Bob Woolmer

Mahesh Bhatt brings Woolmer alive on screen

Hyderabad: Gearing up for the tough tour of Australia later this month, Indian left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha on Monday said his primary focus would be on adapting to the conditions quickly as that would be the key to fetching wickets Down Under.

I am trying to prepare myself. Most probably, we are going to play a couple of practice games in Australia. So, hopefully I will get exposure to the conditions and wicket there in Australia, he told PTI on Monday.

Though it is his maiden tour to Australia, he said it does not matter as he would like to keep the focus on the game.

It is all in the mind. When you are going there, representing your country, I don't think anything should be there except thinking about the game. I want to keep things very simple and very straight in the way that I just want to go there, see the wickets and conditions and acclimatise, rather than thinking about other things. Hopefully, I start on a positive note, he said....more    

A year later, Woolmer's death still haunts world cricket

Bob Woolmer lost his life in a hotel room in Jamaica during the World Cup. ...  

QOTD: Woolmer case a huge blot?

The PCB Spokesperson Ehsan Malik ruled out taking any legal action against the Jamaica Police for the moment. ...  

Bhatt's new film inspired by Woolmer

Mahesh Bhatt has announced a film inspired by the death of the former Pakistani cricket coach. ...  

'Woolmer died of heart failure'

The Jamaica Gleaner claimed the latest investigations revealed that Woolmer was not murdered, but died of heart failure. ...  

LOC: Woolmer murder still a mystery

The Pakistan cricket team have been DNA tested but the the motive behind Woolmer's murder still remains a mystery. ...

Has 'gentlemen's' game died with Bob?

Decency was always associated with cricket. But Woolmer's mysterious death has opened the proverbial can of worms. ...  

Unholy nexus of dons and bookies

Woolmer's death has thrown up questions like whether his death was linked with the bookie-underworld nexus. ...  

Cricket's scandals go on and on

Match fixing, sex scandals, drunken binges and doping scandals - cricket's scandals go on and on. ...  

Woolmer's death getting murkier

Many questions remain unanswered after the Jamaica Police said that Woolmer's death was ‘suspicious’. ...  

Bengal prays for "restoration of peace"

Bengalis are praying for a peaceful year ahead as the Nandigram clash and Bob Woolmer's death has left them in shock. ...  

Woolmer's autopsy report inconclusive

Officials of Jamaica Police have said that the report was not clear and further tests would be carried out. ...  

Much stress, sweat over cricket

Cricket coaches and players have often said that the demands made on them is stressful. ...  

How stress becomes the silent killer

Bob Woolmer's sudden death is a matter of investigation. But reports say that stress played a critical factor in his death. ...  

Did a dejected Woolmer commit suicide?

A section of the Pakistani media said on Monday that the former England player Bob Woolmer could have committed suicide. ...  

Rift between Woolmer and Inzamam

Inzamam felt that he could no longer trust his coach and suspected Woolmer of briefing the PCB behind his back. ...