Worried Woolmer to Mir & Osman for his Book on bookies: Paki Indian Srilankan Angle
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Bob said to Mir for stolen of manuscript. He was silenced by a match-fixing mafia who feared Woolmer, was about to expose a bookies scam. Bob discussed about the book with Pak Cricket editor Osman.
Pak team is detained for for DNA. It is claimed that several well-known bookmakers from Pakistan had arrived in the West Indies and attempted to contact players.
Woolmer’s half-naked body, which was partially wrapped in a towel, was discovered in the bath in his hotel suite on Sunday morning. A source close to the Pakistan squad told the Daily Express that players were now living in fear that they could be on a hit list as they were questioned to piece together the final hours of Woolmer’s life. Police ordered hotel staff to provide extra security and many of the players are expected to go into hiding in Britain when they are given permission to leave the island. Police from Pakistan have also been called in to help with the investigation.
Who did steal Manuscripts of the book?
Pakistan team spokesman Parvez Mir said that Woolmer had told him that proofs of a book he had been writing on corruption in cricket had been going missing.
He said: "Bob told me the proofs of the book had been misplaced and he was very disturbed. I don't know what was in the book, but that was his only copy at the time."
The former player claimed bookmakers were manipulating results and that five members of the Pakistan World Cup party were involved.
Reports from Pakistan say five bookmakers flew to Jamaica before the World Cup in a bid to fix Pakistan's first game against the West Indies, which they also lost.
Mr Woolmer, who has two grown-up sons, was South African coach in 2000 when their captain Hansie Cronje rocked the world of cricket by admitted accepting bribes.
A year earlier, three Pakistani players were banned over allegations of fixing matches.
Cronje was killed in June 2002 in a plane crash. Some observers believe he was murdered to stop him giving more details of the match-fixing.
I have given full details on this in my previous article.
The book with a section about match-fixing
Bob Woolmer, who died under mysterious circumstances in the hotel room in Jamaica, had inited Osman Samiuddin, the Pakistan editor of cricinfo.com, to
author a book on his experiences as the coach of the Pakistan cricket team and had strongly hinted that the book would carry a section about match-fixing.
Woolmer made the offer to Samiuddin, who had got to know him well professionally, in an email on September 18 last year. They had subsequently chatted about the book, which he had planned to write after the World Cup, and Woolmehad said that he had things to reveal about match-fixing. He did not, however, discuss any particulars though.
Woolmer had already written, with Professor Tim Noakes, a sports scientist, a book on coaching that is to be published soon. Speculation over the possibility of Woolmer having been murdered by people who feared being exposed in this book - titled 'Discovering Cricket: The Art and Science of the Game' - led Noakes to deny that the book contained any reference to match-fixing. Noakes was perhaps unaware that Woolmer was planning to write another book.
"He also regularly mentioned that there would be details about big-name Pakistani cricketers with whom he had had run-ins during his time here."
But Samiuddin said not a lot should be read into this because, as far as he was aware, Woolmer hadn't yet started writing the book. "We didn't discuss any details of what he was going to write. He just mentioned it in passing a couple of times which is why we shouldn't put two and two together and make it 22."
Woolmer's 600-page book on coaching, according to a statement released by his family, "pulls together all the years of experience Bob gained coaching around the world as well as his own unique cricketing philosophies"
"Tragically, the final manuscript reached the West Indies the day after Bob died," the statement said.
And the manuscript of the book was stolen from Bob’s room as mentioned in the starting of this article.
Indian Pakistani and Srilankan angle
A former Pakistani Test cricketer on Friday claimed that Jamaican Police had recovered contact numbers of some South Asian players, including some Indians, Pakistanis and Srilankans, from a person arrested in connection with the sensational murder of coach Bob Woolmer. The player, who was named in the match-fixing scandal that rocked international cricket in the late '90s, said on condition of anonymity that police had shortlisted six suspects in the Woolmer case. "From what my informers have told me, they have arrested one man and he had telephone numbers of some players which are now being looked into," he said.
Woolmer had planned book on Pak experience
Bob Woolmer, who died under mysterious circumstances in the hotel room in Jamaica, had inited Osman Samiuddin, the Pakistan editor of cricinfo.com, to
author a book on his experiences as the coach of the Pakistan cricket team and had strongly hinted that the book would carry a section about match-fixing.
Not a sound as Bob was murdered: Bob knew his killeer
Cricket coach Bob Woolmer was of a heavy body overpowered and strangled in his hotel room in total silence. So naturally the two or more are involved in executing the murder. Detectives believe Bob knew his killer or killers and may have let them in.
A Pakistan player in the adjoining room spoke for the first time today to NDTV to say he had not heard a sound on the night of the murder.
World Cricket Cup should be stopped
Jamaica police last night confirmed the Pakistan coach's death "was due to asphyxia as a result of manual strangulation". I am unable to understand why World Cricket Cup in the West Indies still is going on. Why does ICC not stop it immediately?
Why is ICC mum?
ICC is nearly mum up till now on the mystery of Wolmer’s death. On March 20, I myself have written an article in detail under title “Was Bob Woolmer poisoned? Police confirmed ‘death threats from Pak fans’ synopsis as “Satta Poison runs behind Bob’s death which Jamaica Police treats as homicide. Deaths of Bob, Hansie Cronje, shooting of footballer Andres Escobar have left many conspiracy theories,”
On March 21, I have written another article titled “Bob Woolmer was murdered: Why pressure of ICC on police?” and in this article I have quoted the statement of former cricketer of Pakistan Sarfraz Nawaz in which he said that ICC was the sponsor of all match fixing evils and he is going to send a notice to ICC in this regard.
I myself have no knowledge of the above. But I think that ICC itself becomes the subject of various imaginations to keep silence. Thouh it has sepecial cell for keeping eyes on the match fixing.
Why does Wife of Bob or her son not reach in Jamaica up till now?
Cricet analyst Ashish Shukls asloe wondered on this. W’hy they are not much ssensitive on conspiracy theory. Perhaps ICC and the family members of Woolmer did mistake at this point.
Full coverage of the events
March 22
Police hunt Woolmer's killerPolice statement Police fingerprint Pakistan players Musharraf honours WoolmerThe Surfer
March 21
Woolmer's death 'suspicious' - policeWoolmer strangled - police sourcePakistan told to play final gameBob was more than a coach - Rhodes
March 20
Woolmer's post-mortem inconclusive
March 19
Woolmer death: Hard news takes a back seat
March 18
Bob Woolmer's death stuns cricket world
Woolmer Had E-Mailed His Resignation to PCB on March 18
Bob Woolmer had tendered his resignation on Sunday; hours after his team had lost to Ireland and made a shock exit from the World Cup. Woolmer is known to have e-mailed his resignation to the Pakistan Cricket Board chief Dr Naseem Ashraf on the day of his death.
However, Dr Ashraf, who himself has tendered his resignation following the team’s dismal showing in the World Cup, has informed that he received Woolmer’s mail only on Thursday
By Premendra Agrawal
www.newsanalysisindia.com/
Bob said to Mir for stolen of manuscript. He was silenced by a match-fixing mafia who feared Woolmer, was about to expose a bookies scam. Bob discussed about the book with Pak Cricket editor Osman.
Pak team is detained for for DNA. It is claimed that several well-known bookmakers from Pakistan had arrived in the West Indies and attempted to contact players.
Woolmer’s half-naked body, which was partially wrapped in a towel, was discovered in the bath in his hotel suite on Sunday morning. A source close to the Pakistan squad told the Daily Express that players were now living in fear that they could be on a hit list as they were questioned to piece together the final hours of Woolmer’s life. Police ordered hotel staff to provide extra security and many of the players are expected to go into hiding in Britain when they are given permission to leave the island. Police from Pakistan have also been called in to help with the investigation.
Who did steal Manuscripts of the book?
Pakistan team spokesman Parvez Mir said that Woolmer had told him that proofs of a book he had been writing on corruption in cricket had been going missing.
He said: "Bob told me the proofs of the book had been misplaced and he was very disturbed. I don't know what was in the book, but that was his only copy at the time."
The former player claimed bookmakers were manipulating results and that five members of the Pakistan World Cup party were involved.
Reports from Pakistan say five bookmakers flew to Jamaica before the World Cup in a bid to fix Pakistan's first game against the West Indies, which they also lost.
Mr Woolmer, who has two grown-up sons, was South African coach in 2000 when their captain Hansie Cronje rocked the world of cricket by admitted accepting bribes.
A year earlier, three Pakistani players were banned over allegations of fixing matches.
Cronje was killed in June 2002 in a plane crash. Some observers believe he was murdered to stop him giving more details of the match-fixing.
I have given full details on this in my previous article.
The book with a section about match-fixing
Bob Woolmer, who died under mysterious circumstances in the hotel room in Jamaica, had inited Osman Samiuddin, the Pakistan editor of cricinfo.com, to
author a book on his experiences as the coach of the Pakistan cricket team and had strongly hinted that the book would carry a section about match-fixing.
Woolmer made the offer to Samiuddin, who had got to know him well professionally, in an email on September 18 last year. They had subsequently chatted about the book, which he had planned to write after the World Cup, and Woolmehad said that he had things to reveal about match-fixing. He did not, however, discuss any particulars though.
Woolmer had already written, with Professor Tim Noakes, a sports scientist, a book on coaching that is to be published soon. Speculation over the possibility of Woolmer having been murdered by people who feared being exposed in this book - titled 'Discovering Cricket: The Art and Science of the Game' - led Noakes to deny that the book contained any reference to match-fixing. Noakes was perhaps unaware that Woolmer was planning to write another book.
"He also regularly mentioned that there would be details about big-name Pakistani cricketers with whom he had had run-ins during his time here."
But Samiuddin said not a lot should be read into this because, as far as he was aware, Woolmer hadn't yet started writing the book. "We didn't discuss any details of what he was going to write. He just mentioned it in passing a couple of times which is why we shouldn't put two and two together and make it 22."
Woolmer's 600-page book on coaching, according to a statement released by his family, "pulls together all the years of experience Bob gained coaching around the world as well as his own unique cricketing philosophies"
"Tragically, the final manuscript reached the West Indies the day after Bob died," the statement said.
And the manuscript of the book was stolen from Bob’s room as mentioned in the starting of this article.
Indian Pakistani and Srilankan angle
A former Pakistani Test cricketer on Friday claimed that Jamaican Police had recovered contact numbers of some South Asian players, including some Indians, Pakistanis and Srilankans, from a person arrested in connection with the sensational murder of coach Bob Woolmer. The player, who was named in the match-fixing scandal that rocked international cricket in the late '90s, said on condition of anonymity that police had shortlisted six suspects in the Woolmer case. "From what my informers have told me, they have arrested one man and he had telephone numbers of some players which are now being looked into," he said.
Woolmer had planned book on Pak experience
Bob Woolmer, who died under mysterious circumstances in the hotel room in Jamaica, had inited Osman Samiuddin, the Pakistan editor of cricinfo.com, to
author a book on his experiences as the coach of the Pakistan cricket team and had strongly hinted that the book would carry a section about match-fixing.
Not a sound as Bob was murdered: Bob knew his killeer
Cricket coach Bob Woolmer was of a heavy body overpowered and strangled in his hotel room in total silence. So naturally the two or more are involved in executing the murder. Detectives believe Bob knew his killer or killers and may have let them in.
A Pakistan player in the adjoining room spoke for the first time today to NDTV to say he had not heard a sound on the night of the murder.
World Cricket Cup should be stopped
Jamaica police last night confirmed the Pakistan coach's death "was due to asphyxia as a result of manual strangulation". I am unable to understand why World Cricket Cup in the West Indies still is going on. Why does ICC not stop it immediately?
Why is ICC mum?
ICC is nearly mum up till now on the mystery of Wolmer’s death. On March 20, I myself have written an article in detail under title “Was Bob Woolmer poisoned? Police confirmed ‘death threats from Pak fans’ synopsis as “Satta Poison runs behind Bob’s death which Jamaica Police treats as homicide. Deaths of Bob, Hansie Cronje, shooting of footballer Andres Escobar have left many conspiracy theories,”
On March 21, I have written another article titled “Bob Woolmer was murdered: Why pressure of ICC on police?” and in this article I have quoted the statement of former cricketer of Pakistan Sarfraz Nawaz in which he said that ICC was the sponsor of all match fixing evils and he is going to send a notice to ICC in this regard.
I myself have no knowledge of the above. But I think that ICC itself becomes the subject of various imaginations to keep silence. Thouh it has sepecial cell for keeping eyes on the match fixing.
Why does Wife of Bob or her son not reach in Jamaica up till now?
Cricet analyst Ashish Shukls asloe wondered on this. W’hy they are not much ssensitive on conspiracy theory. Perhaps ICC and the family members of Woolmer did mistake at this point.
Full coverage of the events
March 22
Police hunt Woolmer's killerPolice statement Police fingerprint Pakistan players Musharraf honours WoolmerThe Surfer
March 21
Woolmer's death 'suspicious' - policeWoolmer strangled - police sourcePakistan told to play final gameBob was more than a coach - Rhodes
March 20
Woolmer's post-mortem inconclusive
March 19
Woolmer death: Hard news takes a back seat
March 18
Bob Woolmer's death stuns cricket world
Woolmer Had E-Mailed His Resignation to PCB on March 18
Bob Woolmer had tendered his resignation on Sunday; hours after his team had lost to Ireland and made a shock exit from the World Cup. Woolmer is known to have e-mailed his resignation to the Pakistan Cricket Board chief Dr Naseem Ashraf on the day of his death.
However, Dr Ashraf, who himself has tendered his resignation following the team’s dismal showing in the World Cup, has informed that he received Woolmer’s mail only on Thursday
By Premendra Agrawal
www.newsanalysisindia.com/
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