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June 6, 2002
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Name: Shamir
Message: To err is human to FORGIVE is divine. Thats all i want to say about Hansie Cronje. I am not saying this because he is dead, i always had this view, it takes great guts to accept your mistake and that also in front of the whole world, and Mr. Cronjie had that guts. I admire him for the cricket he played and for the his guts to accept his mistake. But i feel ashamed on the people who havent forgiven him still. People only remember him for his bad deeds and not what he did for the South African Cricket.



Name: chandar
Message: let his soul rest in peace in the heaven



Name: Joshy
Message: My deepest condolence to hansie's family. May his soul rest in peace. Hansie will be remembered in the heart's of his fans.



Name: bj
Message: really we disappointed. may god bless cronje in heaven. really he is very good person.



Name: Devanandan
Message: His death disturbed me a lot. God has given him big punishment.



Name: neha
Message: man comes and goes.he is remembered for what he did.hansie was a great captain.there were many other cricketers who indulged in fixing and although he knew who they were he did not reveal there name.i think that's why great and worth to remember.may his soul rest in peace.



Name: narend
Message: hey great soul....... my salute to you ...ur sportsmanship and ur stature...ure my hero and of millions of south africans....god bless ur soul.......do keep practising in heaven.the game is too good to be forgotten. love narend



Name: george
Message: thanku hansie, may ur soul rest in peace



Name: Dr.D.Yella Reddy
Message: You were a good cricketer who will be remembered by me for long for your sporting ability and leadership qualities. It was unfortunate that you could not serve long both in cricket and life. May your soul rest in peace.



Name: Suraj Dalvi
Message: He was a great cricketer . He made a mistake but was honest enough to admit his fault unlike our dishonest Indian fixer cricketers . It was due to him that everyone in the scandal were exposed . So for me he remains a IDOL for cricket . May his soul rest in peace .



Name: bhaskar
Message: hansie has not done any wrong.media has made him to feel that he has done wrong.i think hansie has taken this incidence too much into his mind ant started worring. any way we have lost a rare soul, every body show simpathy when some one dies.when they are living no one allows them to live peacefully. i am saddened to hear hansie s death. may his soul rest in peace. bhaskar india,bangalore



Name: visakan
Message: As a human being ,i will feel sorry for his death ,but as a ardent fan of cricket i won't forgive him for what he has done to the game cricket.



Name: varghese thomas
Message: An inspirational leader!



Name: visakan
Message: As a human being ,i will feel sorry for his death ,but as a ardent fan of cricket i won't forgive him for what he has done to the game cricket. Let his soul rest in peace



Name: arvind
Message: I have forgiven Hansie Cronje because he was candid enough to admit his guilt which in itself takes lots of guts.



Name: Madhusudhan
Message: I open heartedly forgive him..he atleast had the guts to accept his mistake as a god's true child..what about others who have been in this business and yet have escaped?..



Name: Rajesh Lele
Message: Who are we to 'forgive' or not forgive. Let us not forget we are all human beings and susceptible to the same mistakes Hansie made. Yet I would like to say that he is one who showed true courage and more importantly, how to handle mistakes. Come clean with them, accept them and move on. As the article says it was a moment, just one moment that brought him down. Let us remember the countless moments of joy his cricket brought us and remember him thus. May his soul rest in peace and may God comfort his family.



Name: milind
Message: it's really sad news, as a player he was good.. & as a captain the bese... moreover about match fixing , he was already punished for what he did... no one is prefect on this earth



Name: S. Srivatsan
Message: Though his death was very sad end but we cnnot forget the shame that he brought to the cricket.



Name: Ishaq
Message: Nobody on this earth is there who have not done any bad deed.If we start to remember only the persons who have done only good not even a single bad thing then I am sure the number will be zero. We are not god to judge a human being. We should see what good he has done , as we always move towards the brighter area not towards the darkness. From my view he was good and there is no point of asking whether we forgive him or not.



Name: Viraf
Message: Hansie, you are forgiven for what you did. atleast you had the guts to admit it.



Name: Santanu Kundu
Message: In spite of his wrong doings, Hansie will be remembered as a man who had got the guts to admit his sin; unlike many other tainted backboneless cricketers who have shamelessly kept on denying their involvement. Its unfortunate that we boo a person admitting his crime and allow equally sinful people, who keep on denying, to escape.



Name: santosh
Message: I think Hansie should be remeber as a successful captain not as match fixer. he had accept that mistake but southafrican board didn't forgive him that was a big mistake by them. Hansie I Salute you for your contribution to the cricketing world.



Name: kumar.A
Message: yes every person in his career make some emotional decision which should not be always right.lets forgive him



Name: Sajan Philip
Message: He was my captain. A wonderful player with real leadership quality. By the way, if a player is taking bribe, he is banned from his profession, what about the politicians who often take bribes? If the same criteria is applied, the subcontinent would have been free from these parasites.



Name: john koshy
Message: Tho he was gulty,he realised his mistake and said the truth, because he was seeking eternal kingdom. He accepted "christ" who is the way and the truth to heavenly kingdom. His sole will rest in peace.



Name: Mohan
Message: It's my sincere appeal to all cricket loving fans "PLEASE REMEMBER THIS MAN FOR WRIGHT REASONS"



Name: Pankaj Rawat
Message: Hansie took South African cricket to great heights because of his captaincy. He captained the South Africa at the time when they were just returned to international cricket after apartheid. Under his captaincy, South Africans taught world first lessons of Professionalism in Cricket. They were a marvellous team under him, excellent in every departmnet of the game. He did sinned by accepting bribes but who doesn't in this world. Not everybody has such an courage to accept oneselves sin. There were not enough proofs against him except the taped voice, he could have denied the charges against him. I don't think a person like Hansie should get such treatment from people who call themselves great cricket fans. We are taught in our homes that, one who accepts his sins should be forgiven. Can't we forgive Hansie Cronje ? There must be a lot of players in the international cricket who still are throwing matches for money. They are clean, devoted to cricket because they won't be ever caught. May God give his family strength to face this world with great courage. May his soul rest in peace. With Graet Respect Pankaj Rawat



Name: Santanu Kundu
Message: In spite of his wrong doings, Hansie will be remembered as a man who had got the guts to admit his sin; unlike many other tainted backboneless cricketers who have shamelessly kept on denying their involvement. Its unfortunate that we boo a person admitting his crime and allow equally sinful people, who keep on denying, to escape.



Name: Nitin
Message: Every man can make mistakes in his life, so is what Hansie did, the only thing is that it cost him more. People had lot of expectations from him and treated him as an ideal cricketer, but still he was not god. It was ok that he was not forgiven as this will act ac an example when somebody else tries to do something wrong in future. Hansie seemed to me a nice man having a cool composure. I am sorry that the life did wrong with him that he was caught in the ugly affairs. We must remember Hansie for his good and always think of his results when we are heading towards doing some thing wrong. Full sympathy for Hansie's family and his lovers.



Name: Manish Dhoke
Message: Hansie, though you happened to come across some bad deeds, you courage and the ability to face truth is outstanding. I am and will always be remembering you as a braveheart.



Name: Debasish Banerjee
Message: We alwayas remind you Hansi for your Sprtsman spirit. We can remember the day when you called Back Saurav Ganguly ( captain of India) for interupted runout. We 'll remember you as a good Cricketer & good Captain & a good human being overall.



Name: Jayatheertha
Message: Hansie, you will always remain in our heart as one of the sport's icon. let us not forget what happened, person who ate the fruit escaped leaving a person who was holding remains in trouble. in true sense, it is indians who are real culprits. it is they who should have been punished. Right from day one we have maintained that Hansie was innocent when compared to indian and pakistani criminals (cricketers) We love you dear.



Name: Dave Rojers
Message: It is true the man was a culprit. But I have forgiven him. There could be several factors that made him bow down to this situation. But the fact is, this was a great player, while on field. He was a champ, a champ and that's real.



Name: Shiv
Message: Hi Hansie, I will remember you forever for your gread leadership quality. I think you have done a lot for South African Cricket. I feel people should not judge a person just by a single mistake which he/she has committed.



Name: Dilip Samant
Message: Destiny is a funny game. One moment you are on the top and the next you are in the dumps. One self admitted error will wipe all the achievements Hansie had won in the international arena. When the greater manipulators will roam scot free for ever.



Name: Deepak
Message: Hansie Cronje was one the greatest captian ever and I have great respect for him. Hey, people make mistakes but atleast he had the guts to come clean!!



Name: Santanu Kundu
Message: In spite of his wrong doings, Hansie will be remembered as a man who had got the guts to admit his sin; unlike many other tainted backboneless cricketers who have shamelessly kept on denying their involvement. Its unfortunate that we boo a person admitting his crime and allow equally sinful people, who keep on denying, to escape unhurt.



Name: chandrashekhar
Message: As an individual any one forced for fast bucks. So he did I excuse him and expect the same from man kind.



Name: MOHAN
Message: It's my sincere appeal to all cricket loving fans "PLEASE REMEMBER THIS MAN FOR GOOD THINGS"



Name: Parikshit
Message: Its really sad that the world of cricket has lost a great captain and a great inventor.As Jonty said in one of his interviews that it is human to err so as fellow humans we should only forgive, so I think that instead of highlighting his mistakes we should please concentrate on his great deeds on the field. Let his soul rest in peace.



Name: Pankaj Khurana
Message: MAY GOD GIVE REST TO HIS SOUL! HE WAS A GREAT CRICKETER!



Name: melroy mathias
Message: Hansie was a great cricketer and a very professional captian. He could lead men the way he wanted and moreover never showed tension like most captains would show. His death is a great loss to the entire cricketing world. It is so funny that the importance of a person comes out only once he passes away



Name: SURAJ KAMATH
Message: Im not a great fan of cricket, but even then for the matches ive seen , i still remember Hansie as one of the best cricketer of all times, both on and off the feild. During his tenue as Captain of the strong South African team the team worked together and reached the zenith of performance.The Courage Shwon by Hansie in accepting his involvement in match fixing, itself makes him the greatest.While cricketers all over the world didnt have the guts that Hansie Had. I sincerely pray for his departed soul and pray to God in giving strength to his family and close ones in their time of great sorrow.



Name: Pramila
Message: It is the human tendency to forget all the good deeds done by an individual and to remember a person only for his bad deeds. Hansie was a good captian and he should be remembered for all the efforts that he has taken to bring South African Cricket to the heights of glory. We should also not forget that he was bold enought to admit his deed.



Name: vijayakumar mg
Message: He was a cheat.Cricket is better off without him.



Name: Georgekutty
Message: Yes, Forgiven



Name: Govindaraju
Message: There is no doubt that Hansie was a match winner and good captain.But as a person who did something against the country should never be forgiven,even if that is Nelson Mandela.



Name: Sunil George
Message: No human being is clear of sins, even he did, but to confess i front of world of your mistake is really great, which very few can do but he dared do so... HATS OFF...



Name: Nandini Roy Chowdhury
Message: Yes We all should forgive hansie for having the guts to come out with the truth



Name: Pravin
Message: Hello Hensy, It's a great lose.. Never emagined the end will come like this.. I am a great fan of yours on the field.. I will always remember you for your heroic deeds on the field.. May your soul rest in peace...



Name: Jayatheertha
Message: Hansie, you will always remain in our heart as one of the sport's icon. let us not forget what happened, person who ate the fruit escaped leaving a person who was holding remains in trouble. in true sense, it is indians who are real culprits. it is they who should have been punished. Right from day one we have maintained that Hansie was innocent when compared to indian and pakistani criminals (cricketers) We love you dear.



Name: Dilip Samant
Message: Destiny is a funny game. One moment you are on the top and the next you are in the dumps. Unfotunately one self admitted honest declaration will wipe all the achievements Hansie had won in the international arena. Sadly the real manipulators in the fixing scandal will roam scot free for ever. Amen.



Name: marian
Message: Mr. Hansie Cronje was a good cricketer and led the S.Africans to many victories. Greed is such a thing which comes in everyone's life. Some control and some don't. Although Mr. Cronje did go the wrong way but he had the guts to admit the fact and ask for forgiveness. Not only me but all cricket fans would forgive Mr. Cronje cause he was a humble man who went the wrong way. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE. AMEN



Name: rk
Message: Everybody has some negative and positive things in his charecter. But the person who accepts his negative things is a great person.Hansie is one among them.



Name: miscid
Message: I like him for his performance.


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