▁from ▁W ool mer ' s ▁body ▁following ▁dis cre pan cies ▁in ▁the ▁to xic ology ▁reports ▁by ▁for ens ic ▁scient ists ▁from ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁and ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁After ▁hearing ▁twenty - six ▁days ▁of ▁evidence , ▁the ▁j ury ▁at ▁the ▁in quest ▁returned ▁an ▁open ▁ver dict , ▁ref using ▁to ▁rule ▁out ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁str ang ulation ▁theory ▁put ▁forward ▁by ▁E re ▁Ses ha iah . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Fox ▁News , ▁former ▁South ▁African ▁cr ick eter ▁C live ▁R ice ▁claimed ▁that ▁W ool mer ▁was ▁murder ed ▁by ▁organ ised ▁crime ▁groups , ▁saying ▁" Th ese ▁ma f ia ▁bet ting ▁synd ic ates ▁do ▁not ▁stop ▁at ▁anything ▁and ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁care ▁who ▁gets ▁in ▁their ▁way ". ▁ ▁Form er ▁Australian ▁captain ▁Ian ▁Ch app ell ▁has ▁also ▁gone ▁on ▁record ▁stating ▁that ▁he ▁" d ou b ts ▁that ▁he ▁died ▁of ▁natural ▁causes " ▁and ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁W ool mer ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁about ▁to ▁reve al ▁" some ▁mis giv ings ". ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ours ▁▁ ▁One ▁of ▁five ▁Wis den ▁Cr ick eters ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁ ▁Post hum ously ▁hon oured ▁with ▁the ▁Sit ara - e - Im t ia z ▁( Star ▁of ▁Ex cell ence ), ▁a ▁high ▁ranking ▁civil ▁award ▁of ▁Pakistan , ▁for ▁his ▁contribution ▁to ▁Pakistan ▁cr icket ▁ ▁Cr icket ▁a cademy