Wife: Bob was under incredible stress
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
BOB WOOLMER'S wife revealed yesterday the "incredible stress" that her husband had been under as coach of Pakistan.
Woolmer, 58, was found unconscious in his hotel room in Jamaica on Sunday morning and later pronounced dead.
His death came less than 24 hours after Pakistan crashed out of the World Cup following a shock defeat to Ireland an experience Woolmer described as one of the worst of his career.
Speaking to the Daily Mirror, the ex-Warwickshire coach's wife, Gill, revealed the pressures placed on her husband as coach of the cricket-mad Pakistan.
"His job coaching there has been incredibly stressful," she said.
No official cause of death has yet been revealed, with Pakistan's media manager Pervez Mir saying: "We are waiting for medical reports."
But according to reports yesterday, the former England batsman suffered from diabetes and had recently experienced breathing difficulties.AFP
Woolmer, 58, was found unconscious in his hotel room in Jamaica on Sunday morning and later pronounced dead.
His death came less than 24 hours after Pakistan crashed out of the World Cup following a shock defeat to Ireland an experience Woolmer described as one of the worst of his career.
Speaking to the Daily Mirror, the ex-Warwickshire coach's wife, Gill, revealed the pressures placed on her husband as coach of the cricket-mad Pakistan.
"His job coaching there has been incredibly stressful," she said.
No official cause of death has yet been revealed, with Pakistan's media manager Pervez Mir saying: "We are waiting for medical reports."
But according to reports yesterday, the former England batsman suffered from diabetes and had recently experienced breathing difficulties.AFP
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