Former Pakistan captain Younus Khan with coach Bob Woolmer.

Former Pakistan captain Younus Khan has given a statement on the death of former coach Bob Woolmer in 2007. He says that in the 2007 ODI World Cup, Pakistan players were questioned for three days after the coach's death. We had to face a lot of difficulties.

On 17 March 2007, Ireland created a big upset by defeating Pakistan in the World Cup. After this defeat, Pakistan team was out of the World Cup. The very next day, i.e. on 18 March, Pakistan's then head coach Bob Woolmer was found unconscious in the bathroom of a hotel in Jamaica. Later it was reported that he died in the hospital. The entire cricket world was shocked by the death of Bob Woolmer in the middle of the World Cup.

Boyd Rankin dismissed Younus Khan for a score of zero.

Players sent to another island
While talking to a Pakistani TV channel, Yunus 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 officials 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 is unfortunate that we were not together the night Woolmer died. Actually, we had lost to Ireland. I was also very disappointed with the defeat in that match and my own performance. As soon as I reached the hotel, I went to my room and locked myself in. The next day we came to know about his death. I did not see him at breakfast time.

This photo is from March 24, 2007. The Pakistani team after the death of Bob Woolmer.

“Pakistan cricket would be different today if Woolmer had remained coach”
Yunus says that if Bob Woolmer were the coach today, the team would have been very different. After Woolmer's death, it was revealed that he was shocked by the team's defeat. He had a heart attack. He was also a diabetic patient. There was blood on his mouth. Later, the Jamaican police came to the conclusion that he was not murdered, but he died due to health reasons. However, many questions have been raised on the actions of the Jamaican police. Bob Woolmer was born in 1948 in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. After that, he played cricket for the England team. He was also the head coach of South Africa.

Pakistan was eliminated from the group stage in the last two ICC tournaments
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