last six months that have made coaching Pakistan slightly different to normal sides,” he said.
“Those are the things I would have to consider and those things would have to change if I was to continue.”
Re: Bob Woolmer passes away at age 58
God.....really sad....Bob was a great guy with an excellent sense of humour...too sad....
if i am correct, it is the second coach to die in WI...the first one was also from england who died in early 80s....well, i take it back..i think he was the manager of england team....can't remember his name right now...anyway, what an end to pak world cup dream.....sad, very sad.
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I've just come to know that he was born in Kanpur, India :(
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wtf. where are the bloody mods. please take care of the idiots in this thread.
a good, honest man has just lost his life. and there are morons who are talking about everything but the loss of a valuable life. I find this incredibly callous, cold, inhumane and outrageous.
Re: Bob Woolmer passes away at age 58
May his soul rest in peace.....and I sincerely hope that he died of natural causes and not because of someone's mischief :(
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May Allah bless his soul and provide sabr for his family
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Pakistan should make him an honorary citizen of Pakistan
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Player Profile and pics of Bob Woolmer (with Pakistan players) :
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/22520.html