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June 6, 2002
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Name: Rahul Vikram
Message: Well, He accepted his crime, and did what a real player can do. I'm from, India, the country of Gandhi, who worked in South Africa, and that's why anyone never says a lie in front of King Commision. Well, Ajay Jadeja and Mohammad Azharuddin are also from my Country, and look what they did. I dont think that a man who copnfess his crime should be punished like this. Hansie confessed and he was banned for lifetime, but what about Mark Wough, Shane Warne, Ajay Jadeja? Jadeja will certainly come back to the world of cricket after 5 years. Mark Waugh and Shane Warne are yet playing in the Australian team. I must say that it need lots of Guts and honesty to confee your crime, and Hansie didi the same. God Bless Hanise's family. Let his soul be in Peace...



Name: Madhu Joshi
Message: A very good person and a good sportsman, his good deed shave overshoweded the bad ones........



Name: Srini
Message: Yes, definitely. Afterall he is one of the best cricket player and the best sportsperson in the world since he has admitted his mistakes. That is more than enough and he set an example for others. One can award him the best sportsperson of 2002, for his achievements in cricket.



Name: Bharat N
Message: Let his soul rest in peace !!!!



Name: Satya
Message: Sad end for a great captian.



Name: binu
Message: He was a great player, he did mistake as what happening around us. God may drop his sin.



Name: harish
Message: HE WAS A GREAT LEADER ! Everybody human are prone to make mistakes and mistakes must be forgiven when the man is really of his kind. never forget he made SouthAfrica team a power packed team and if you cannot fogive him even now you must be ashamed of yourself. he was one of his kind and i sincerely pray god to let his soul live in peace. Never forget good people always die soon.



Name: MANISH UPADHYAY
Message: Dear readers, Let us all first pay tribute to this great cricketer and undoubtedly one of the few best skipper in the cricketing world. It’s a very great loss, to loose him so soon. I only wished if he could have made a come back as the skipper of his side again. My sincere request all the readers and cricketing icons is that u please remember,talk and mention his positivities/contribution to cricket wherever and whenever possible. South Africans were the best sides only under his captaincy and I hope everyone reading this, accepts this fact. He was a great cricketer and shall always be remembered. May his soul rest in peace. REGARDS TO ALL OF YOU, MANISH.



Name: Vikram Dhawan
Message: Although the loss to Cronje family is irrepairable however Hansie will approach god with a clean conscience having confessed to his wrong doings. I am sure there are many who cant'...is this the difference between an average and a great person? YES!



Name: Kadhirvelu.P
Message: I would like to pay tributes for the death of Hansie Cronje, who was one of the good cricketers of this era. Life is full of ups and downs. He is evaluated as fine to his times.



Name: David kuttiappan
Message: everything happaning in our life by the plan of Jesus christ, savring God never commit mistake in our life because He is in of our life in His hand dear sister wife of Hannsie God is with you and his blessing rest upon you the Affrican govt should take responsibility of this case (this accident or something like planed) God only knows, why send him alone with two pilot? there is no police with him or they dont want give protaction for what? why ?.....! David k chennai India



Name: Anand Nair
Message: The world was not mature enough to be worthy of having Hansie among its midst. When political leaders like Sharad Pawar, Laloo Yadav and hundreds of thousands more can let down those who back them by laundering huge amounts of money, nobody has the guts to even raise a finger. Even Dalmiya has made money for himself and even FIFA officials, IOC officials, everyone who can cheat, do so and make money.But a man called Hansie Cronje was man enough to own up. Then all the 'honest' men pounced on him and started talking ethics suddenly......hypocrits all!



Name: Sathish
Message: Brilliant Star Tarnishing his image in the slush of match fixing, whateve' we'll miss u Hansie !!!



Name: PRADEEP T.K
Message: Mr.Hansie Cornje, former captain of South African Cricket team will live ever because of the goodthings he did. In the cricket field his name will remember for ever. Nobody can foget him and his good shots. As a human being he might have done some mistakes for that we have to forgive him. Pray to god that may his soul may rest in peace.



Name: Ramachandran
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: VINOD NAIR
Message: i am ashame of our some of indian cricketers, who were envolved in the match fixing scandal, because of that we lost one of the most precious player so, our young cricket fans lost the foot steps of hansie



Name: KIRAN
Message: May his soul REST IN PEACE And Deep Condolences to his near and dear ones KIRAN



Name: sultan
Message: Hey to Error is HUMAN. and he didt commit major blunder.. i feel he is a very nice human



Name: K.MANOJ
Message: Learn from others mistakes because you may not live long enough to commit all on your own. This sums up the untimely death of one of the finest cricketing sportsperson in the world. Moreover, according to my concientious opinion I will definitely FORGIVE Hansie, as I adored and revered Hansie when he was playing active cricket. The spirit and sincerity with which he was playing has really exemplified my cricketing career. But unfortunately he could not complete his life's innings. With tears rolling in my eyes I bid him farewell, as forgiveness is one of the virtues of humankind. Thank for giving an opportunity to express my feeling. MANOJ



Name: R Parthasarathy
Message: I sincerely feel that he is one of the greatest ever cricketing captains in the history, very unfortunate to be overshadowed by the wrong reasons. He will ever be remembered as a great captain and gutty cricketer.



Name: MAHESHCHANDNANI
Message: he was great player. We all have forgotten his good things and contribution he did to the people of south africa and towards to the world and only remember bad memories of match fixing which is wrong. Every human being does mistakes and we should always give one chance to evrey one to improve the mistake.May his soel rest in peace.



Name: Thiru
Message: If we were in Hansie's place i am sure 99% of us would have done the same, there is corruption in all walks of life, if the law is strict the corruption is less and viceversa. I think we should forgive atleast now since he is no longer with us. We all make mistakes and are forgiven by the divine everytime. To forgive is divine.



Name: K.MANOJ
Message: Learn from others mistakes because you may not live long enough to commit all on your own. This sums up the untimely death of one of the finest cricketing sportsperson in the world. Moreover, according to my concientious opinion I will definitely FORGIVE Hansie, as I adored and revered Hansie when he was playing active cricket. The spirit and sincerity with which he was playing has really exemplified my cricketing career. But unfortunately he could not complete his life's innings. With tears rolling in my eyes I bid him farewell, as forgiveness is one of the virtues of humankind. Thank for giving an opportunity to express my feeling. MANOJ



Name: S Balasubrahmanyan
Message: May his soul rest in peace.!!!



Name: Praveen
Message: Certainly he is a great man when it come to playing....his skills were the best in the world...he made mistakes certainly yes and he had the guts to tell it out...there are many people who have done this kind of illacts and they are still playing in the game without any problem....with the world saying "let us forget the past" lets leave it and make their family proud of him...cheers to hansie for the work he has done and cheers for him to be really bold in saying the mistake he has done....people will always appreciate when a person accepts his mistakes... three cheers to him and we will never forget him(certainly and defenitely in the as a good person) with deep condolenses to his family and his fans



Name: Dharma
Message: I ts a bad end for a greate cricketer who did mistake but accepted his mistakes unlike others in this cricketing world. I feel deeply sorrowed by hearing his sad ending but i think he is amoung the best cricketers but .. one should remember that humam commit mistakes the good thing in hansie is that he accepted in front of the whole world that no body have done. May his sole leave in peace



Name: sandeep
Message: It's all over. Deeds(Good & bad) and the body stand buried.



Name: anjaiah
Message: YEP.. of course.. i believe hansie is one of the fair play guys in the contemparary cricket.. he is well known for his agression mixed with true sense of cricket.. One should appreciate a person for his confessions on his mistakes.. I would surely forgive hansie from the deep of my heart.. if given a chance or if i am raised to that level of judgement..!! regards anji



Name: Gargi
Message: Hansie Cronje - a man much talked about,a man whom his country had once worshipped as the captain of their cricket team and a man who had been rightfully criticised by the whole cricket world as being the traitor to his country.He used be one of the most successful captain of his time guiding his team through many a victories.But somehow greed possesed him which lead him to betray not only his motherland but also his sports.Somebody had very correctly said 'To err is Human' and it is the duty of his fellow human beings to forgive that err.Yes,Hansie Cronje should be fogiven by all of us who had hated him for all he had done and shouldnt have and should be remembered for all the victories he had brought to his country making his country proud.Let us all come together and pray for his peace.



Name: Saujit Bandhu
Message: Its a painful exit for a person who has the gutfeeling to confess his involvement in match fixing. He was a real lion hearted person who showed his love for the game of cricket. The lovers of cricket will always remember him as the pathfinder who sacrificed his life the sake of cricket.



Name: vishal
Message: This time i cant believe that hansie is not with us i cant forget u hansie.. i think hansie is the best caption in this world he have more experence how can win the match he know that.....such u r a great man......hansie is true man so he expect that he take some money who expect his mistake he is such a great man hansie r not in this world but we always miss him......when we see cricket always miss him ...........



Name: Debasis Kundu
Message: You are one of the greatest human being in the World of Cricket. But Hansie if you are Indian then it will go smoothly for you and no one put scam against you. But attitudes of United Cricket Board is very practical as expected.But Hansie after death,if anywhere you should born my love and regards will always with you.I hope you should be born in India.But at the moment i pray to god that your soul may peace in the Earth.



Name: anandhisriram
Message: when many great things are there about him..except the shameful one, it is good to forget that one, and remember the rest,may his soul rest in peace atleast now...



Name: rajiv pai
Message: FORGIVE A GREAT CRICKETER AND A GREAT HUMAN BEING- MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE.



Name: Rajanikanth
Message: Hansie we all are missing a lot. In this world the only caption is you who was achived the record no of winning matches. Now the whole world is missing you.



Name: vijay
Message: Hansie was an admirable leader and a great utility cricketer. I feel one Indian corrupted him to do whatever wrong he did which ended his cricketing carrer. What a pity!



Name: sandeep khanna
Message: I always used to admire Hansie as Superb captain who brought South Africa right on top. After match fixing controversy,I continue to admire Hansie for his honsety.At least he has the guts and courage to admit the fault in public unlike many others who may be involved more deeper than he was. But feel sad that Greed overtook hansie and he committed such acts which brought shame to him,his country,Cricket and his fans too. Neverthless I will always remember hansie for his wonderful organisational skills.Alas future generation will remember him for wrong things. May his soul rest in peace.



Name: Rajasekhar
Message: It is really a sad ending for great cricketer.



Name: Rahul Sen
Message: Pretty Sad News. I Hope he is remembered for what he did for World Cricket & more Importantly South African Cricket than for the match fixing scandals.



Name: Marissa Barrow
Message: It was sad to hear about the demise of South African Cricketer Hansie Cronje. Myself and many people here in India had tears rolling down their eyes when they heard about this bitter news. We still mourn his death. Hansie was and will always be remembered as South Africa's best captain. Even if he was considered to be the prime perpetrator, what about other cricketers from different teams, are all of them loyal; in every team someone or the other is indeed involved in match fixing, but it was Hansie's misfortune that his luck was not on his side and became a SCAPEGOAT. In this world forget cricket, in which profession doesn't a person lie- everyone has got some weakness in themselves after all we shouldn't forget that even if we are godfearing people we are 'HUMANBEING'. We are bound to make mistakes.Somewhere down the line especially the ones who are against Hansie, should first question themselves if they have never done anything anywhere bad in their lives. Whatever happened one thing for sure was that Hansie came clean of the match fixing issue. I think he had the guts to declare that he was involved in it. I feel he was not only a good captain, but a great human being. I hope that as he is no more, the South African Cricket Board should close this chapter forever.Anyway, the man is no more, the media(few of them)should stop writing any rubbish about him,atleast let his soul rest in peace. May the Lord give his family the strength to deal with the present situation they are going through right now.



Name: Sridhar
Message: Hi all May be Hansie might have made mistake but if you see deep into cricket History there are so many people Accused of Fixing scandles.He is the unfortunate Guy who came in to the light.There Are some more Popular people in the Cricket world Who are still continuning their activites in the Dark(With out Any Fear Because they are popular). But one thing should be Understand That a Man who Has commited Mistake had Accepted his mistake Should be Forgiven. After all Hansie Is also An Human that was the Reason why HE is nomore with us.This is an Practical Example to the Entire Cricket World that should not be Repeated. South African Cricket Assciation had lost The Most Sucessfull Captain. I pay my Homage To The Great Cricketer of the World.



Name: srikanth
Message: i would say that forgive the person at least after his death and let his soul rest in peace in the other world. mistakes are made by every person but forget what he did and respect what he did for his country and team in cricket



Name: babu
Message: My hearty condolences. He was a great skipper and batsman. Everybody is a king until their mistakes or sins comes into limelight. Let us not forget people who are equally responsible for match-fixing are set free and moving around happily.



Name: UD
Message: Hi, I think Hansie was a great cricketer, a great captain and a good human being..I remember he had recalled rahul dravid to bat again in one of the matches even though empire had given him out..he was an excellent captain and along with bob woolmer, they together brought in lot of technological improvements in the game of cricket like laptops, hearing aids on the ground,etc..His short and sweet career came to a bitter end with his involvement in bribe scandal and untimely death.. I will remember him always for his team leading abilities and as a great cricketer. Thanks



Name: Ankit Patel
Message: I totally agree with Mr.Botham when he says that Hansie Cronje would be remembered for all the wrong reasons. But then i think nobody is to be blamed for that other than hansie himself. He succumbed to the temptation and he paid a price for it. But i think unlike many others, he was man enough to accept what he did and was regretting it in the end. May his soul rest in peace.



Name: Sriram
Message: Hi hansie, Bad things are to be forgotten and good things are to be remembered. I hope ur team mates wont forget ur contributions to ur team.I hope thy will remember that but for you there is no Current south african team. May ur sul rest in peace



Name: Subramanian R. Iyer
Message: It is indeed sad to note the demise of Hansie Cronje. He was a great captain, and more so, as he was man enough to admit his wrong doing. His contribution to SA and cricket in general has to be appreciated in view of the fact that he is responsible, for the making of SA as a strong team as it is now. It is indeed great, that he brought into light the dark side of cricket as well and his willingness to clean up the game. My tribute to him for his contirbution to world cricket



Name: Uttam K Gosai
Message: Cronje - Match fixing =a good cricketer, dynamic captain, a most correct field-placer.



Name: manidip
Message: No I have not forgotten Hansie for his misdeeds, neither can I forgive. In the growing years I have emulated him, his way of walking, his way of talking, his way of playing-all. My study room was full of posters of Hansie in different mood: I cried the day my idol was shattered, yes he had let me down and so many like me. I am also grief stricken for his sudden demise like many others and may his soul rest in peace. But my hero Hansie died long time back...



Name: shailendrapatankar
Message: in india we have lot of politice in cricket with performing still they arein the team but hanise was a realy fighter,he alwayshave wining perfomenes hanise heroes never dies we love u, miss u



Name: Umesh
Message: Hansie had repented publicly for his wrong doing. He was punished by life ban on his public cricket appearance. Enough is enough. Person should be given fair chance to live after punishment. Hansie should be forgiven for the wrong doing and should be remembered for the terrific captaincy.



Name: Sarva R Ramkumar
Message: Hansie was one of finest skippper of South Africa. South African records were quite brilliant under his captaincy. The cricketing world should rembember Hansie for his records rather than his involvement in the cricketing scandal. Even Hansie would like to do so.



Name: mayur
Message: i think Hansie Cronje was one of the best captain of South Africa. Everybody knows that he was involved in match fixing but confessing is the most important thing.and He had enough guts to confess.We should consider this as one of the mistake,as human beings r bound to do mistakes. But Life has to go on...so whatever was done should be forgotten and should only say that "May His Soul Rest in Peace."



Name: Abhijit Mirajkar
Message: Cronje was a Great man. Only Great Ones can admit their sins.May his soul rest in peace.



Name: Vivek
Message: i remember him , he was a good person.



Name: Mathew
Message: I think it is a great shame that all the people who tried their best to project that they were not associated with Cronje, after his admission in the match fixing scandal, are coming out now with inspirational rhetoric. I believe that the life ban imposed on him was way too harsh, considering the fact that he admitted to it and accepted that he was wrong. Afterall noone is perfect and in my opinion, by accepting and repenting for the wrong that he did, Cronje deserves much more credit than many of the other cricketers involved in this scandal, from many different countries, who have all vehemently denied their involvement even in the face of overwhelming proof against them. It is a deplorable fact that many of them have gone scot free and are still playing (match fixing?) for their respective countries. I would say all those people who dis-associated themselves with Cronje at a crucial point in his life, including the fickle South African public and press, should leave him alone at least now and not come out with eye-catching rhetoric. Here is a man who even after accepting and admitting and above all deeply regretting what he did, was not given what he was due, not even by his own countrymen, let alone the rest of the world.



Name: Irfan
Message: He was Simply Great.......



Name: Siddharh Puranik
Message: I feel he was a man with great talent.He should have given enough opportunity to come up from difficult situation like match fixing.I feel very sorry for his early demise.


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