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Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, died in hospital in Jamaica on Sunday.
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Bob Woolmer's death stuns cricket world.
Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, died in hospital in Jamaica on Sunday after being found unconscious on the floor of his World Cup hotel room earlier in the day. He was 58.
Pervez Mir, Pakistan's media manager, said: "Bob Woolmer has passed away. I am speaking from the hospital and all the team management is also at the hospital. Doctors have pronounced him dead. Bob has passed away and it is very shocking news to all of the team and the team management.
"Bob's family and wife were informed by the management about his condition when he was brought to hospital."
Mir's statement added that there would be a coroner's inquest and, in keeping with Jamaican law, an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
Woolmer was found unconscious on his hotel-room floor at around 10.45am after team officials grew concerned that they had not seen him since the previous evening. An ambulance rushed him to Kingston University Hospital where he was pronounced dead a few hours later.
His death comes less than 24 hours after Pakistan were knocked out of the World Cup following their defeat by Ireland. After the match, Woolmer spoke of the pressures of coaching. "Doing it internationally, it takes a toll on you," he said. "The endless travelling and the non-stop living out of hotels."
"I am deeply hurt and cannot tell you how it is going to affect me," Woolmer told AFP late on Saturday after the Ireland defeat, saying he would answer more questions on email later in the week.
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ETA -
Fallout - Pakistan's captain steps down on horrible day
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... an apology to the Pakistani people for the team's abject failure at the World Cup. "I take responsibility as captain," he said. "We did everything we could but the results didn't come out as planned."
A TV journalist asked the question that was uppermost on everyone's mind. Didn't he think that the timing of his retirement was insensitive, given what had transpired in the morning?
"I know it looks bad, but I'd already decided," was Inzamam's response. "I had a strong emotional attachment to the coach and I'm disturbed myself. I just decided to do it now."
"He was a good man," Inzamam said. "Whenever any of the boys had a problem, he'd sit with them, and we were very attached to him." When asked if he had discussed his decision with Woolmer before his death Inzamam said: "After the match, we'd talked a little about it. I told him that we'd discuss it tomorrow, but tomorrow never came."
... he was asked if Pakistan would play their final game against Zimbabwe. Inzamam chose to let the manager answer that one. "The best tribute to Bob would be to play against Zimbabwe," said Talat Ali.
For Inzamam, that will be his final game in coloured clothes. "I'll complete my commitment," he said. "We'll do our best for Bob. But whatever we do, it won't be enough."
When asked what would be his best memory of Woolmer he said: "After the game yesterday, he went to all the boys and cheered them up. He told them that these things happen in life. That was his greatest quality. Even in the bad times, he would think positive."
At that point, the timing of his statement was queried again. This time, Inzamam was a little more forthright, though once again his message was lost in translation. "My retirement and winning or losing a game is a small matter when compared to the death of Bob," he said.
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ETA :
Sunday, 17 March.
9th Match, Group D : Ireland v Pakistan, Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica - Won by IRELAND !
8th Match, Group B : Bangladesh v India, Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad - Won by BANGLADESH !
Bob Woolmer's death stuns cricket world.
Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, died in hospital in Jamaica on Sunday after being found unconscious on the floor of his World Cup hotel room earlier in the day. He was 58.
Pervez Mir, Pakistan's media manager, said: "Bob Woolmer has passed away. I am speaking from the hospital and all the team management is also at the hospital. Doctors have pronounced him dead. Bob has passed away and it is very shocking news to all of the team and the team management.
"Bob's family and wife were informed by the management about his condition when he was brought to hospital."
Mir's statement added that there would be a coroner's inquest and, in keeping with Jamaican law, an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
Woolmer was found unconscious on his hotel-room floor at around 10.45am after team officials grew concerned that they had not seen him since the previous evening. An ambulance rushed him to Kingston University Hospital where he was pronounced dead a few hours later.
His death comes less than 24 hours after Pakistan were knocked out of the World Cup following their defeat by Ireland. After the match, Woolmer spoke of the pressures of coaching. "Doing it internationally, it takes a toll on you," he said. "The endless travelling and the non-stop living out of hotels."
"I am deeply hurt and cannot tell you how it is going to affect me," Woolmer told AFP late on Saturday after the Ireland defeat, saying he would answer more questions on email later in the week.
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ETA -
Fallout - Pakistan's captain steps down on horrible day
Excerpts -
... an apology to the Pakistani people for the team's abject failure at the World Cup. "I take responsibility as captain," he said. "We did everything we could but the results didn't come out as planned."
A TV journalist asked the question that was uppermost on everyone's mind. Didn't he think that the timing of his retirement was insensitive, given what had transpired in the morning?
"I know it looks bad, but I'd already decided," was Inzamam's response. "I had a strong emotional attachment to the coach and I'm disturbed myself. I just decided to do it now."
"He was a good man," Inzamam said. "Whenever any of the boys had a problem, he'd sit with them, and we were very attached to him." When asked if he had discussed his decision with Woolmer before his death Inzamam said: "After the match, we'd talked a little about it. I told him that we'd discuss it tomorrow, but tomorrow never came."
... he was asked if Pakistan would play their final game against Zimbabwe. Inzamam chose to let the manager answer that one. "The best tribute to Bob would be to play against Zimbabwe," said Talat Ali.
For Inzamam, that will be his final game in coloured clothes. "I'll complete my commitment," he said. "We'll do our best for Bob. But whatever we do, it won't be enough."
When asked what would be his best memory of Woolmer he said: "After the game yesterday, he went to all the boys and cheered them up. He told them that these things happen in life. That was his greatest quality. Even in the bad times, he would think positive."
At that point, the timing of his statement was queried again. This time, Inzamam was a little more forthright, though once again his message was lost in translation. "My retirement and winning or losing a game is a small matter when compared to the death of Bob," he said.
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ETA :
Sunday, 17 March.
9th Match, Group D : Ireland v Pakistan, Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica - Won by IRELAND !
8th Match, Group B : Bangladesh v India, Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad - Won by BANGLADESH !