The perspective Bob gave me

Bob Woolmer died in hotel room last week. He was found unconscious and rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. This was after the Pakistan team lost against Ireland and were eliminated from the first round of the World Cup. My first thought was poor coach couldn't handle the humiliating loss and died of a heart attack. I have known Bob to be the coach who brought back South Africa after their 20 year ban and took them to the absolute heights of success in partnership with Hanse Cronje. Then Hansie was suspended from Cricket for match fixing and Bob moved on to coach the Pakistanis. He was one of the very best coaches in cricket for the last 10-15 years. It would be understandable if he couldn't handle this loss. God knows i was depressed when India lost on that day and i wasn't even a part of that team.
The investigation began into why he died and the rumors began to trickle out. Bob died of a drug overdose. They found alcohol in his room. Then it came out that Bob was in fact murdered. Someone manually strangled Bob. This was just shocking news. A coach of one of the 16 teams playing in the Premier Tournament of one of the oldest games in the world was murdered in his own hotel room. It might have been a bookies mafia that Bob may have been involved with. The Pakistani team has been the center of a lot of Match fixing controversies, players falling randomly sick, 2 stars caught using steroids, flare ups with bowlers, apparent fist fights, a lot of drama. Bob surely knew about all the inside details. His contract was up at the end of the world cup and Bob was a writer, he wrote Blogs, he wrote books, he was about to write a book about match fixing. Maybe someone didn't want the information to come out.
Here's the frightening thought, if Bob was killed by a Bookies mafia, it is bad enough, what if Bob was killed by a crazed fan. The loss to Ireland pushed some fan/promoter of Pakistan cricket over the edge and he killed a slightly inebriated Bob for revenge!!!
That is the worst reason in life to loose a life. Hansie Cronje died in a plane crash, a broken and shunned man. Bob died alone in a hotel room in West Indies away from his family and friends. To die over a simple game of cricket that has survived hundreds of years and will endure this controversy and be stronger for hundreds of years more. This world cup will be remembered for the early exits of India and Pakistan the two powerhouses of International Cricket and the loss of a fine Coach, but if there are 5-6 more exciting cricket matches, and Australia win their third in a row, this world cup will be remembered for that and Bob will only be an afterthought.
Again the worst reason in the world to loose a life.... Puts all of us bleeding blue fans to shame