Showing posts with label Bob Woolmer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bob Woolmer. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Mahesh Bhatt wants to make a movie on Bob Woolmer

Mahesh Bhatt, the Indian film producer is known for controversies. He is always on the look out for controversial subjects to make his movies on. This time his eyes are set on the recent controversial death of Pakistani coach Bob Woolmer.
“It’s about how a common man moves from harmless betting to serious match-fixing, only to meet his heart’s desires. It’s a lesser known fact that betting and match fixing are very rampant in poor countries. We will start shooting for the film in mid-July."- Mahesh Bhatt

No points for guessing who is the hero of the movie. Its Imran Hashmi, who is playing a bookie. Bhatt is just looking at the possible match fixing angle. The film will be directed by Kunal Deshmukh, who has been an assistant to Mohit Suri so far. The film will be shot in India and England.

Read the Story on The Time of India.

Monday, March 12, 2007

'The South Africans are my personal favourites' - Bob Woolmer


Pakistan's coach Bob Woolmer says in this article in cricinfo that the South Africans are his personal favorites. I am not very sure if this comment will go down very well with the Pakistani cricket fans.

Saturday, March 10, 2007

Pakistani players will addresses media conferences in Urdu

Coach Bob Wooler has said that Pakistani players will address all media conferences in their national language Urdu.
"The Pakistani players feel comfortable in their national language. They can express themselves freely in Urdu and they are proud of their language and their country. Our media manager Pervez Mir will act as interpreter during the press conferences."- Bob Woolmer

Most Pakistani players are not comfortable with English. One would remember that during the Daryl Hair controversy when the umpire forefeited the match, this issue had surfaced in a major way. There were opinions that the Pakistani players including captain Inzamam did not realise the seriousness of the situation as umpire Hair was speaking in English.

I think it will be better as the players will be able to speak more freely. Read the complete story here on fox sports.