Bob Woolmer
Among the names of this list, former Indian-born England cricketer Bob Woolmer was very famous in the cricket world. While the right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pacer played 19 Tests and six ODIs between 1972 and 1981, he also played 350 first-class matches and 290 List A games. However, Woolmer was more famous for his effective coaching who brought many positive changes in coaching technique, including using computer analysis.
In the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, Woolmer was coaching the Pakistan national cricket team. Some hours after their shocking Group Stage defeat against Ireland, the 58-year-old Woolmer was found dead in his hotel room (18th March 2007) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston (Jamaica).
Initially, the reason for his death was reported due to the heart attack. But later, a pathology report claimed that Woolmer had died of asphyxia via manual strangulation. However, after further investigation, it was claimed that Woolmer had died of natural causes. But still, some believe that Woolmer’s death was not natural.