WOOLY MAMMOTH-ED

(Karthik Narayan)

I can’t believe this – Bob Woolmer is dead. Poof!

What do you think the “mysterious” reason for his death? Do you think its because Pakistan lost and got knocked out of the World Cup?

I made my own investigations and I really think it should be only one of the following reasons:

1 – He found a nut that the squirrel (of the “Ice age” movie fame) was chasing all along and it gave him a big fight and in the end a karate chop took care of him

2 – He found a dead rat and beside it an used sock of the Pakistan cricket team and whacked his brains figuring out which smelt worse.

3 – Someone stole his notebook (Laptop) while he was trying to figure out from which angle he should make the plane back home fly and it fell down in the restroom. He couldn’t overcome his grief and…

4 – Someone from Kanpur called him on his cell phone and sounded like a Saas-bahu serial with their sob story on how India lost to Bangladesh at the same time

Ok, which one did you fit in?

Jokes apart, I really love Woolmer for his coaching and his open hearted ways of working with the team – be it South Africa or Pakistan. And mind you, its not easy coaching India or Pakistan, what with the egotism all around, the “stars” and too much talent wasted under politics. I really admire him for taking up a job that makes a bomb squad member’s job seem relaxing!

May your armour shine to glory in Heaven, Bob. This one is from the heart, soldier.