▁Barry ▁Jar man ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁tri angular ▁one - day ▁tournament ▁involving ▁South ▁Africa , ▁Z imb ab we ▁and ▁India , ▁a ▁match ▁ball , ▁still ▁in ▁Jar man ' s ▁possession , ▁that ▁was ▁conf isc ated ▁after ▁just ▁ 1 6 ▁o vers ▁showed ▁evidence ▁of ▁tam per ing ▁by ▁W ool mer ' s ▁team . ▁W ool mer ▁could ▁not ▁recall ▁any ▁such ▁incident ▁and ▁he ▁denied ▁advoc ating ▁ball - t am per ing . ▁He ▁also ▁indicated ▁that ▁he ▁contact ed ▁the ▁match ▁officials ▁from ▁that ▁game ▁who ▁also ▁could ▁not ▁recall ▁any ▁such ▁incident . ▁ ▁W ool mer ▁stated ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁that ▁he ▁believed ▁that ▁ball - t am per ing ▁should ▁be ▁allowed ▁in ▁cr icket ▁and ▁that ▁a ▁modification ▁to ▁existing ▁laws ▁should ▁be ▁made . ▁ ▁Death ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁– ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁Pakistan ▁were ▁knock ed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁World ▁Cup , ▁and ▁three ▁days ▁before ▁their ▁final ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁tournament ▁– ▁W ool mer ▁was ▁found ▁dead ▁in ▁his ▁hotel ▁room ▁at ▁the ▁J ama ica ▁Peg as us ▁Hotel ▁in ▁King ston , ▁J ama ica . ▁The ▁initial ▁report ▁was ▁that ▁W ool mer ▁had ▁died ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁March , ▁J ama ican ▁police ▁confirmed ▁that ▁an ▁investigation ▁had ▁been ▁launched ▁because ▁of ▁the