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Name: prasanth george
Message: It was sad rather shocking to read the news of Hansie's plane crash. Nobody wanted things to end this way with him. It is true that he brought himself and cricket to shame by succumbing to the call of the fixers and it was least expected out of someone who was almost an icon not only in South Africa but also in almost all the cricket playing countries. I recall how the Indian fans recieved this news. They werenot really surprised to see some of the Indian names appear in the list. But to see Hansie's name there was something that took many by shock. A great batsman and a leader always in control, he yielded to his human side of going for lucrative deals outside the field and thereby ditching the game and other players. But he repented and there is something to note here. The other players who were banned for the same reason never did anything like this. He realised what he did and that brought us to a stage where we could think again whether to give him a second chance. Its too late now. But lets not hate him. Let us remember his contributions. We all commit mistakes, big and small and when we find ourselves in his shoes, we may plead for a second chance. Common, cricket fans, let us not remember him for his mistake, which I admit was not something he could have got away with, but for being the most successful captain modern cricket has seen after Clive Loyd.



Name: Raghu.Rao
Message: Hansie could not live full life,as god do not want good people in this world. As a great cricketer(but for one black mark) he was simply amazing. May his soul rest in peace, Raghu



Name: Vishal Sharma
Message: I think what ever has happenend needs to be forgotten, How can we forget his valuable contribution to the game.he has given the best to the south african team



Name: amit shah
Message: It was very shocking to hear the news. As a captain he was the best. I think he will be remembered for his role he has played to bring South Africa as one of the best team in cricket. once again it is unbeleivable that he now more.



Name: satish
Message: may hansie's soul rest in peace..i loved u as a individual...but there is is a thing called redemption for every thing & i think people in this world have punished u more than what u deserve..and they are peolpe commiting much blunders and getting away with it without any trouble....i know for sure god will forgive u and make u the captain of his cricket team in HEAVEN



Name: vimalkumark
Message: Mr cronje one of the best sportive captain in cricket world.we missed him



Name: SAMTANI
Message: I think he was penalised for bieng honest and admiting his fault.whole world specially the south africans should remember him for all the good things he did for his country.



Name: Indian
Message: Hansie is the best player I can ever think of, I still don't believe that it was him who got into this mathc-fixing scandal, may be he was forced to, If he wasn't a good man he'd have never accepted that he had taken money, It is said that God forgives you when u accept ur mistakes, it's the same thing with hansie, even now i rate him as the BEST CAPTAIN to any team. It was really sad to hear about his accident, but his name will be remember forever as the "BEST CAPTAIN"



Name: Chander Ahluwalia
Message: We often forget that cricketers are human beings. Although I never had the pleasure to meet Hansie I hear he was an astonishing person and his cricket record was exceptional. The fact that he took payments from dubious sources who run an unofficial gambling book was an unfortunate mark on his otherwise fantastic contribution to South African neigh world cricket. Lets not forget how he pulled himself back from the edge and put his life back together. Perhaps it makes us all realize that Hansie entertained us all in the field of cricket and what we should do is thank him for that. Surely the rest is between Hansie and his maker! Hansie, may you rest in peace and may your loved ones be sheltered.



Name: Vij
Message: After all he too was a human, and bound to make mistakes.



Name: srinivas
Message: let us remember hansi as a cricketer



Name: Amer
Message: yeah for sure...we should forgive Hansie Cronje because every one of us do mistakes but not everyone admitt them and confess them but Cronje did that and he was the main hand in cleaning the match fixing. He was the man who made South Africa a force to beat....i salute the great champion!!!!



Name: Vasu
Message: A True Hero has fallen... Hansie, no matter what, you'll always remain my Hero!



Name: sravan abbaraju
Message: yes he was a great captain! we will and the world will miss him very much....South african cricket board s'd have pardoned him!..his untimely death was unfortunate.



Name: Ashwin Suresh
Message: For me Hansie will always be associated with the rise to fame of South African cricket. I believe he was the single largest contributing factor (both as a captain and as a player) to the meteoric rise of South Africa to stardom. I only regret that many an individual, the UCBSA and the media alike, have chosen to extoll his virtues after his unfortunate demise, when in fact, they could have played a more empathetic and constructive role in the "rehabilitation" of one of South Africa's cricket icons. Hansie's presence will be sorely missed. May he rest in peace.



Name: Harish
Message: he is one of the best best leaders the cricketing world has ever seen.very unfortunate that he was involved in a scandal,still he is the best.



Name: shyam
Message: Cronje has been a brilliant cricketer. One of the finest captain that cricket has produced.His involvement in match fixing scandal and subsequent ban from cricket has been the lowest ebb in his career, but the way he conducted himself through the proceedings reflected true person. i wish to remember him for his exploits in feild and nothing more.



Name: SUNIL KUAMR
Message: Hansie, one of the best captains of modern cricket will be best known for his achivements as the captain of South African team. Every human commits mistakes at some time in the course of his life. He who realises his mistakes and tries to correct them or even repents of doing so is regarded as a good human. Hence i consider Hansie as a good person who worked really hard to put South African team ahead in the cricket world. I pray God as a part of Hansie fan group to rest his soul in peace.



Name: partha
Message: i feel so soory for hansie's family,may god give him peace in the haven



Name: Rashmin Kumar Panda
Message: Well i still cant believe this. im a great fan of urs. may god rest ur soul in peace.



Name: jerome
Message: HE DESERVED TO BE BANNED FROM ALL SORTS OF CRICKET, BUT MIND ME NOT FROM LIFE HEARTFELT SYMPATHIES TO CRONJE'S FAMILY



Name: logesh
Message: Yes. He made a mistake. But he accepted it.Still there are lot of people who haven't accepted their crime and fewmore still playing in the international side. I feel gentleness in accepting the crime and badly sani bagavan played spoilsport in his life Still he is one of my favorities. I deeply regret his loss to the cricket world.



Name: Ramesh
Message: What is the big deal about passing of a criminal. Why don't you have the same thing about Subhash Gupte who was a class player and according to reports a good human being who threw away games for few lousy dollars. If you are going to glorify corrupt cricketers like him then what's wrong with what laloo is doing.



Name: Lukose
Message: Hansie was a great captain and a great sportsman.He lead South Africa to vitory many times. He was a wonderful role model for me and i will remember this fragrant Protea for the good things he did .Farewell Hansie .May your soul rest in peace



Name: Arun
Message: I admire your couragre to say the truth . May your soul last on peace !!!



Name: DR.N.SELVAM., ORTHO SURGEON., ERODE., TAMIL NADU., INDIA
Message: IT IS A PITY THAT 'HANSIE'DIED AS A UNFORGIVN MAN. I LIKE THE MAN FOR HE WAS BOLD ENOUGH TO ACCEPT HIS MISTAKE AND WAS REALLY SORRY FOR WHAT HE HAD DONE. BUT MANY', ŻOU KNOW WHO', STILL SAY THAT THEY DID NOTHING WRONG. MY HEART BLEEDS FOR POOR HANSIE.ATLEAST MAY THE ALMIGHTY BE KIND TO HIM AND REST HIS SOUL AT PEACE. DR.N.SELVAM.



Name: Rizwan Choudhary
Message: With love good byeeee as you ll always be remebered and live in our hearts for the rest. The South Africans never knew abour your price as there is no price for priceless people just like you.



Name: Raj Rao
Message: The fact that Hansie had a great personality worked for him both ways. There is no doubt that Hansie was a great competitor but what was expected of him was a squeaky clean image. Although matchfixing or accepting bribes was a known evil in cricket, the fact that Hansie did it was what rocked the cricketing world. One should not only remember him for his cricketing deeds but for also having the guts to admit his wrongdoing despite all the odds. There is definitely a lesson to learn from his life. Sad to note that one will never get to know the Hansie that could have been.



Name: sunny
Message: hansie was a good soul. he disgraced himself and brought the corruption out. never the less, he had the courage to do so. hopefully his death relieves him of all his misery. let the other involved (azhar and the ajays) continue to live in misery.



Name: Ravi
Message: HE IS THE LEGEND OF SOUTH AFRICAN CRICKET.I LOVE HIM FOR EVER.THE GOOD THING OF HIS CRICKET LIFE IS TO BE TAKEN FOR FUTURE PROSPECTS. WITH LOT MORE SAD.



Name: vijayspuvvada
Message: We miss you Skipper!



Name: Shailesh
Message: A great Captain and player..he should be remembered for his better times on the cricket field and the spirit he showed. Many of his good qualities are worth taking inspiration from. Good bye, Hansie. :(



Name: Joydeep Das
Message: His positive contribution to cricket is far more than the blemishes he aquired during the betting scandal. I will remember him as the most successful SA captain .May his soul rest in peace.



Name: nitesh
Message: death is always a sad part of life and everyone has to aceept it sometime.but certainly it was too early at 32 for hansie. its not me and you who are gonna forgive him. its the all mighty that matters to give him heaven and not hell.i wish for his soul that it gets a good stay in the heaven. he has done so much for southafrican cricket.not even kepler vessels brought the side to the heights that the side reached when hansie was around.for this he will get a heaven. but the betting and the bribery he did was the saddest part of his life.but the good one was he accepted it like a man.because i think even today many cricketers have not accepted a hand. but after this incident one thing again is clear which is a universal truth"all good things are said about a person after he is gone".



Name: nitesh
Message: death is always a sad part of life and everyone has to aceept it sometime.but certainly it was too early at 32 for hansie. its not me and you who are gonna forgive him. its the all mighty that matters to give him heaven and not hell.i wish for his soul that it gets a good stay in the heaven. he has done so much for southafrican cricket.not even kepler vessels brought the side to the heights that the side reached when hansie was around.for this he will get a heaven. but the betting and the bribery he did was the saddest part of his life.but the good one was he accepted it like a man.because i think even today many cricketers have not accepted a hand. but after this incident one thing again is clear which is a universal truth"all good things are said about a person after he is gone".



Name: vineet
Message: i fell hansie cronje was the gratest man i have ever seen. he was a great lover of the game and i feel we have lost a real gem who could have trained young people about the game



Name: jagan
Message: My deep condelenses for Hansie, atleast we should forgive him for accepting truth and his soul rests in peace.



Name: Abhishek Upendran
Message: I deeply feel sorry for the sad demise of former south african captain Hansie Cronje. He was a great motivator and he boosted the morale of each and every player of his team when he was a captain. Even though he was guilty for match - fixing i still feel he is the best captain in cricket history. I guess we all should salute to him for his bravery and right decisions. May his soul rest in peace. God bless him.



Name: thiru
Message: Hansie was one of greatest captains I have even seen. His agressive attitude on the field and the great sportsmanship he showed will be good lessons for all. remember, he recalled the batsmen on two occassions when they were runout after colliding with the fielders. let his soul rest in peace.



Name: Avinash Varma
Message: Every one does something wrong i their life time. But we should see the positive things which he had done for cricket as well as SA cricket. I salute to him. The way u see the way u go o cricket lovers forgive him for what he did to cricket a while ago but the joy he gave to us o god u also forgive him thou Avi



Name: Raj Chaudhari
Message: We all will miss him. I think he paid more then what he did...The only mistake he did is he came out and said truth vs lie. I think south A. cricket board was very harsh on him. OHHH well god bless him and his family. Rasik (INDIAN)



Name: Sharad Mohan
Message: May his soul rest in peace.Pls forget his one mistake that costed him enough.He has paid enough and has come out clean after those traumatic day.We will rem Hansie among greatest gentleman and cricketer..God bless his soul.India loves and respect him.



Name: Uma
Message: Of course, I have forgiven Hansie. he succumbed to temptation but he bravely admitted his mistake and most importantly made a sincere effort to rehabilitate and redeem himself. The spontaneous outpour of grief and support for Hansie from the world over on hearing his tragic death is testimony to his kindness and strength of character. He took the entire responsibility and never ever tried to pass the blame on anybody. He made a mistake proving he was human but in the later days he showed the strength of character that has made him now a legend.



Name: niyazsheriff
Message: I salute Hansie Cronje. He is the greatest captain of my era. The ultimate role model. The best possible man u can meet in cricket. He will rememberd as a man who spoke the truth nothing but the truth. Hat's of to Cronje for upholding the truth. Every one makes a mistake, but to confess that coming out clean like Hanse did need Faith and courage, he had it and I will take it as an example. I pray with allmighty to give his soul peace and may place him in Heaven. Truly yours Niyaz



Name: sandeep
Message: Is it a suicide. I hope not. Hope ur soul rests in peace now.



Name: AJIT SINGH
Message: HE IS A VERY GREAT MAN AND AN HONEST PERSON FOR HE HAS AGREED TO BE THE CULPRIT,WHICH IS NOT ACCEPTABLE BY ANY MEANS FOR A COMMON MAN.GOOD BYE,HANSIE.



Name: Prakash Bhojwani
Message: FAREWELL DEAR HANSIE ! I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A FAN OF YOU AS A PERSON AND AS A CRICKETEER. YOUR CAPTAINCY WAS ALWAYS A BALANCED ONE WHICH I AM SURE EVERY PLAYER WHO HAS PLAYED UNDER YOU WILL AGREE ! HATS OFF TO YOU, FOR COMING FORWARD AND ADMITTING TO THE BRIBERY MATTER. I ONLY HOPE AND WISH THIS SETS AN EXAMPLE TO ALL THOSE WHO ARE STILL VERY MUCH ENJOYING THE BENEFITS OF PLAYING FOR THEIR NATIONAL TEAMS WHILE CONTINUING WITH THEIR UNSPORTINGLY ACTS ! I PRAY THAT MAY YOU ALWAYS REST IN PEACE AND WE WILL ALWAYS MISS YOU ! YOUR FAMILY, YOUR FRIENDS AND FANS WILL ALWAYS BE PROUD OF YOU ! FAREWELL, MY FRIEND !



Name: zahid khan
Message: Yes we should forgive him as he accepted his mistake which in itself is big thing.



Name: Deepak Seth
Message: He has given South African Cricket Name and Fame. Lets not forget his contribution to his team and nation. However he will always be remembered for his dual charcter.May his soul rest in peace.



Name: Arka Bhattacharya
Message: Not many people realised what a great leader and how much impact he had on cricket followers and lovers of the games and also players at all levels. His captaincy reminds me a lot of Stephen Fleming very controlled, relaxed and always a positive influence on his team members. Few people have analysed Hansies real situation at the time he was going through all the problems. Like Macbeth and other great tradegies, I am quite sure he realized what sort of mess he was in and knew it was wrong but the circumstances he was he just had to carry on...I am sure there would have been death threats on him if he wants to come out of it. Like many people who go in the wrong side of the world...its hard to come out from situations like this. Hansie showed us courage he came out with the truth to the world and was brave enough to own upto his own mistakes. He was a great man and always will be...We all make mistakes in life and mostly people are all greedy (Just look at society today). Hansie was good bloke but he was influenced by people who were dangerous and could have done anything to him and his family. We are talking about organised crime here once you get in somehow its pretty hard to come out. We will always remember Hansie Cronje as a great leader of South Africa.



Name: A. Bhattacharya
Message: Amidst remembering Hansie for the wrong reasons, let's spare a thought for the man who had the courage to admit his guilt. Lot of other players continue to deny charges inspite of incriminating evidence, and some even continue to play. In light of that, I believe Hansie should be remembered not only as a great captain but also as the player who, in a way, sacrificed his career to save the game. Remember, he could have gotten away like many others had he not admitted his guilt.



Name: Madhu
Message: Hansie has been the role model for all the young guys to raise from "darkness towards brightlight". He is the leader of youth.



Name: hardik parmar
Message: he was really hero of world cricket and cricketer of century. no body can forget him.



Name: Sree
Message: Sleep Well, Hansie ! You were a great captain, and a great cricketer. What really impressed me about you, was this strength and courage to bring out the truth. Every human being makes mistakes, but only few of them have the humility to accept it and try to atone for it. That's a sign of a good human being, and you were one as long as you lived.



Name: Kumar Saurabh
Message: i m a cricket lover, so whatever he had done was ves very shameful. But as a human and as a captain he was great personality. so it very hard to say him "GOOD BYE" but............. my condolence to his gentle family.



Name: melanie
Message: I love you Hansie,whatever happened last year did not change my feelings for you. you were the best & will remain the best cricketer to me. you will always remainm my hero.



Name: ramansundaram
Message: May his soul live in peace. We have forgiven him



Name: satheesh
Message: We have to forgot the wrong thing he did. And we have remember him as a good caption, cricketer



Name: pradeep
Message: he is the best caption in last 50 years should be remembered for bring south africa back to top of cricket. may his soul rest in peace



Name: simon
Message: See we are not the proper judge to judge his mistakes. As we too are sinners. But the subject varies. We are humans in other words sinners. The only difference between him and us is that "He is exposed. And we are not." So I think before pointing out finger towards him we should look back to ourself. It is true that he has done a wrong thing. But it is also true that we too have not did a proper thing by crucifying him for his mistakes. If u really want "Yes" or "No" for your question. Then I should say I have already Forgiven him. I have not seen his match thoroughly. But I understand that he is a good cricketer. I think he should have allowed to continue to play with South Africa, may be he should have punished not to continue as a captain. But he should have been on the 11 list. We shoud have given him a chance to understand his mistakes and his Home Country values. regards simon



Name: pinglemahesh
Message: iam not a big supporter of hansie cronjie but i believe that was one of the best captains the world has ever seen .the man who could change things on the ground . every body makes mistakes in life . that dosent mean that they should be criticised all the time . i felt he should have been made the captain after what had happened . he was very honest in admitting in what he had done the only one who had come forward . he was the best . god bless cronjie



Name: Murali
Message: Hansie was an excellent leader with emulative traits. I feel that, his involvement in the match - fixing scandal was more done out of ignorance of the act than for the benefits out of it. The initial sense of anger of the public was understandable, but the feelings turned into one of sympathy, when he admitted his guilt. They were willing to forgive the man as they believed that he was not dishonest and the match-fixing thing was just one of those aberrations in an outstanding career. He was a brave person and would continue to be a role model for the future generations to come. It is rather unfortunate that we have lost him at such an young age. May his soul rest in peace.



Name: Sridhar
Message: It is sad to learn of Cronje's death, but let us not go overboard in eulogizing him. To say that he was a perfect gentleman, role model, angel etc. etc. until the "unfortunate" match-fixing mess is akin to calling Rajiv Gandhi MR-CLEAN in 1984 (when he first became PM). Just because somebody's moral character is unknown does not mean he is a saint. In fact, we should stop expecting our public figures and celebrities (for instance Shahrukh Khan, Azharuddin, Kambli, Rajiv Gandhi, Bill Clinton, or even Tendulkar) to be ROLE MODELS. If they turn out to have a sterling character, then well and good, go ahead and praise them, but don't EXPECT it. And don't hand them a sterling character on a platter until they have "earned" it.



Name: arun
Message: He was very good allrounder & good captain.



Name: M.Maheswara reddy
Message: well i think hansie is the best skipper for the world of cricket unfortunately we missed him in the matchfixing scandal even now also he is the best allrounder for south africa



Name: RAJU
Message: He was a great cricketing guy, we will miss him. I'm with his family's sorrowness.



Name: pradeesh
Message: Hanse is one of the best captain international cricket has seen and he should be remeberd for his great effort put on south african team.



Name: vishal
Message: Hansie was a great personaly .We can't forget his ability and strength in cricket.He was one of the greatest captain in the world.At this moment we should forget his mach-fixing scandal and remember him as a greatest cricker.Hatsup to Hansie.



Name: Thilagam
Message: As a captain he has done a great job for the cricket world.I admire his way of captaincy. Let's pray for his family because certainly his death is loss to his family and cricket fans who expected his arrival once again



Name: Sunny
Message: hi , well in my view cronje was one of the few good men who ha d a sporting sprit in himself... i mean i've seen myself in couple of games that if their team was at fault he wuld give the other team a better chance and deal in a far way..and about the match fixing scandal.. now let's get over it.. he got his punishment but he shuld have been forget as we can see indian players also just got a ban from playing for couple of years. that wuld have been enough.. well in all. cricket lost a real good person in case of cronje..i will always regard him as one of my ideal..



Name: Mohammed Rafiq
Message: Its very sad to loose one of the most succesfull captain in the cricket history. But his success if forgetten b'coz of his involvement in match fixing. But I truely believe him as a hero b'coz he confessed his involvment which means he should be forgetten for his bad involvement and instead should be remember for his good performance. My deep condolence to a very good cricketer.



Name: Rahul Karkera
Message: Hansie was my favourite player for SA. even though he did accept fixing it was never too much in contrast to indian players. he was made a scapegoat whereas he was really a very fine person



Name: Amit tipnis
Message: God has given him enough ,. forgive him



Name: Sivakumar
Message: Hansie Cronje is the only successful captain i had ever found. He is the man with a determination and a will power to win. He is one among the best cricketers of this era. May his soul rest in peace. Though he was accused for his match-fixing, he is the man to be praised for decades. Regards sivakumar



Name: Sivakumar
Message: Hansie Cronje is the only successful captain i had ever found. He is the man with a determination and a will power to win. He is one among the best cricketers of this era. May his soul rest in peace. Though he was accused for his match-fixing, he is the man to be praised for decades. Regards sivakumar



Name: samit majumdar
Message: I forgave him the first day he admitted his guilty. He was one of my heroes in my life and will be remembered forever.



Name: Abraham Joseph
Message: This message in not for Hansie, it's for the brieved. I loved him very much and it was a shock for me to realise that he is no more. anyway, and praise God that he showed the couraged to confess what he did. i can not forget him, but can forgive abraham



Name: T-Luck
Message: man,what a loss to cricket and the world!!!forget his match fixing charges,i ll remember him for the great cricketer and captain that he was...Rest in Peace,Hansie...



Name: healer
Message: its really very sad to hear the news of cronje's death, he was very good cricketer and my hearty condolence to his family.



Name: chandan
Message: To make an err is human..we all make errors in our lives,but that doest mean that we are not good human beings....Infact these errors make us humans, otherwise whats the difference between an angel and a human being... I really feel sorry for Hansie...Everybody in the Cricket world give and take bribe, but he is the only unfortunate one who got caught......In the end i just wanna say...we all miss u Hansie. The Man is gone... But The legend will Live on....... The Man is gone... But The legend will Live on....... How many of us has the guts to admit mistakes in front of the whole world...You have made your fans proud by showing the world that you were not only a wonderful cricketer but also a gem of a person.....Hats off to u hansie...May god bless your soul to rest in peace....



Name: Jey
Message: We(cricket fans) missed a golden captain of this millenium. Under his captaincy only South African team was in the No.1 slot.



Name: Gurpreet
Message: Hansie, will be always remembered as a Captain who has lifted his country to a position where the South Afican Cricket will always be proud of. Also,he was the one who took the courage of accepting the allegations even though he knew what his fate would be???



Name: John Fernando
Message: I will say sorry to the family members of Hansie Cronje of his sudden demise. As a cricket enthusiast i will say during his time of captaincy i haven't seen a captaining a side and given a lot of sucess his country. human being a tend to make mistake, only it is we who should have forgiven him and made him a chance to come back to the sport. But life taken a different move. He will be always remebered for not for the allegations but the for the confession he made for his mistake. Bye Hansie Cronje, I pray to God to bless his soul. Thanks.



Name: Tanmoy Bhattacharjee
Message: Let the evil be interred with your bones; and the good that you did live after you. Farewell Hansie - great leader, change agent and missionary of cricket, not only in RSA, but worldwide.



Name: a.s.vaidyanathan
Message: Very sorry to hear the death of Hansie. We will always remember you for ever. May his soul rest in peace.



Name: thomas m varghese
Message: he was the greatest captain of mordern cricket ,only thing is that he was always unlucky as a captain



Name: DuraiPandian
Message: He is a good player & a good captain But unfortunately he was involved and because of that I think he has met his end . I think if he isnot involved in scandal he may have survived. It is a great loss to Cricket in particular.



Name: DuraiPandian
Message: He is a good player & a good captain But unfortunately he was involved in scandal and because of that I think he had met his end . I think if he isnot involved in scandal he may have survived. It is a great loss to Cricket in particular.



Name: ajay
Message: one of the best players and the world best captain the world has ever produced in the history of cricket.the next best is azar.



Name:
Message: He was one of the most honest cricketers around. atleast he had the courage to acknolodge that he did make a mistake. there is just to much corruption in the game. and i fell he did one of the most brave thing



Name: matthew mnjm
Message: The Poor Guy was innocent to admit his guilt and wanted to make much amends of it. Our guys are still lying and bullshitting of their weaknesses. Ours were the ones to show him the bad ways. As his body is now being buried, can our guys now all bury their bad deeds and give back some of those huge amounts back to cricket - either by starting sports clinics, free coaching to deserving poor cricket youngsters, who are there in heaps. Take a leaf of Hansie's efforts and dedicate your good efforts to him. Come on all those guys who were involved in the match fixing scandal. Be brave and courageous to come out now rather than after your death. Best of Luck and we are with you then.



Name: Dion Alvares
Message: I would like to convey my deepest sympathies to the family of Hansie Cronje. I feel Hansie was one of the most, if not the most, admired captain of his time. It was rather unfortunate that he accepted money from the bookies. But let us not forget that even though he did take the money, South Africa's record was impeccable to say the least. It just goes to show that being honest can ruin you at times. Take the Indian cricket team for example, thay are put on a pedestal but look at their performances, look at their commitment - zero. I feel Hansie was made a scapegoat. If he was an Indian, somehow he would havebeen let off the hook. His death was one of the saddest things to happen. he was not given a chance to redeem himself.



Name: SURAJ.K
Message: Cronje is one of the world's everbest cricketer and one of most successful skipper for South Africa. In my opinion all of us have to forgive him for the mistake he did. No one in this world lives without doing any crime and the important thing is that He had accepted his mistake bravely. We remember that moment when he accepted his crime and his crying face. We can't forget that. So i hope that south african people also forgive him for his crime. We indian cricket fans really love him and I PRAY GOD TO REST HIS SOUL IN PEACE. THANKS SURAJ



Name: Andy
Message: He is good human being, great player and born leader. He did lot to cricket and south africa.But he is remembered for the wrong reasons.There are so many players really played for money & thrown games but escaped from the eyes of the society, still living like saints. In other hand, he had admitted that he recived money to provide details about match condition,was victimised by the society. Now It is very unfortuanate that he is not remembered for good things done to the game but remembered by match fixing incident. Atlast, May his soul....rest in peace..



Name: ashish
Message: hansie was great!!!!!to accept crime is really great ,every people make mistakes.He was a human being and i respect him a lot.I really respect this great man.



Name: Andy
Message: He is good human being, great player and born leader. He did lot to cricket and south africa.But he is remembered for the wrong reasons.There are so many players really played for money & thrown games but escaped from the eyes of the society, still living like saints. In other hand, he had admitted that he recived money to provide details about match condition,was victimised by the society. Now It is very unfortuanate that he is not remembered for good things done to the game but remembered by match fixing incident. Atlast, May his soul....rest in peace..



Name: Debarun Sengupta
Message: Everybody commits mistakes.Only the degree varies.Who are we to forgive Hansie when God himself has forgiven him by taking him away from this world close to him.Very pleased to know (frankly speaking)by the news of his death so that he will not be suffering from the depression and agony for a long time.May his soul rest in peace.



Name: Deepak Thomas
Message: May his soul rest in peace....... I request others to look at his positive part too................ thank you



Name: Eashwar
Message: HOw Often do you see people rising above the mistakes they make in life and set an example for many people to follow ? To me hansie had such a golden oppurtunity, but GOD seemed to have other plans :( As far as Hasies cricket career is concerned, I was a fan and great admirer of his leadership skills. I thought he was a good player of spin and a decent player of fast bowling. I had always felt that he was more talented than he seemed at times. It took great courage on his part to accept the accusations and face truth and its dire consequences. At the end of the day hansie was a hero in his own right, who led his team to many great victories, may have fallen from grace, due to some moment of weakness, but still fought his way through it.



Name: Allen Pinto
Message: To The Family of Late Hansie Cronje, we all in our family sadily mourn the death of our dearly beloved bretherin and may god give his soul eternal rest from all these worldy troubles...May his soul R.I.P....we pray the lord give him a place in his mantle of care and peace....Best regards allen & Family


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