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June 6, 2002
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Name: Rasik Arun Girme
Message: One of the Best Captain ever produced by SA. He should have been allowed to Coach the youngsters which was his Final Dream.
C - Cunning
R - Rare
O - Outstanding Leadership
N - Never Say Attitude
J - Jewel of SA Batting
E - Extremely Intelligent on field



Name: srinivasan
Message: It is really very shocking to believe that the cricket world has lost one of its most telented player. Let he be remembered for the good things he did atleast now. A very professional, talented and successful captain. May his soul rest in peace.



Name: Manoj G Jhawar
Message: He was a brave man, He accepted his mistakes and kept courage in crisis. It is really very difficult for anybody to accept such kinds of errors.



Name: Swayam Prakasha
Message: Cronje had done some great works in the SA's cricket history. Hope people will remeber him for his good works.



Name: Amit Mohan
Message: It is very sad to loose a true and brave player,Who aecept his fault.



Name: mohnishgohil
Message: hansie cronje was a great leader. the news of mr, cronje's death was very shocking here in INDIA.he was one of the most successful captain in the cricket history.he was a gem of a person.he admitted tht he was involved in the match fixing scandal and thts very nice coz he realised his mistake.and there r very few who ever realize their mistake.



Name: sreekanth
Message: Do we always need to evaluate everything? Especially a man who is now no more. Please forget this futile exercise!



Name: avinash dutta
Message: we all should remember hansie for his good deeds on the field for he was a great leader and motivator of his team.



Name: Ravi Bomma
Message: Hansie Cronje had the guts to admit the mistake he had done and repented for it.



Name: Pramod
Message: In all fairness Hansie deserves our forgiveness. He was a great captain . Its crickets loss that it could not forgive its player and utilise his services. Its a lesson for us In India also that we shoul not shun guys for past mistkes and accomodatethem if they are sorry. Pramod



Name: Prashanth Kumar G.V.
Message: Great cricketer, sportive and honest not like the Indian Md.Azarudhin who even after taking heavy bribe didn't confess, Hats off to you Hansie Cronje, May the God Rest your Soul in Peice... Our deepest condolences to his family.



Name: suresh kolekar
Message: its a major loss to the cricket world



Name: abhijeet
Message: i will miss you so much, the best south african captain



Name: Dr. N.T.Rao
Message: Hansie does not deserve this end - cricketing or otherwise. How about the ones who are moving scot free! May his soul rest in peace.



Name: Gita Deb
Message: His modesty to acknowledge his wrong doings should be appreciated. He deserves to be remembered as a good sportsman rather than one who was involved in a scam. May God give his family the courage to face the loss.



Name: Nikhil
Message: A Captain and a man to be remembered for ever, for his great captaincy and a great leader. We truly salute him for showing the fans great cricket. He was the undispute leader and shown great sportsmanship at various times.



Name: Surya
Message: His Life would be a lesson to everybody in every field.He has now become an ICON for wrong doings and people have definitely forgotten his achievements.Now he has left this world, he would leave our minds also very fast..........



Name: Major Gurdeep Samra
Message: Though disgraced for his actions,Hansie was a good man at heart. He atleast came clean of his deed in the match fixing scandal. The likes of manoj prabhakar, Azarudin do not have the guts or decency to own up for their actions in bringing the game to disrepute. I salute Hansie for his forth rightness and guts to face the music after accepting his guilt.



Name: deepakchipalkatti
Message: his cricketing talents will be shawdoded by his his undoings.may be he will be remembered for speaking truth. may his soul rest in peace, and may god give the family enough courage to facethe situataion boldly.



Name: Arcot
Message: I was really shattered to pieces when i read the news.I feel cronje can be remebered as a wonderful ambassador for the cricketing fraternity in general and an astute captain in the ranks of brearly,mark taylor.My heartfelt condolences to the cronje's.Miss you ...



Name: Siddharth
Message: well its sad news ! and we have forgiven hansie for all his deeds ....



Name: Rahul
Message: Hansie Born agaian.



Name: Punit
Message: May his soul rest in peace.



Name: Ramapriya D
Message: As you leave them so suddenly, I'm sorry for your near and dear ones, Hansie but I'm sorry I can't still eulogize you. You'll never be a candidate for sainthood in my book. If our CBI's Sharma hadn't so conclusively blown the lid, you wouldn't have confessed. I can't believe that, after being involved in shady deals since '96, you suddenly turned spiritually correct. The fact remains that you didn't. Poor Azhar must be feeling pretty lonely right now... oh sorry, Mallik is still around, isn't he?



Name: G.sanjay
Message: No one is perfect in this universe .The man who made south africa to win most number matches should be given another chance ,but this unfortunate incident shook the world of cricket.we should forgive him and write his name in golden words in history book, so that cricket can remember him as "The legend of south africa ".



Name: jolly
Message: Everybody has his/her weak moments in life it would be wrong to crucifying endlessly for one such mistake , let us all who do so take a long hard look at our selves first.



Name: Rajesh Nayak
Message: One of the Greatest Cricket Players I have Know.



Name: anil
Message: He was a good cricketer. He spend more time to improving the african team... i will never forget his co-operation in cricket world... ..anil



Name: Rahul Mehta
Message: Hansie was indeed a great player as was evident from his outstanding record as a player as well as a captain. Although he was not as honest as many would like him to be, there is no guarantee about any of the other so called 'honest' players around the world. He was a very kind hearted person as can be vouched by his team players and everybody associated with him. The very fact that each of his team players stood by him even after his confession just reiterates the godwill he enjoyed a great amount of respact from them. The whole world will certainly miss him a lot.



Name: sudhindra
Message: yeah i would definitely forget what wrong he did.. he was a great captain and a great man.. atleast he was good enough to confess his crime.. if u think about so many indians now in the scandal, azhar, ajay jadeja.. etc who still deny the charges even after being fixed, he was much much better and when he was captain, he was one of the best in the world.. i think even kapil has committed major crimes, even prabhakar.. most of them from india.. but where are they? they are not booked... why blame only Hansie? because he admitted his crime??



Name: madhu
Message: Hansie Cronje will be forgotten for the good things he did and will be remembered only for the wrong reasons. BUT I REMEMBER HIM FOR THE GOOD THINGS HE DID. -madhu



Name: Kaushik Ganguly
Message: Hansie,we all do something wrong at a point in life,we learn from that & live life as better human beings.You had taken a wrong step, but , you have also done a world of good to the game of cricket.I shall always remember Hansie the player & may god be with you.



Name: s suri
Message: He had atleast come out clean during his lifetime.The same can't be said of others like him who were scandalized.It is unfortunate that Destiny still did not forgive him. We can still remember him for the one good quality i.e to have the courage to accept our mistakes.



Name: Rajeshwar Babu.D
Message: I was shocked when I came to know that he was involved in match fixing. I thought he would be the last person to get involved in such things. Even then, I don't think that he threw away his wicket in any of the matches that he played. He was a tough and efficient cricketer, and a true leader. It was unfortunate that he somehow got misguided to get involved in such things. But he will be remembered for the good things that he has done for South African and world cricket. I think if South Africa wins the 2003 world cup, their cricketers will dedicate it to the memory of Hansie Cronje. May his soul rest in peace.



Name: Nirav Chandan
Message: Hansie was a noble and brave man. He had the guts to confess and say the truth in front of the whole world and not arugue or hide like cowards like the other alleged australian,indian,pakistani match fixing cricketer. I appreciate him for that. May god rest his soul in peace.



Name: joe
Message: a talented leader of men, in a moment of weakness, forgoes the greatness, as it is a wall difficult to build, but easily broken....



Name: Dilip Samant
Message: Destiny has once again dealt a cruel blow. Hansie will only be remembered for the one self admitted misdeed and all his cricketing achievements will fade away in public memory and sadly the real conspirators of the infamous scandal will roam freely without a care in the world. Amen.



Name: bevan
Message: is there is south africa in such a great position it is all hansie who made it. the tears he had in the court says it all that he did the biggest mistake in the world. the world will never forget him



Name: rajiv bhatia
Message: PLS EXCEPT MY DEEP CONDOLENCE OF THE SAID/SUDDEN DEMISE OF MY BELOVED CAPTAIN.SOUTH AFRICA WILL ALWAYS MISS THIS CAPTAINCY AND WILL NEVER WIN WORLD CUP WITHOUT HIM.(KILL THE CRIME NOT ANYBODYS SOUL)



Name: vishwanatha
Message: Hansie is not only a good captain, he was a great bowler batsman....... The South african management could have given one chance for him, because everybody makes mistake moreever he accepted his guiltyness. There is no use in forgiving his greediness now. God rest his soul in peace.



Name: ayan samanta
Message: Its true that hansie will remain as a stigma in the game of cricket but i feel time has come to forgive him for his wrong doings and pray to the Almighty for the departed soul.On one hand if he has maligned the game ,ditched his country and millions of his fans on the other with his captaincy,sportsmanship and obviously his marvellous batting he has given a lot to cricket.To me he is the man under whose able guidance southafrica has emerged as a force to reckon with in international cricket.Its very dissapointing that a man like him was drawn towards a malicious act like match fixing.But simultaneously we see that it is only possible for a genuine man like hansie to admit the crime he has done.atleast he has proved to this world that he has the guts to admit his guilt and this i think conclusively proves that hansie can be replaced by only hansie himself.



Name: amit
Message: i really feel pity for the statements made by ian botham and imran khan...stating that"hansie will be remembered more for the wrongs he did".. let me just remind all..that he was such a strong leader who taught the south african team some ten yrs back, that even though we r new to internatoinal arena, we can ...yes, we can win matches !!! it;s all due to the seeds sown by him that south african team is souring up with confidence... as far as i am concern, i will remember that gentleman as an idol, who knew how to get going, when going gets impossible !!



Name: atul shukla
Message: he was the best captain , and definetly deserves to be forgiven, as he got courage to admit his fault, as noone in india has.



Name: shyamax
Message: according to me no one is perfect except GOD . everyone make mistakes . he is . hansi has done more good to the world than te little bad he has done . so i think he deserves to be forgiven and the world like me must say that the world has lost one of the greatest player the world has ever created and not critisise him about his faults .



Name: k . srinivas
Message: HANSIE, WAS A GREAT CRICKETER & A SUPERB CAPTAIN FOR SOUTH AFRICA, WHO LED HIS TEAM AS A HERO. LET US REMEMBER HANSIE, FOR HIS GOOD THINGS ONLY, B' COZ, HE HAS ALREADY ADMITTED HIS MISTAKE IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE WORLD. I FEEL THAT HANSIE WILL BE REMEMBERED ALWAYS FOR HIS GREAT CRICKET & FOR HIS COURAGE. I PRAY MY GOD TO KEEP HIS SOUL HAPPY WHERE EVER HE IS & HIS BELOVED FAMILY IN A GOOD POSITION ALWAYS WITH OUT ANY PROBLEMS.



Name: Nebu Thomas
Message: I would like to inform our heartfull condolence to his berieved family.He was a very good cricketer even though he entered in some corruption.I don,t think South Africa will get a successful captain like him. It is unfortunate that his temmates also didn,t give any support in his bad days.But people who loves the cricket will not forget him ever.



Name: Srijit
Message: Farwell Cronje! It was sad to hear about your death



Name: Muralidaran K.N
Message: For all wrong things that he did , u still have to remember what a fantastic crickteer he was and how instrumental he was to the image of world beaters that SA have today. Hats of to the crickter and may his soul rest in peace



Name: Ganesh Subramanian
Message: Dear Hansie Cricket world will miss your on field team and fighting spirit, your philanthropy, compassion and services off-field. You honestly and boldly confessed the wrong doing but see what happens to these people??. There are loads of dishonest players and administrators in the system who still operat as a coward. Hansi, Yo did not do anything big than Enron or Barings. May your Sould rest in peace and God be with your family. Love ganesh



Name: Kanwaljeet
Message: No doubt he did wrong things in life.. but he get the punishment too for his wrong things.. He was a good cricketer and excellent skipper. So he should be remembered for that only...



Name: ajeet mishra
Message: With the loss of 'the' Hansie Cronje the world of cricket has suffered a major jolt. It was really a shock to hear of his death. Even though he was involved in the cricket`s greatest upsets, but his contributions can`t be forgot.It would always be with all the true cricket lovers.May Lord give peace to to his soul which was so much disturbed in the past couple of years. Hats off to the great man.



Name: Sridhar
Message: Cronje's death is extremely saddening. Its tragic. Hansie should be remembered for honestly admitting that he did a mistake and the psychological trauma he had undergone post the match-fixing scandal was enough punishment. A life ban was too much and I think match-fixing is equivalent only to drug abuse by sportsmen. He had a great mental strength and survived one of the most devastating crises. This should be a lesson to all those mentally weak people who attemp/commit suicide for much more trivial issues.



Name: Ramesh
Message: Wish everyone forget the ungentlemanly act and remember him for his leadership capabilities...He is the man who took South African cricket to great heights



Name: Senthil
Message: It's miserable that one great player who was the most successfull captain remains in peoples mind only for his small bad deeds and his huge career achievements are completely washed out. He is such a great leader, he built the perfect SA cricket team.I feel sorry for his death and the way people remembers him.



Name: Aadil Allana
Message: Let us remember the bright side of this fine man rather than the dark side. We always remind youth of grasping good qualities but forget to teach them to overlook the bad ones. Hansie will always be remembered by me as a great leader.



Name: josyula
Message: Hansie Cronje has been a great cricketer & a very person with lots of courage. It takes a lot of character & courage to come out with the truth even when he knows that it will ruin his image, career, & more over he know that it will put him out of Cricket. I really appreciate his commitment in cleaning the system. Had he not come out on his own we never know if mach fixing would have ever surfaced to the world!!! I pray his soul rests in peace.



Name: unknown
Message: may god bless his soul he was no doubt a good,very good captain as well player however he was caught in a nap of bookies which all do ,but some get caught some go. this is life and his life has ended in a victory over this corrupted world may god bless his soul



Name: Homiar
Message: Hansie was a great captain, maybe the best S.A. will ever produce.It was unfortunate that this has happenned to him. Lot of other sportspersons have involved in lot of other scams. He should be forgiven for this.



Name: GIRIDHAR
Message: Hansie was a great player with excellent captainship skills. No doubt he did a big mistake, but we should forgive him considering the fact that he too was a human being, who is bound to do mistakes.



Name: Arjun Srivatsava
Message: Yes i do forgive him.He is a great Player and captain by any standards. We lost a great personality for sure



Name: ajeet mishra
Message: With the loss of 'the' Hansie Cronje the world of cricket has suffered a major jolt. It was really a shock to hear of his death. Even though he was involved in the cricket`s greatest upsets, but his contributions can`t be forgot.It would always be with all the true cricket lovers.May Lord give peace to to his soul which was so much disturbed in the past couple of years. Hats off to the great man.



Name: Ajish.K
Message: Hansie, the wrongs you did wont ever erase the heroics you performed on the field.You will live in our hearts forever, as a truly remarkable cricketer and a wonderful captain.



Name: D Ganesh Reddy
Message: Every man makes mistakes, atleast Hansie had the courage to come clean, unlike the others( Australians, Pakisthanis and Indians who still deny having wronged the game). Hansie is forgiven.



Name: Ashok kumar
Message: Once he has accepted his fault he has been forgiven already by God .... We , humans dont have the right to forgive anyone in this world as we all make mistakes .. Everyone makes mistakes , It is a human physicology..... It is time we give respect to this man with humanity .... May his soul rest in peace..... I Love you Hansie...



Name: k. elango
Message: it is human that has all the sublimity and meanness, but for a sportsperson like cronje deserves more honour and love from the cricketlovers all over the world. It is not right to bring controversial issues in such an occasion. he is a great captain, and cool headed. no one will have second opinion on his ability as a leader. He was great and will remain great.



Name: Vijay
Message: At least he was courageous enought to come clean and admit his mistake, whatever the consequences. That itself is a commendable act.



Name: Ravi
Message: Since Hansie had realised the mistake he had done I believe god would have forgiven him. May his soul rest in peace



Name: Benji
Message: He was an excellent person as a captian and on top of everything the greatest thing and mind you the greatest thing he did was admit the Mistake which none of the His Other contemporaries couldnt do. We ought to remember the sayings that "GOOD LIVES ARE SHORT AND WELL LIVED" LONG LIVE HANSIE



Name: Bappa Dutta
Message: One farewell message can not be a perfect homage to a great man like Hansie. But this can easily be said that we can never forget your humanity & gamemanship, as a whole, and your credit towards upliftment of South African Cricket as a Cricketer and Captain. Bappa Dutta, Kolkata.



Name: Basavaiah Satish
Message: May the good give peace and rest to his soul.



Name: rupeshksuvarna
Message: yes, we lost one of the greatest cricketer , there is no words to expose our fleeings



Name: nikhil
Message: give him what he deserves.We are unfortunate to miss the fairwell to one of the finest sportsman.Lets not miss the respect.He commands it.South Africa owes him.The world cricket owes him.



Name: Mohamed Mukaram S.
Message: We have to remember Cronje as succesful skipper of South Africa, & he made South Africa a best & powerfull team.


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