Does Bob Woolmer's death expose the dark side of cricket?

Question

The gentleman's game is becoming dark and dangerous.. Does Bob Woolmer's death expose the dark side of cricket?

Answer 1

Announcement of Jamaican police about Bob Woolmer’s murder is bit unclear to me because of following reasons:

1-If Bob Woolmer murder by someone then why hospital had to wait for second autopsy report, why not in the first report they declare it as murder?

2-If Bob Woolmer was familiar with the killer because he let them in, then how they went out without using door, because it is heard that hotel staff had to break the door to get in because it was locked.

3- Does hospital need second autopsy report, to say that jaw of Bob Woolmer was broken? Why not in the first?

4-First it is heard that there are vomiting in the bathroom of Bob Woolmer, then how it is possible that murders took him to bathroom to make him ease his vomit?

5- Bob Woolmer used to had breakfast at 7:30 with the physio and trainer, at that day’s morning he not came for it, then why not physio and trainer went to his room to check or even ask why he was not joining them for breakfast.

6- First Police said that Bob Woolmer died one hour before reaching the hospital then news came that he died in the hospital and now it is the announcement from police that he died at eleven, it means mid way to the hospital, because hotel staff found him at 10:30.

Poor of the poorest security:

1-Security cameras should have been placed in front of gates of players and officials to avoid any danger of life or even match fixing but it did not happened.

2-DNA should have been done to every one whoever was in that hotel in that night, why only Pakistani team? What about other three teams, what about so many unknown people from all around the world, who were staying in that hospital & what about hotel staff?

3-But if Bob Woolmer murdeedr by someone then it must be by match fixers from India because they are number one in this business not only in cricket but also in Film industry, Ex- South African captain Hensie Cronje , current player Herchelle Gibbs, players from India like Azharuddin , Jadeja etc either most of them or every one of them had a link with Indian speculators.

4-If he was murdered then it must be a very very very well planned or very very very well pre-planned murdered.

Answer 2

It does expose a dark side of the game. This whole tragic event has really tainted the spirit of the game, and of the world cup. It brings to light all of those disfavourable things which can unfortunately be associated with the game: match-fixing, coruption etc.

I think the sprit of the game will overcome all of this but. I'm thinking here about the infamous Olympic Games in Munich, in which a similar type of situation played out. The olympics are still very much alive and well, and I have no doubt the cricket will follow the same path.

Answer 3

I think as with all serious, international level sporting events, it brings not only the good side of people but also the dark side. Simply because of the money involved.

Take for example, in the 1994(?) soccer world cup, a Colombian player who scored an own goal ended up a few weeks later with bullets in his brain. Bookies did him over, so I wouldn't be surprised if Bob was murdered at the behest of Pakistani bookies who would have lost A LOT of money on the Pak vs Ire game

Answer 4

It is not correct to jump to any conclusion till investigation about the death of Woolmer is completed and the exact cause of death is established.

Answer 5

it became public knowledge that a terrorist organisation planned to use sarin gas on the Australian cricket team a few years ago

a dark side to cricket is indeed looming it's head, Woolmer's suspiscious death is a blow to the game and people should be ashamed

Answer 6

Apparently he was going to uncover the shadyness in cricket (such as match fixing) in a new book and for him to all of a sudden end up dead it does seem a bit suss

Answer 7

i think yeah, after what i have heard from the indian media;
but the questoin is that was he murdered? and why(by some angry pakistani fan or some match fixer)

Answer 8

Yes it does,And I glad that no body is blaming no one, every body is Doing the right thing no speculation,

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

yeah very much so.