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Name: sharanbasappa.maratur
Message: he was the one ofthe best & young of SA cricket history. he might have done some mistakes but,unlike others,he realised them and regretted for that.he was somewhat made like a scapegoat,the big whales escaped.He's very young to be so! God likes good things quickly. His death is lightening shock for cricket lovers & world. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE! OM SHANTHI!SHANTHI!SHANTHIHE!



Name: irani sarosh
Message: Hansie was the only cricketer who at least agreed to what he did. The others merely eat money and do not even have the guts to accept it. Cricket is full of these people. And believe me I respect the great man that he is.



Name: mann
Message: He should be forgiven.He got carried away momentarily and that's a human tendency.



Name: soluku
Message: world lost great player, i salute his excellant captaincy. i convey my sincere simpathy to his family members. soluku 05\06\02



Name: rajesh
Message: cronje is best captain.is not greedy.



Name: Ramesh
Message: At least he had the guts to confess and accept the penalty. He was man enough to do it and it took courage. So many others still claim to be innocent. May his soul rest in peace.



Name: Navin
Message: I would like to say when he has accepted his mistake infront of the world and asked the forgiveness from God then thats it... when Almighty has forgiven him then we also should...! Many peoples who can not accept their mistakes in the peoples, but he has done that... and i appreciate that. He was a true believer of God.



Name: Joachim
Message: Everyone does mistakes in life. So what if great Hansie did one. We are no one to judge. He was a great personality and lets agree that he was one of the very instrumental person to get South Africa cricket up and also the best captain to be ever remembered. Lets pray so that his soul rest in peace.



Name: Ram
Message: Yes, i think we should remember him for his accomplishments. He was a good cricketer, a very good captain. May his sould rest in peace.



Name: G.R.Venkateraman
Message: ya, it happens in life. lets pray to god that he remains happy after his death.



Name: andy
Message: "evaluate the man" ... do we have any right to? may he rest in peace.



Name: Sirish
Message: In my view, he is one of the most successful cricket captains ever, a man of great commanding and leadership skills. I always liked his batting right from the word go when he came blistering on to the international cricket scene. Also, who won't have these let-offs and weak moments in life? I believe once people like Hansie and Azhar are banned from playing the sport they loved so dearly, they have got their punishment and they must be given a chance to retribute and show that they too are otherwise moral men like you and me. After all, the good work they had put in must not be forgotten....Hats-off Cronje, you made the S. African team what it is now



Name: Ashish
Message: ...At least he had his concious to confess!!! unlike many others involved.



Name: B.Srinivas
Message: Hansie had the courage to accept his fault while others involved blatantly deny everything. After all to err is human and to pardon is divine. I will remember Hansie as a competetive cricketer and good captain and above all a good human being who realised his mistakes and wanted to make amends.



Name: renuka
Message: God forgive his mistake and may his soul rest in peace.



Name: Narasimhulu
Message: Let us all forget the bad days of Cronje and pray for the peace of his soul.



Name: ananth m s
Message: Hey cronje, we will miss you, besides of match fixing, even though I am very much impressed about ur great captaincy(no one sucess in recent yearS),great batsman,fielder,blowers........ oh! yaar, ur a excellent all-rounder, I think, The Almighty has called u in very quickly, My prayer for u and ur family.... urs fan, ananth delhi,India.



Name: prasad gvss
Message: Hi There is no use talking badly about him when he was here with us and talking very nicely when he is no more. That is what everyone has done. One nice word when he was with us would have made him happy and NOW....heaps of praises for him will do no good. I pray to my Master for his soul.



Name: ksk raj
Message: it is indeed a tragedy that hansie had to die at such a young age. he was indeed a courageous human being who had the guts to face the problems which he had to face once he told the truth. he is a better human being than many of our so called cricketers who have heavily profited from cricket by using crooked means. they should have the guts to come out and ask for forgiveness from we Indian public who have made them what they are today in life.



Name: Sunil G Bhagwath
Message: Let's leave behind the match fixing scandal and talk. I found him as a very tough guy and the best captain in the history of cricket. His batting, fielding, bowling and captaincy were truly remarkable which could never be found in a single person. It will be difficult to find such a allround sportsman. It is really a shock for me. May hi soul rest in peace.



Name: P V Neelima
Message: love you, cronje. we admired your game and you. you were the only first person to admit your mistake sincerely and frankly. we bid you a tearful farewell.



Name: rajkumar ojha
Message: i naver forgate that guy. he was a very good player very senciable person very cool. He was doing some mistak in life but i thing this is not to big mistak, i hove South Africa People forgiven the man for his moment of greed, and i will pray to god for his soul and i know he will find a paradies.



Name: prashant jha
Message: we all have only one life hansie and we all make mistakes in that life that we regret later. but what good we do also stays behind even after we are gone....the memories of a dynamic, strong and competent man who led his team to an amazing height will always linger. probably Shakespeare was right..."the good that men do lives after them...the evil is interred with their bones", at least ,this is how i(we all) feel about you... farewell sir, and have no guilts in that other life.will miss you,



Name: a s mohan
Message: Cronje is undoubtedly a Great Batsman cum player. Cricket is a game of luck. he unfortunately mixed cricket with match fixing. hats off to him for his great game.



Name: Sumit Jain
Message: I think, he is one of the most aggressive player and captain at the field. His own as well as team performance under him was superb. It's really disheartening that such a player would be remembered for infamous match fixing scandel. But this must be a good example to the other players, that black spots are not easily removable!!



Name: cm
Message: Cronje was the role model and still is and will always be i have buried match fixing scandal and have kept the memories of Hansi Cronje alive in my heart forever and still hope that one day my country will have some captain like hansie cronje that will quench desire of billions of indians to win all the matches. Hansie u will always be part or our happy memory. awaiting to see your son doing laurels to your nation. love you a lot



Name: Vinayak kamat
Message: It is ofcource a sad news that one of the best cricketer in Hansie Cronje is no more. The game he has played and the scam he has made will be erased from the minds of the people as the time pass on. But what is shameful is the gentleman's game like cricket has been reduced to gambling by the cricketrs lime hansie, Azhar, Jadeja and few more. These are all handsomely paid and possessed wonderful respect in the societt. But theyy chose the wroong path to lose what they possess. As the saying goes death brings curtains for everything this aspect of match fixing will also be forgotten as far as hansie is concerned.



Name: resmi
Message: i'm one of those who's forgiven cronje for his negative deeds.i wish he's remembered for his positive deeds and his hard work for uplifting South African cricket.



Name: Raj
Message: He was always the best,he is and he will remain whatever may happen.we all remember him........may his soul rest in peace



Name: Fredy Dadinath
Message: May your soul rest in peace.



Name: santosh niwate
Message: Hansie Cronje will be always remember for his commitment and dedication toward the south africa cricket except one inccident.South African cricket has lost great leader of cricket. I will be always be remember for his leadership in world cricket.



Name: bhuvan
Message: god bless cronje and rest his soul in peace



Name: Saima Aman
Message: We all commit mistakes. But how many of us have the guts to accept - in public - that we were wrong. Cronje did that. And he was repentant for his acts and trying to overcome all that. He was a great cricketer and an excellent captain. In his suspension, cricket world lost a great cricketer, but in his death, people have lost a great person.



Name: K.Raghavendra.Rao
Message: May God bless him. He will be remembered always. Let his soul lay peacefully. My last salute to him His fan K.R.Rao



Name: vivek
Message: What I think If someone has the capability to accept the wrong things that ha has done then everybody else should have the guts forgive him. Pray for the Great Soul !!!



Name: Maneesh Manocha
Message: What ever you may have done, but are still in our hearts !! Will miss you Hansie.



Name: Shishir
Message: Cronje was indeed one of the successfull captain of the world cricket but unfortunately the success pierced its place in his head and greed took over the patriotism. Infact, one should take lesson from Cronje's life, don't let make urself feel so successfull and so high that the ground is left far behind and forgot those who have their well wishes to make you successfull. One should also remember, one big bad deed and all ur good deeds will be dumped. But one quality Cronje possesed which sometimes even best of persons lack and that was his courage to accept his mistakes which may show Cronje's soul to heaven. Aamin.



Name: manish kumar
Message: May God bless his soul. I think he was very good leader.In this world noone is 100% right.



Name: Manish Shyamsukha
Message: Hansie, who had been such a fantastic person whom the cricket lovers had worshipped like a god, a role model of a crickter . That hansie will never die . He will always remain in our hearts. I can only describe this catatsrophy as unfortunate and offer our deepest condolenses to cronje family.



Name: ysgajre
Message: HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST PLAYER AND CAPT.TOO .HE WILL BE DEFINATELY REMEMBERED FOR HIS BEST PERFORMANCES IN CRICKET OF SOUTH AFRICA.



Name: Abhisek
Message: Hansie..You were the best Captain of the later half of the century.!! rest in Peace. Amen



Name: loganathan
Message: Hansie was one of the best captain in the world.he never bets anyone to lose game



Name: stephen pereira
Message: on a veri veri confident note i wish to express that once again the bad bad bad world has put the TRUTH behind the curtains. where a person like hansie did gather a lot of courage to atleast speak out the TRUTH in all his sincerity. he was the only ONE odd man out to come forward to confess the wrong done. but the saying goes TO ERR IS HUMAN TO FORGIVE DIVINE. we could not forgive him but GOD has definitely done. yes GOD has given him a place in heaven. he was a great cricketer and also a bold man. good bye hansie see you there definitely where there shall be no fixing on anything but atleast good and clean cricket.



Name: JUILEE VARTAK
Message: EVEN IF CRONJE WAS ACCUSED OF MATCH FIXING I STILL THINK HE WAS A GOOD CRICKETER BEFORE THE SCANDAL. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE.



Name: ericsoans
Message: Its very sad the world lost a great player



Name: Ketan.J.Kotecha
Message: If You Do Wrong things it is a Bad Taste But After Doing Wrong thing if You Accept it as a Fault It's Really Brave thing Salute to Hansie Cronje May God Give Peace to his Soul...........



Name: Atul Agrawal
Message: I pray to god that let the soul of Hansie be blessed, he died an untimely death as a player and as a captain he leads by example ,just for the unfortunate scndals he was backstaged and his cricketing profile was brazen. My condolences to his brother and family.



Name: S.KANNAN
Message: he was a very shrewed captian. no doubt he fell for money but an outstanding cricketer. i felt he should have been givena chance to play. every human being makes a mistake and once he has accepted it he must have been given a second & final chance.



Name: S.KANNAN
Message: he was a very shrewed captian. no doubt he fell for money but an outstanding cricketer. i felt he should have been givena chance to play. every human being makes a mistake and once he has accepted it he must have been given a second & final chance.



Name: Prerna
Message: How can people be so cruel!!Y can't we remember a person 4 all the good he did?I am really convinced that Hansie was really repentant 4 what he did.We should view his death as a great loss in the world of cricket.Here's wishing that the most successful S.African captain rests in peace.May God bless his soul.



Name: S.Ganesan
Message: Hansie, to me is a great man. He is an Excellant Captain and I like his fighting spirit even in crunch situations, in cricket matches. Very Few will have the guts, to accept one's own mistake. Eventhough many involved in match fixing scam, pretends ,as if they are honest , here is one man, who deserves to be Saluted for acting as per his concience.He deserved to be praised for telling the Whole World the Truth of match fixing, which was denied by many. I salute him . The South African Cricket Team, lost a great fighter and a good Captain.His sudden demise is a loss for Cricketting Fans , all over the World.I on behalf of Cricket loving Fans of INDIA, have no words to express our sorrow & grief. May his SOUL rest in Peace.



Name: Raghavan
Message: You were the best for me and you would remain in my heart as a great cricketing soul. Bye Hansie may your soul rest in peace



Name: manisha Jain
Message: He lived for honesty even after getting involved in such scandal and this is a lesson for mankind.



Name: AMRISH VALIA
Message: MISTAKES ARE PART OF LIFE.YOU NEED TO BE A BRAVE HEART TO EXCEPT IT AFTER MAKING IT. AND THAT WAS WHAT HE DID. FOR ME : HE IS FORGIVEN GOD GIVE HIS FAMILY ALL THE STRENGTH TO FACE UNFORTUNATE TIME. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE



Name: david
Message: such a good nature man i have seen.really a great man to accept his fault. we indians have to shame with our players. i personally feel nothing fault in his part. hope god should not take away persons in such a disgraced condition! let his soul be in peace. my hearty condolations to his family.



Name: P S SUDHIR
Message: He was a great player and most successful captain. Since he no more we need to forget everything and pray to god that let his soul rest in peace. condolence to his family.



Name: RAJESH
Message: Dear Hansie My condolenses to your family and your children. Rajesh



Name: mithil telang
Message: frankly speaking it was a shocking news for me since i was a diehard fan of hansie cronje. infact he was the best captain of his generation. botham rightly said that he will be remembered for only for the wrong reasons and forgotten for all the good things he did for the game. he was critized for bringing scientific methods into the game. but he will always be remembered for moulding a young, post-kepler wessels team into a formidable all round and well balanced team that we see today.he was the only one to plead guilty for his matchfixing actions. my condolences to his family and well wishers.



Name: Nagraj Rao
Message: I am not aware of the exact stats, but South Africa might have won 77 one days of 96 played under Hansie's captaincy. Thats an amazing record which speaks for his ability to lead a side which came back to international cricket. Probably Hansie is the only one who came out and told the world about it. There may be so many out there who still do it and donot say it out. Forgiving!!! I mean US could get away from bombing Japan after the war got over. Nothing happened. Its that Hansie told the world he has the nukes. The sports world have lost not just a great captain but a hones captain



Name: Suresh V. Patil
Message: It was very painful to hear about Cronje's death.I know it and the cricket lovers in the world know it that Hansie Cronje was good player of the game irrespective of that one wrong deed by him. I can't forget the cricketer.I always recall the energetic captain's action on the ground. It has been very painful after the incident.



Name: Suresh V. Patil
Message: It was very painful to hear about Cronje's death.I know it and the cricket lovers in the world know it that Hansie Cronje was good player of the game irrespective of that one wrong deed by him. I can't forget the cricketer.I always recall the energetic captain's action on the ground. It has been very painful after the incident.



Name: Niranjan
Message: Hansie was certainly one of the great captains of our time.He was instrumntal in building up the South African team after its return to international cricket. I think what happened after the match fixing scandal was unfortunate.Hansie also stands apart from others because he showed the courage to admit that he had accepted money. However we should remember him as o great skipper and for the good thigs e had done for his country.



Name: Deepak Trehan
Message: He was the best captain of the 90s and played game in its true spirit.It is true that he fixed few matches but he had the courage to say so.As human we tend to make mistakes in life so he should be remembered as a great cricketer who had given so much to the cricket.



Name: Prasad
Message: Of all the cricketers I enjoyed the most Hasie was one the best. He was a true all rounder. What has happened has happened. What is a learning lesson for all crickers is his skill to place fielder in appropriate places so as pressurise the batsman. Its skill which I feel, Is to come in existing captains all over the world.



Name: GOKARNESWAR SAHOO
Message: IT'S VERY UNFORTUNATE TO GIVE A DIVINE FAREWEL TO SUCH A PERSONALITY.EVERY MAN IS DOING SOMETHING WRONG.WHEN HE CONFESSED HIS FAULT,THEN HE WOULD HAVE BEEN FORGOT.MAY GOD ACCEPT HIM THERE,WHICH COULDN'T BEEN DONE BY HIS NASTY CREATION HUMAN BEING.



Name: Shankar Srinivasan
Message: I don't know how many Indians were bitter about Hansie Cronje's role in the match-fixing scandal. All the more so since he is not an Indian. I received the news of his confession just like I receive the news of Ben Johnson testing positive for drugs. It was just news to me, no more. On the other hand, I had a definite view on Azharuddin's involvement in match-fixing -- since he was an Indian. If you ask me whether I have forgiven Azhrudding, my answer is an unequivocal 'no.' In fact, I believe, his entire test record should be obliterated for the fact that he has sullied the image of Indian cricket. And also for the fact, that anyone who is involved in cheating the cricket-crazy Indian should receive punishment which is lasting and serves as a lesson to all cricketers to come. Shankar Srinivasan UK



Name: Mushtaheer
Message: Hansie u r legend...u HAVE DONE LOT OF THINGS TO CRICKET...IAM A MAD FAN OF U..GOD BLESS U..



Name: Kumaresh
Message: Hansie was a Great person. He had the strength and will power to admit his mistakes. I have always admired him as a person and will always do. I will remember him only for the Good things he has done in his life.



Name: Senthilvelan Kamalakkannan
Message: He is a great sportsman. Remembered for his professionalism and leadership qualities. As far as I am concern, he has become scapegoat. Only brave heart and great person will openly accept their fault and apologize for that. Compare to the Manymore coward people around in the Cricketworld, what he did is nothing and openly accepted his mistake. I love his cricket and really we miss a great personality.



Name: Lawrence
Message: May Your Soul Rest In Peace You will always be remembered as a Great Cricketer



Name: sohail
Message: there will be no captain in the near future so inspiring and charismatic.I salute you Hansie.



Name: vaibhav purandare
Message: Hansie Cronje was a dedicated cricketer and captain. Like Steve Waugh, a man of only slightly above-average cricketing ability but a great fighter. A captain's role in moulding a team is crucial, and he performed it so well that South Africa emerged as a world-beater only due to his leadership skills. I think he was instrumental in infusing self-belief into SA cricketers of the 1990s. After Barry Richards, the Pollock brothers and Mike Proctor, South Africa needed a role model to come out of the 20-year international "blackout" in the real sense, that is, psychologically. Cronje was that model. His on-field behaviour was also exemplary. It's unfortunate he took money but, vitally, he confessed, unlike Mohammed Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja, Nayan Mongia and others who I'm sure played a far dirtier role in giving cricket a bad name than Cronje could ever have hoped to. Also, Cronje never took money to throw away a game but to provide information about the wicket etc. Mark Waugh and Shane Warne have done the same. Why are they regarded as heroes then and Cronje is said to be the man who tainted cricket? How is it that players from Australia and England are always the greatest and best and the others lesser, fallible mortals, even though there's proof otherwise? Like many others, I will remember Cronje as a gutsy cricketer who honoured the game with his presence. What is sad is after he realised his mistakes, life did not give him a chance to redeem himself in any way.



Name: Muthuraman
Message: Who doesn't make a mistake?. Every man born on earth has to make a mistake at some point of his life. Only difference could be that a sportsman's mistake is known to many while others dump it under the carpet. Had Hansie been forgiven and made the captain again, probably South Africa would have been on top of Australia.



Name: Shobhit
Message: Hansie Cronje was undoubtedly an Excellent Cricketer. A Great Captain(his record does all the talking), he fell prey to Greed and unfortunately for him, that had undone all his good work. Nonetheless, his admirers will remember him for his Cricketing Skills rather than just his Moment of Weakness.



Name: rama murthy
Message: he was a great cricketer. but was human afterall.



Name: Sheetal Kiran
Message: I have forgiven him the day he admitted accepting money. Rarely or mostly none in India would ever dare to admit one's folly. It needs courage to admit.He was such an influence as a captain, I could hardly believe him even when he had admitted. May his soul rest in peace. We all have something to learn from him. At the same time I also give credit to the Delhi Police for having done their duty, whoever be the accused.



Name: Siddhartha Chakraborty
Message: I forgive Hansie because he was not the only cricketer involved in the match fixing scam. There were several suspicious others who did not confess their guilt and are playing till now.But Hansie is the only person who confessed.He had that potential within him.Without his confession the mystery would remain unsolved.Making himself the victimed Hansie saved cricket and the emotion of the cricket lovers.At the end of the game I respect him for his contribution to cricket and saving the game from it fake.



Name: Ali
Message: I believe he was a good man, a man of words and with guts. We dont know how many peopel r there today in the ICC and so many bodies around the world who do so many shamefull things. Cronje had the guts to say it and expose it. He should be given back all his glory and all that he had. He should be given his due position in cricketing history.



Name: C S Raghavan
Message: We hope he is remembered as the man who dared to speak the truth.



Name: Aju Koshy
Message: He was one of the best player in south African Cricket.



Name: Bharathram
Message: Ofcourse. He was punished more than what he had done. When people like Waugh, warne were forgiven with hebetude enquiry, the whole cricket world punished for accepting the thing he had done.



Name: sripuram
Message: Hi everyone I Remember hansie for his fighting qualities,rather than matchfixing charges, i feel all the people who try to throw a stone at hansie should first consider how good they are , i really appreciate hansie for him accepting the money. Any how i pray god that hansie souls rest in peace. hansie fan vamshi



Name: K.Manimaran
Message: Hi Hansie Cronje has to be forgiven for sure. He is one of the best captains I have ever come across.



Name: Sujit
Message: we have lost the good talent in the world.



Name: Ravikumra
Message: Looking at the class of cricket and sportmanship he had, I cant accept even today that Hansie ever took money from book makers. By any chance did he lie taking money from book makers under pressure ?? Hansie, you will be remembered in the history of cricket for ever.



Name: Ganesh
Message: May his life becom an idol for all the idiotes who want to make money on public's craz



Name: Chiranthan
Message: I think Hansie as far as been the most successful captain of the modern game. Tell me how many of us can touch our heart and say that we have never done anything wrong in our life.I think Hansie atleast now after his death should be forgiven for all his wrong deeds and should be remembered as the person who built the backbone of the South African Cricket.Hansie is dead Long Live Hansie.My sincere condolences to Hansie's family and to the people of South Africa



Name: tom
Message: May his soul rest in Peace.



Name: jose george
Message: really a good captain and a good person. every body used to mistake but they used to rectify the same. any how a fantastic captain in the history of the cricket.



Name: Anup
Message: What Hansie did was morally wrong..but lets admit that he is mere mortal as we are and we are bound to commit mistakes and manipulate occasionally for the our own self and family.I do forgive hansie for admiting his mistake and regretting his behaviour...Do we ban a politician / or insult him for all the misdeeds he does in his political career.There is no doubt that hansie will be remembered for wrong reasons..but buddies do spare a thought for the various charities he did for the pooe which are still unsung .



Name: dr.g.m. ghiasudin
Message: yes . he was a g r e a t c r i c k e t e r .



Name: gurmit singh
Message: no matter what hansie did in his playing days, but no one can deny the fact that his contribution to the game re_invented the professionalism and competitiveness to the game, never seen before. Hansie Cronje will be remembered whenever the world of cricket shall witness any landmark .His shortened cricket career has done another APARTHIED for the cricket lovers. ..GURMIT SINGH PISA, ITALY BARBIL, INDIA



Name: Mahesh K.U
Message: I would like to express my strong comments on this regard here, I'm a strong beleiver of the fact that a single player cannot control & decide the result of any cricket match. The resons behind Hansie has been convicted could be for very silly things, like letting out information about team meetings,toss, pitch & decisions taken in between matches etc. Infact I would rate him as a courageous captain & a human being for his game and the confessions he made in public. Farewell & Long Live Hansie!!



Name: jagdish gadhvi
Message: we should not to forgot his achivements he was a great great player.i felt bad on his death.



Name: Pavan Puri
Message: I will always remember you as a great captain. You were an intelligent captain. You paid a big price for having the guts to own up for your mistakes. May the Lord Bless You and may your Soul Rest in Peace



Name: abdul qayyum
Message: I NEVER SEE MAN LIKE HANSE, HIS A GREAT HUMANBEAING I LIKE HIS PATIENS, WHEN EVER SOUTH AFRICA IN TROUBLE HIS A VERY COOL CUSTOMER. LAST I PRAY FOR HIS



Name: kiran
Message: I ALWAYS LOVED N ADMIRED U HANSIE....MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PEACE



Name: patel khaleel
Message: What ever be final result of his career. I will always remember his smile when he was bowling and his seriousness when he was batting. He is really great cricketer, whom I will never forget in my entire life. Bye bye Hansie.



Name: ganesh
Message: Hansie was a best cricketer and a gentleman too for his bravely revealing the truth. He was a best batsman,bowler and a good captain and nobody can substitue him.



Name: govind bhandari
Message: really a disciplined and successful cricketer, I have ever seen.We will be missing him a lot



Name: srinath srinivasan
Message: mistakes are made and punishment are given but death is a too harsh punishment for his act of greed . may his soul rest in peace.



Name: sachin
Message: Indians will remember cronje as cricketer, always.



Name: Sekar
Message: I will not forget his bad deeds but have forgiven Hansie for all what he did. he has been an incredible LEADER of MEN and will an inspiration to many many of people like me.



Name: vikram rao
Message: hansie iam sorry that that u left us and went away far to the land of no return.i had forgiven u for your involvement in match fixing.may your soul rest in peace and may god give your parents and wife the strength and courage to bear your loss.



Name: Srinivas
Message: Hansie, Every human being on the earth has sinned one time or the other. But what is important is having to overcome, change and lead a better life and I think that you were fortunate to have had that opportunity to realize the mistake and correct yourself. You will be remembered for the contribution you made for cricket over the years. What is unfortunate is that I am having to say this when you are not with us



Name: susheel babu
Message: Even though he was involved in match fixing, that shouldn't be brought into him personality as a cricketer. He was the greatest cricket captain in both the versions of the game. The most successful, intelligent, frendly and lively captain that a county can ever imagine to have. Hansie you are not there but you mark is there in every Cricket lovers mind & heart, we miss you Hansie, we really miss you



Name: NITIN RACHWANI
Message: we must forgive him.



Name: Dhruv Fozdar
Message: a noble soul and a very good cricketer who made a small mistake of involving himself in that match fixing scandal and even bigger of admitting it when others kept mum



Name: Shekhar Parpattedar
Message: Yes, as Hansie said, Life moves on. Yes, Hansie was party to match fixing, but he was not alone. But he was the only one who admitted his guilt and that's what matters now. Unfortunately, his greatness in cricket will be overshadowed by just a moment of weakness. Life is quite unfair !



Name: Narayana
Message: Remember he is the most successful captain of South Africa, infact best ever captain in terms of win record. And he delivered the stuff needed whenever his team/country needed. Many people do wrong things, so lets take his deed as one wrong thing and stop calling him as a traitor. He did many good things try ans remember them, i will call them fools who still stick around that old issue. Come on, grow up. He is no more, let his soul be in peace. Respect his good deeds and let his family members have a fair chance to lead a normal life.



Name: Artful Dodger
Message: everybody can succumb to temptation, but can anybody hit the lofted hit over midwicket on one knee...RIP Hansie.



Name: ps
Message: Among many of the cricketers who were involved in match-fixing, he had the guts to accept the truth. There are only few who have so much courage. As a captain he led SA team to several victories and his attitude during the game inspired the teamates.



Name: venu
Message: very few men are great even though they are corrupt.Hansie is one of them. Regards to hansie Venu



Name: anil
Message: may is soul rest in peace



Name: Vijayaraghavan
Message: Loss of Hansie is not just a loss to his family but to entire cricket family. Though people identify him for wrong reasons hope his success and great moments of his career stands afront to fight against them to retain the pride he had for long time..



Name: Aparna
Message: He was always my ideal person...even during the darkest days of his life and will be always in the future also.He was the greatest and the most intelligent cricketer I have ever known. Here's a poem that I composed on the 3rd of June just for him..... WE MISS YOU HANSIE................ In a plane flying high, You lost somewhere in the sky. The world was shocked by this news, We sat thinking about you,totally bemused. Couldn't believe what had happened, and everything was over within a second. You always gained adulation and admiration, For us, you were a source of inspiration. You had determination, You had courage, You were intelligent, You were polite, Oh Hansie! Watching you was always a delight. You had real zest for the game, The game that brought you name and fame. Under your captaincy,the team reached heights, You were certainly your nation's pride. You were brave and honest enough to confess, When the lure of money had landed you in mess. Though we were always there for support, In the world of cricket-where everyone still purports. Loved by all-Jonty, Donald and Gary..... Oh Hansie! You will always be in our memory. You were handsome,talented,smart and clever, We still don't believe you have gone forever. We don't know why this happened to you, But no matter wherever you are,we'll never forget you. You were always hard working-when a man,when a kid, But perhaps.....God needed you as much as we did..... Your good deeds will certainly sustain, In our hearts you'll always remain.... On your death,we mourn..... Oh Hansie!Where have you gone..... MAY THE DEPARTED SOUL REST IN PEACE.............



Name: Joel A. Christian
Message: Feel bad when i read that news about hansie, he was a wonderful player and a very superb captain. A Master Mind for today's cricket, I feel very bad when the South African cricket Board rulled out him from the national cricket team and suspended for lifetime. I really appreciate his game and i hope that god will bless his family. And South Africa Get a CAptain just like Hansie to up their cricket level on international base.



Name: Sanjay Deodhar
Message: It is really very unfortunate. Am very upset. I personally feel that a person who had the courage to go all way out and accept that his mistakes,should be given a chance to prove his innonence, and rejoin the Cricketing World in a suitable capacity. May his soul rest in peace. My sincere condelences to the entire Cronje Family. May GOD give them all the strength to overcome this. Regards to Mrs. Cronje and the entire Cronje family. Sanjay Deodhar



Name: Joel A. Christian
Message: I forgive Hansie and always remember him as a Brilliant CAptain and a all time great South African Player. A Seluat to Hansie Cronje from me.



Name: Sameer Lalwani
Message: Oh Yes...I have forgiven him..after all we live only once...no use holding grudges against any1..what happened...is past .... May His Soul Rest in Peace. Amen



Name: Sujan Bhattacharyya
Message: Let Hansie Cronje's soul rest in peace. Actually, it will as Hansie is one of the very few human beings who have ever made confession after being caught doing something wrong -- and unlike many of his contemporary cricketers who have done similar or even a higher level of such wrongs. Humanity and lovers of the King of games, Cricket, should actually remember Hansie for his greatness as an outstanding cricketer as well as leader who resurrected a talented South African team.



Name: shyam
Message: The cricketers are paying homage to the man who played cricket 40 years ago, but not for their colleague, one of the world's most successful captain. Really pity



Name: Avinash Nagpure
Message: Well , man is not a machine so at some point in life he makes some mistakes , but this doesnt means that he should be given a cruel punishment for what he has done.I think Hansie might have done that knowingly unknowingly. But still he was the man who will be remembered for many good reasons and lets all do that becuase the man with the charismatic persona is not within us. MY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE..........



Name: Bhavana Yanamala
Message: It's really sad that he died so young. I hope people will remember him as one of the most talented cricketers in the world.



Name: Savita Sharma
Message: Cronje was no doubt a great player and We'll always remember him as a WOUNDERFUL player only.



Name: kiran
Message: I'VE ALWAYS LOVED N ADMIRED U ..MAY YR SOUL REST IN PEACE



Name: Shahir p
Message: To Hanse, My dear,sure u'll be rememberd by all eventhoug you had stepped to some silly mistakes that all amn can happen my loving condolsence for u.



Name: Avinash Nagpure
Message: Well man is not a machine and at some point of life he is bound to make he mistakes in life and i think even hansie did it knowingly unknowingly.But this doesnt mean that he should be given such an cruel punishment for what he has done. BUT STILL HANSIE WAS A MAN WHO WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR MANY GOOD REASONS AND LETS DO THAT, BEACAUSE THE MAN OF CHARISMATIC PERSONA. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE GOOD BYE HANSIE.........



Name: Sivaprasad
Message: Hansie was victimised for his honesty. He was honest enough to admit his mistakes while the likes of Azhar were not. I do not think Hansie has thrown a match. Otherwise he could not have taken SA to pinnacle of cricketing glory. He should be remembered for making SA a cricketing powerhouse and as one of the finest captains the game has ever seen



Name: Prashanth
Message: You can hardly find anyone in this world who has not committed a mistake. Some of us are lucky that we have not been punished in the same manner as Hansie, for more or less the same kind of mistakes. Almost 80% of the people as guilty as Hansie would have killed themselves. One should give credit to Hansie for forgetting the painful things that happened to him in the past and starting life afresh, which most of us normally don't.



Name: Arjun
Message: Hansie, May your soul rest in peace.



Name: Mudassir Malik
Message: This was a sad way to go for Hansie Cronje, specially because of what he had been through recently! We all make mistakes and it takes a lot of courage to admit to them....and Hansie did admit to his mistakes. And I think we should have forgiven him and accepted him back into cricket. We all know a lot of players are into match fixing (I personally know a few who are into this) and they are still playing cricket and are highly respected. I think Hansie was above all of them, atleast he was man enough to admit his guilt. May his soul rest in peace!



Name: Kiran
Message: Hansie, Though you will be remembered by some people as the man who bought bad name to cricket, die hard fans like me will always remember you as the the best captain ever to don the south african uniform. May god bless you and your soul rest in peace. We will miss you dearly Hansie.



Name: rajagopal
Message: i think all cases against him should be dropped and let his soul rest in peace. in my opinion,but for the one mistake he made(big it might be),he was truly the most marvellous leader ever produced by the game.he shaped the south-african team to become world beaters.he always deliveres under pressure.we should not forget that he was the only true sportsman who accepted his mistake and faced it as a man unlike many others.



Name: pradeep
Message: may your soul rest in peace



Name: mohammed
Message: well this news came like a shock to me. i mean i was am on a holiday far away and suddenly when i sit on the internet looking out for the results of the finals between india and west indies i really got a shock



Name: hormuzdiar modi
Message: it is sad to see that the one man who had the courage to admit his guilt died being shunned by the world while others who had to forcibly admit it are still accepted by the society.



Name: venkat katragadda
Message: Hansie is a nice guy, despite his match fixing scandals.He has done so much to SAfrican cricket and to the world of cricket.During his days he was idol to all the captains. Definitely I would forgive him. May god bless him and rest his soul in peace.



Name: vikram
Message: The Best Sportsperson Ssouth Africaaaaaaa has ever produced Most dedicated cricketer



Name: Amit
Message: My salute to the most courageous cricketer of my times. Though he died with a blemish on his career, he'll always be remembered best for the world of good he did for SA and world cricket.



Name: Atman Mehta
Message: Have mercy upon hansie's sole.



Name: Shri
Message: Yes, I did! Actually I forgiven him the day he confessed he was guilty. I am sure there are many but he should be proud that he came forward and shown the guts to face the world.



Name: Anupam Mukerji
Message: Hansie. You finally met your fate. I hope Azhar, Jadeja and Mongia die more prolonged and painful deaths.



Name: Rulesh Felix Rebello
Message: I am from Bombay, India Yes..Hansie was a great cricketer. I think the cricketing world should forgive him.. Only man can make mistakes.. Christ said ..Forgive even Thy Enemies... So lets all forget the past and give condolence to his family and close ones.. Regards.. Rulesh



Name: ramsub
Message: I will always feel sad that he had to face the indignity of a public confession, etc., but I would remember him each time as a brilliant middle-order batsman, and as the most impressive captain of the 90s, along with Mark Taylor. A good man!



Name: SG
Message: Hi, Even though not proved, there are many other Indian players who have done this type fraud. Hansie is good bcoz, he realised what he had done wrong and felt sorry for that. So not only as a player, but also as a human He is great. I love him. SG



Name: Aravind
Message: You'll be my hero forever. May your soul rest in peace.



Name: rajiv ramanujam
Message: yes,after all the words have been said,the fact that remains is that a young man in his prime was struck down by fate. but truth be told,hansie the cricketer died long before his physical death. the reaction of grief and reidolisation in RSA is not surprising,considering the expressions of support even in the aftermath(immediate) of the revelations. If he merits posthumous rehabilitation surely Azhar,Jadeja and Salim Mallik do too. Truth is,he (hansie)shamed the game and betrayed its followers;judgement for that is now in a higher court than any earthly one.It is sad, of course,because the evil that men do lives long after them,and the good is oft interred with their bones.RIP,to a magnificent career that was not to be..RR



Name: M. Samdani
Message: Hansie, you'll be remembered for your contributions to cricket. You were a great cricketer. I don't think you did anything wrong.



Name: Adit Mathur
Message: Hanise!!!!!!!!!!!1 we will miss u



Name: Kuppurangi
Message: May his soul rest in peace. He has done more good to the cricketing world than anyone has, by admitting that he took bribe. This has brought the much suspected malpractice to light. He should be forgiven and I am sure god will. Again, May his soul rest in peace.



Name: Anupam Mukerji
Message: Hansie. You finally met your fate. I hope Azhar, Jadeja and Mongia die more prolonged and painful deaths.



Name: rupesh shah
Message: yeah i have forgivven hansie.......but to still say that he was the best captain south africa ever had him...........may god bless him



Name: Neil Anandarajah
Message: I just want send my deepest condolences to Cronjey’s wife Bertha, Parents and to his TRUE FRIENDS. Most of the people in the world pointed finger at Cronje like he is the only one who did this type of crime. Trust me if you ask each and every one of the international cricketers a good percentage of them has involelved or known about some sort of match fixing but Cronje and few others are the only one to be banned. Cronje is the only one has the guts to admit his wrongdoing. It takes a real man to admit his mistakes in public. No body is perfect everyone is human and every one deserves a second chance. I started to admire Cronje as a great Cricketer and one of the best captain but now I will remember him as my Hero and Role model for the rest of my life. May his sole rest in peace and I know he is in heaven where people won’t judge him by what he did wrong or right.



Name: Manju
Message: May his soul rest in peace. He will always be remembered as the Greatest Cricketer from South Africa.



Name: M Joseph Antony
Message: Hansie, thanks for many glorious cricketing moments you have given to us. We will be always indebted to you. ANd we forgive for the the momentary greed, not just because you are no more, but because of your frank admittance that many could not do and they are living a dramatical life.... Hats off to u.....



Name: M Joseph Antony
Message: Hansie, thanks for many glorious cricketing moments you have given to us. We will be always indebted to you. ANd we forgive for the the momentary greed, not just because you are no more, but because of your frank admittance that many could not do and they are living a dramatical life.... Hats off to u.....



Name: DD
Message: Great Captain!! No doubt!!



Name: Navin Sethia Michigan USA
Message: Hey I dont think Hansie has done anything wrong.It is everybody in the cricket world who takes money but he was the one who agreed and we know that one who gets caught is in difficult position. The SA Board i guess gave an very strict punishment and who knows if he would have been in the team he would not have died at all. Its all fate and the sad part is that everybody remembers him as a bad man but his good qualities both as a captain and as a person was outstanding which very less people remember. May his soul rest in peace. Navin



Name: NEELESH RAJ DHARIWAL
Message: this message comes from my heart for the man who has given his life for cricket, whom he loved from bottom of his heart all this good work cannot me forgotten by me coz he was like a legend and legend cannot be forgotten.. all the wrong things he has done we should all forget that we must all console his family with upmost gratitude.. as mr. sidhu says jell as a cohesive unit ..he helped south african cricket from his soul and unite the team as a cohesive unit when they were in dumps and made them a strong one. again i thank cronje for his life for cricket..i have a respect for my idle... thank u this what all i want to say about this passionale cricketer..



Name: hari k katragadda
Message: he is very good player of his era &good captain too iam feeling very sad what happend to him my last teqars to him bye hansie there also u will bw the good captain bye hari



Name: John Mathew
Message: Above all, I shall remember Hansie as a man who tried. He was a good person who fell foul of an incredible period of weakness, and was to suffer incredibly as a consequence. Listening to Bob Woolmer speak about him, I was quite overcome to hear of how Hansie Cronje would personally deliver packages to orphans in recent times, and how their faces would light up when they saw him. He was trying so hard to bring it around - and no matter what history may say of him, please let him be remembered for that, too.



Name: Giri
Message: He is one of the best cricketers and I am sad that he is no more.



Name: SUDHIR HEBBAR V
Message: Hansie did a mistake no doubt, but he admitted the guilt and was trying hard to make amends for it. Only a person with real strength of character is capable of this. Take our own Azhar's case, inspite of hardcore evidence against him, he went on shamelessly proclaiming to the whole world that he was innocent. He was wearing crookedness on his face, one could see it. Hansie need not have admitted his guilt & he would be still captaining South Africa, but he did. World is full of people who commit sins day in and day out. After all we are humans and not God. But very few have the guts to speak the truth. But sad part is that our society crucifies people with conscience. I will remember him as a really good human being.



Name: srikanth
Message: yes.. i for give hansie.. he is a great cricketer.. but unfortuantely he will be rememered for wrong things.. but i will remember him for good things..



Name: Satish
Message: Oh Well!! Who in this world would agree to having fixed matches even if they did. The will deny it like our infamous Azhar does. Hats off to Cronje. He knew he would get world wide condemnation if he admits his mistake. Neverthless, he admitted his mistake. Talk of honesty, and here is a man willing to go to any extent to admit his mistake. People talk of his greed. Why don't they also talk about his courage in admitting his mistake and his honesty. Yes he did something bad. So who did not? My heartful condolences to his family and friends. Cronje, people like you make the world a better place to live in.



Name: Naveen
Message: It's bad to hear Hansie has died.He has always been one of the best in Modern Cricket.I always liked him for his patience and being a team guy.I really felt sorry for Hansie when the south african newspaper's destroyed Hansie's reputation.He said he did something wrong and still he was more devastated by these comments on the newspaper's.I feel sorry for Hansie's family and I also thank them for supporting him during the crucial times of his life. Let's not forget this great hero of modern cricket! Naveen.



Name: Gorti Brahmanandam
Message: Hi, I really admire his sincerity in accepting his mistakes and wrong doings. Though, many players are part of this scandal, Cronje stands tall among them for his guts to comeout with the truth. He changed the whole Cricket game, not with the bat, but with his bold and gutsy honesty for the wrong doings. How many Indian players came forward to give the details. Almost everybody used the political connections to get of this murky scandal. Everyone looks like a Kind untill they are caught for their wrong doings.



Name: purushotham reddy
Message: its really a bad thing happened ,though he did some things wrong but still he is nice person and good player



Name: Ravi Balasubramanian
Message: Every person has some skeleton or the other in his/her closet - hidden from the eyes of the world, but not from God. Hansie was (un)fortunate to get those skeletons brought out to the fore - during this matchfixing scandal. He had taken that by the stride as a true MAN, and had tried to put them things as things of the past.. His leadership skills, his ability to stay put in the crease, and finish the game for his country - will stand out in his career as a cricketer. But as a person, he stands at a higher level than several of those self-proclaimed and self-righteous people. Hansie, you are gone, but you will not be forgotten. May God bless your soul!!


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