<p>Karachi: Pakistan's highest Test run-getter and former captain, Younis Khan has said that had Bob Woolmer, the late national head coach, been alive the country's cricket would have reached great heights.</p>.<p>Woolmer was found dead in his hotel room in Jamaica a few hours after Pakistan's loss to Ireland and subsequent elimination from the 2007 Cricket World Cup.</p>.<p>"I have no doubt that if Woolmer had remained head coach, Pakistan cricket would have been very different today, and he would have taken it to great heights," said Younis.</p>.<p>Younis, who was a member of the squad in 2007, also indirectly expressed disappointment at the lack of support the players got from their authorities when they were under investigation following Woolmer's death.</p>.<p>"I was very close to Bob (Woolmer) and it was our daily routine to sit down together after a match or nets to discuss cricket. Unfortunately the night he passed away, we didn't sit together as we had lost to Ireland.</p>.PCB to reduce central contracts duration but decides against pay cut for Pakistan cricketers.<p>"I was also out for a duck and was very upset with myself. So, I went to my room and locked myself in. Next day, I didn't see him at breakfast and later we learnt about his death," Younis said on a Pakistani TV channel.</p>.<p>Younis added that Woolmer's death and the stress the players had to undergo in the West Indies changed his mind about captaining Pakistan on a long-term basis.</p>.<p>Woolmer's death was later ruled due to natural causes after the Pakistan Cricket Board and the government sent their own security officials to the Caribbean to work with the Jamaican police.</p>.<p>Younis said Woolmer had mentally prepared him to lead Pakistan for a long period in all formats after the World Cup.</p>.<p>"After what all happened in the World Cup, I changed my mind and I became a reluctant captain and had no long-term tenure in mind." Younis said that after Woolmer's death, the players were moved to another island where they were questioned for three days by the local police.</p>.<p>"It was like a torture for us there. While I fully understand the responsibilities a player has to show as an ambassador of his country, it should be the other way round... authorities must also look after us," he added.</p>
<p>Karachi: Pakistan's highest Test run-getter and former captain, Younis Khan has said that had Bob Woolmer, the late national head coach, been alive the country's cricket would have reached great heights.</p>.<p>Woolmer was found dead in his hotel room in Jamaica a few hours after Pakistan's loss to Ireland and subsequent elimination from the 2007 Cricket World Cup.</p>.<p>"I have no doubt that if Woolmer had remained head coach, Pakistan cricket would have been very different today, and he would have taken it to great heights," said Younis.</p>.<p>Younis, who was a member of the squad in 2007, also indirectly expressed disappointment at the lack of support the players got from their authorities when they were under investigation following Woolmer's death.</p>.<p>"I was very close to Bob (Woolmer) and it was our daily routine to sit down together after a match or nets to discuss cricket. Unfortunately the night he passed away, we didn't sit together as we had lost to Ireland.</p>.PCB to reduce central contracts duration but decides against pay cut for Pakistan cricketers.<p>"I was also out for a duck and was very upset with myself. So, I went to my room and locked myself in. Next day, I didn't see him at breakfast and later we learnt about his death," Younis said on a Pakistani TV channel.</p>.<p>Younis added that Woolmer's death and the stress the players had to undergo in the West Indies changed his mind about captaining Pakistan on a long-term basis.</p>.<p>Woolmer's death was later ruled due to natural causes after the Pakistan Cricket Board and the government sent their own security officials to the Caribbean to work with the Jamaican police.</p>.<p>Younis said Woolmer had mentally prepared him to lead Pakistan for a long period in all formats after the World Cup.</p>.<p>"After what all happened in the World Cup, I changed my mind and I became a reluctant captain and had no long-term tenure in mind." Younis said that after Woolmer's death, the players were moved to another island where they were questioned for three days by the local police.</p>.<p>"It was like a torture for us there. While I fully understand the responsibilities a player has to show as an ambassador of his country, it should be the other way round... authorities must also look after us," he added.</p>