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Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan with coach Bob Woolmer.
Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan has given a statement regarding the death of former coach Bob Woolmer in 2007. He says that Pakistan players were interrogated for three days after the death of their coach in the 2007 ODI World Cup. We had to face great difficulties.
On March 17, 2007, Ireland caused a major upset by defeating Pakistan in the World Cup. After this defeat, Pakistan team was out of the World Cup. The very next day, on March 18, Pakistan’s then head coach Bob Woolmer was found unconscious in the bathroom of a hotel in Jamaica. Later the news came out that he died in the hospital. The entire cricket world was shocked by the demise of Bob Woolmer in the middle of the World Cup.
Boyd Rankin had dismissed Younis Khan on the score of zero.
Players sent to another island
Yunus while talking to a Pakistani TV channel said that after the death of 58-year-old Bob Woolmer, the Pakistani team was shifted to another island by the police and they were interrogated for three days. Yunus further said that it was a torture for us. I think the authorities should have taken care of us.
“I was very close to Woolmer”- Younus
Yunus said, “I was very close to Bob Woolmer. We used to sit together and discuss cricket, but it can be called unfortunate that we were not together the night Woolmer passed away. Actually, we lost to Ireland. I was also very disappointed with the defeat of that match and my own performance. As soon as I reached the hotel, I went to my room and locked myself. The next day we came to know about his death. I did not see him at breakfast time.
This picture is of 24 March 2007. Pakistani team after the death of Bob Woolmer.
“If Woolmer had remained the coach, Pakistan cricket would have been different today.”
Younis says that if Bob Woolmer had been the coach today, the team would have been very different. After Woolmer’s death, it appeared that he was shocked by the team’s defeat. He had a heart attack. He was also a diabetes patient. There was also blood on his mouth. Jamaica Police later came to the conclusion that he was not murdered, but died due to health reasons. However, many questions have also been raised on the actions of the Jamaica Police. Bob Woolmer was born in 1948 in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. After that he played cricket with the England team. He was also the head coach of South Africa.
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