 Woolmer remembered by Pakistanis
19th Mar 2008 14:00 IST
Agencies
Pakistani players Danish Kaneria, Shahid Afridi and Mohammad Asif, who worked with Woolmer remembered him with fond words.
Kaneria said he still could not get over the nightmare of the time when Pakistan crashed out of the World Cup and next day Woolmer died.
"It was horrible even now when I think about those days I gives me the shivers. We were already depressed by our exit and when we learnt about Bob's death it left us numb. It was a tragedy of the highest order. Worse followed when we were treated murder suspects," said Kaneria, who was a member of the World Cup squad.
Afridi said he admired Woolmer for his cricketing mind.
"He was always working with you on your game. He was a good coach and got along well with the players."
Asif said Woolmer had supported him a lot after his disappointing Test debut in early 2005 in Australia.
"He was a good backer of good players and understood cricket and players psyche. Unfortunately, he could not go out on a happy note." |
