Fidel Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Well guys, it looks like I'll have to concede and drop my claim to the title, "king of the conspiracy theorists" Match-fixing Clouds Hang Over Pakistan Coach Bob Woolmer's Death Submitted by Rohit Bhandiye on Tue, 2007-03-20 05:38. Speculations are rife about foul play being involved in Pakistan coach Bob Woolmers death. Reports indicate that some current senior Pakistan team members might have fixed both matches, against West Indies and Ireland. It is being debated in cricketing circles that he could have been killed to cover up match-fixing by the Pakistani team. The Pakistan team would not be allowed to fly back home till the investigations are over. Though, the Pakistan Cricket Board insists that team coach Robert Woolmer died of a massive heart attack. A report in a leading daily quotes former Pakistani fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz saying that certain top players in the team were involved in fixing the matches against the West Indies and Ireland. A loss to West Indies and then minnows Ireland came as a shock to the entire world as Pakistan became the first team to pack their bags from the World Cup. Apparently certain PCB insiders told Nawaz that at least five leading bookies from Pakistan had reached the West Indies in the first week of March and were in touch with heavyweights in the team. "The theory going around in West Indies police circles is that Woolmer might have been killed by those who wanted to silence him on the issue of match-fixing," he claimed. A former PCB official who requested anonymity said Woolmerâ??s book, Discovering Cricket, which he was writing, could have exposed the cricketer-bookie nexus in Pakistan, India, and South Africa. The official claimed that Woolmer met Delhi police officers during Pakistanâ??s 2005 tour of India to gather material for the book. Nawaz said Woolmer had finished more than 50 per cent of the book. Meanwhile, Pakistan would not be allowed to leave Jamaica without the completion of investigation and determining the cause of death of their coach Bob Woolmer. Pakistan team may be shifted to a hotel in Montego Bay after playing their last Group D match against Zimbabwe on Tuesday and stay there till the investigations are completed. Police is now trying to ascertain the circumstances which led to the death of the Pakistan coach. Authorities have visited the Pegasus hotel in New Kingston where Pakistan is being lodged. No member of Bob Woolmerâ??s family will be coming to Jamaica to sign the documents of his autopsy. Woolmerâ??s wife is in Cape Town and his two sons live in London. Pakistan team trainer and close associate of Bob Woolmer, Murray Stevenson, has been authorised by the wife of the deceased to carry out the formalities on their behalf. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 This will be a huge story..if confirmed... Drug cheats now this... Have to ban the lot of them for years.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooNoi Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 You know, I actually thought about this myself last night, and then thought... "Naaa... not possible. Too far-fetched." But is it? Any other team other than the Pakis and I would have said "sure". But they're as dodgy as fuck. *IF* it is proven they match-fixed at the World Cup (regardless of any involvement with Woolmer's death), the nation should be banned from International Cricket for at least 5 years. I guess the autopsy with reveal more. Let's hope some dodgy sub-continental cricketer or bookie hasn't paid-off the coroner either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooNoi Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Another point... they batted first in the game against Ireland. No guarantee that Ireland would have scored 150-odd. Much easier to fix a match when you're batting second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 yeah....ban the lot .... Wasn't it the Paki bookies that got mark waugh and Warnie in strife some years back?? Giving pitch reports i think was the story... May have been India come to think about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooNoi Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Yep. India. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidel Posted March 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Update.... rumors becoming more popular: Woolmer murdered: Jamaican police sources Wednesday, March 21, 2007 07:24:51 am Senior sources in Jamaican police have confirmed to TIMES NOW that Pakistan team coach Bob Woolmer did not die a natural death but was murdered. The news, which first leaked out to the press in Pakistan, was yet to be confirmed by Jamaican police, however the Pakistan Cricket Board spokesperson P J Mir, apparently in damage control mode, scheduled a hurried press conference this morning in Kingston to address and clarify the issue (March 21). The police and PCB team in Jamaica confirmed to TIMES NOW on Tuesday (March 20) that when autopsy took place, there were â??strong indicationsâ? that it was murder, prompting authorities to announce that the results had been inconclusive. Sources have told TIMES NOW that the PCB is upset over the news of the Woolmer homicide being splashed all over the media, saying it was against Jamaican law to give out information before Jamaican authorities did. The fact that one of the worldâ??s most renowned cricket coaches was possibly murdered 36 hours after his team exited from the World Cup, would not only be a source of deep embarrassment for the PCB, but also have very serious implications on international cricket. Additionally, the homicide conclusion opens the door to a host of possibilities as to the motive behind the murder - not the least of which is the alleged player-bookie nexus in Pakistan, which would have been dealt a heavy blow from the teamâ??s exit from the World Cup. Pak team to stay on Pakistan cricket team members have also been questioned by police as to their whereabouts the time Woolmer was last seen alive. Police have in fact asked the team to stay back in Kingston for two days after their match with Zimbabwe so that investigations can continue unhampered. â??Suspiciousâ? circumstances Bob Woolmer was found on Sunday night (March 18, India time) in his hotel room unconscious and in a pool of vomit. He was pronounced dead on reaching the hospital. TIMES NOW sports editor Faisal Shariff spoke to the Pakistan teamâ??s assistant manager Asad Mustafa, who commented that the circumstances in which Woolmer was discovered were â??suspiciousâ? from the start â?? not only was there vomit found, there were also indications that the coach had suffered from diarrhea, his blood sugar testing machine was found on the floor in the bathroom and there was blood on his cheek and eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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