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Name:V.ravindra
Email:ravipat@usa.net
Message:It is hard to believe without contract proof, it so happens when person like cronje stature go on to lose a few matches, people call it match-fixing or match-betting I like one should not bother about this unless and until found guilty the more you dig the matter the more dirt will surface.. it is better to enjoy the game and live for the moment and forget about what is going to happen in the future. If you what to enjoy life... bye bye Ravindra.v HR & Admin exe. Aalayance e-com services Pvt. Ltd.

Name:Paul Mathew
Email:pmathew63@aol.com
Message:A cricket commentator from SA has said the voice on the tape isnt that of a South African ,not to mention that of Cronje . Hopefully the Delhi police are not so incapable as to make such a fundamental mistake.

Name:Ramchi
Email:ramchi@grabmail.com
Message:I was not really surprised to hear this news at all. This may be true or may not be true. But I believe this could be handled by our BCCI in the same way Manoj Prabakar's allegation was handled. Keep everything secret and finally judge no body is involved in match fixing. Whatelse you can expect from these corrupt autonomous bodies. I had a doubt when SA lost their final of TITAN cup after winning all of their preliminary matches comprehencive manner. Personaly I believe, the present Indian team can not win matches and can only win, if someone is willing to lose. In this particular case, there I have some serious doubts about some of our players integrity. Esp. some of the recalled numbers... As a public or a cricket fan, I have already started ignoring this game. I have made atleast 100 cricket fans to turn into my side. Better, all of the Indian public ignore this gambling Cricket and concentrate on self-improvements...Would save lots of time too.... Thanks

Name:Shantanu Chaudhuri
Email:shanchaudhuri@usa.net
Message:the game which i - like any other indian have grown up playing in the streets of central india, played it in dubai and now play in toronto, where i stay. the game of cricket which i love so much that i wished that i have a baby boy and not a girl that i can play with - has really hanged in shame the heads of all cricket lovers. down with the mega stars of cricket fiefdom. every cricket lover will hence forth look down with same at this guys.

Name:Bimal Parikh
Email:BParikh300@aol.com
Message:First of all, the allegations are not proved yet. Has it been verified by experts that the voice on the tape touted as Cronje's is indeed his ? What if the bookmakers were trying to convince someone else that they have Cronje and few key SA players "bought in" and were using somebody else as Cronje on the phone ???? As they say, the proof is in the pudding and we have not seen the pudding yet.

Name:abanith viswam
Email:whiskydonbrandy@rediffmail.com
Message:i wont believe this bullshit unless hansie himself admits to it.i believe that the delhi police shouldve confirmed it covertly before goin public...moreover the indian media has just loved this scoop and've gone allout to make merry out of it...hey hansie deserves a better chance than a taped conv...which has not been publicised over the media...only so called transcripts are being published.i believe that we've got to stick to the saying that someones not guilty until proven so in a court of law...hansie has every right to be given that leeway...if this thing proves to be a hoax or a frameup we indians will look a whole lot worse in the eyes of the cricketing world.

Name:RajaRamReddy
Email:arrreddy@emirates.net.ae
Message:Whatever happens or is happening Cricket still remains a gentleman's game in the true letter and spirit of it. There is an urgent need to address this issue on a war footing. While the job of curing the symptoms ( Punishing the guilty)should be left to the respective boards, ICC should get to the root cause of the disease and take all steps to eradicate this evil.

Name:mahesh raju e.k
Email:mahesh_e_k@rediff.com
Message: 1.IF YES kick him out of the game 2.IF NO proove him innocent

Name:Ram Avatar Singh
Email:ras@hotmail.com
Message:I am sure that all the players accused of betting and match fixing are innocent and are being maligned by vested interests. If you look at their faces you can make out that they are harmless people. These hardworking people slog out the entire youth to entertain us and we instead of being grateful to them for the wholesome and non-stop enetrtainment that they provide to us, make frivolous allegations against them!!! It would be a great service for the country if Delhi police can nab the criminals who routinely steal our cars, rob our households, kill our neighbours, extort our businessmen instead of making intangible efforts to get cheap publicity. Do you think a professional scamster would be foolish or naive enough to talk to a cricketer allegedly his partner in crime through a hotel telephone line? The South Africans are acclaimed to be Net savvy. They would rather use an internet messenger to set up the deal instead of telephone which our police department shamelessly taps. I am deeply hurt by the controversies surrounding the game of cricket. It is easy to throw dirt on men with white clothes. You don't loose anything by doing so!The sad part of the story is the taint remains on the clothes for no fault of the gentlemen wearing them. Herchelle Gibbs must be wondering whether he had sinned in his previous incarnation!

Name:Bonzer
Email:bonzer_b@hotmail.com
Message:Why is the white man's word always important to Indians? Why is that an Indian cricket fan would believe a Tony Greig with a quarter the number of runs that Sunil Gavaskar made and lap up all he says , quote a Boycott and think Sachin Tendulkar is better only because he says so? Why are the views of Peter Roebuck on who the greatest batsman is than Harsha Bhogle's. Why is it very easy for us to believe Mark Waugh and Shane Warne who blamed Salim Malik ? And why is it so difficult for Indians to think that there might be some truth to what Manoj Prabhakar has been saying for 5 years now? And why now should there be any disbelief among Indians that Hansie Cronje fixed matches? Why does Mr.Lele have to go on record rubbishing the claims of the Delhi Police? Does he not realise that it's a Police department in his own country? Why is it not so hard for us to think that Mr.Cronje is a man of integrity ? If the South Africans make such claims , they are justified. If Indians express contempt for their law-enforcement systems , it's foolish. Does it occur to the people that people are the same everywhere? Raised in an affluent country does not automatically mean that person cannot be lured by the charm of money and earning it by dishonest means. Remember messers Warne and Waugh. Remember the wily ACB which swept the matter under the carpet? Think what might have been the case if the Aussie police or South African police named an Indian or Paksitani player? The entire cricketing world would have called for the head of the player. Think about it. Never distrust anything Indian!

Name:Vikram R
Email:v_racharla@hotmail.com
Message:As a die hard fan of cricket I think I was made a fool of thinking, the results, the scores, the acheivements by this so called superstar cricket teams and players are par excellence. I spent hundreds of dollars on pay-per-view to see these matches. I could have atleast satisfaction if I had donated this money for any good cause.
Vikram R Washington DC

Name:Shivam Rajgaria
Email:shivamrajgaria@caltiger.com
Message:I think that there is something behind all this. Delhi police is not bunch of kids that will play games but they certainly have some hard proof then only they have alleged such a great player.
Though I know even if the charges are proved Hansie Cronje and other accused will get away bec' of theyu are WHITE in color and belong to the so called civilized world and International community.
I am pretty certain about it that no action would be taken against Mr.Cronje IF he is involved in such a thing because of the racial discrimination in ICC and if MR.JAGGU takes any action then he will be criticized by the WHITE cricketers (remember About Mr.Warne and Mr.Waugh and about the Shoaib Akhtar issue).
Also at the same time we must take care about our Indian gods the Bunch of 11 that represent this great country but but insult that very great country for money.Just go back a few days back to Sharjah where the Indian Team Won only 1 match and also the one day series in India with SA. There is clearly an indication in the conversation between Cronje and Chowla that some of the Indian players or the whole Team had been buyed out.Aslo in the Sharjah Tournament the match between India and SA was fixed because If u remember Mohd.Azharuddin's dismissal where he had'nt stretched and was run out.
So, I think that Indian players are certainly involved in this business for which to some extent the blame goes to the BCCI and red tapism.Delhi police should even take action against the Indian players because in more that many occassions they have got out purpousely and whether that is Sachin Tendulkars or Gangulys or any one they should be punsihed with life ban and nothing less that that. I think then only some discipline would creep into cricket and help in making it a global game if the ICC takes tough decisions NOW.
Shivam.

Name:kosaraju
Email:kosaraju@rediffmail.com
Message:i have to pinch myself to believe what i've heard. surely, there must be some mistake somewhere. hope hansie comes clean out of all this.

Name:Bhushan Thapar
Email:bthaper@yahoo.com
Message:Matching fixing it seems has always been part of cricket.Even players who are recieving such large sums of money from their sponsers and the game in itself its a shame that they should indulge in such match fixing practices.

Name:boonapalli munikrishnaiah
Email:bonapali@sigmaonline.com
Message:comeout with truth and make sports lovers to believe that nobody escapes from god and the spirit of game continues

Name:Kishor
Email:kishor_phadke@yahoo.com
Message:hi i beleive that since dehli police has filed a case against Hansie,which is totally different that making some allegations.. ,there is truth in it. I am an Aeithiest who's religion was cricket... till this time... and now suddenly i find the guys i considered GODS are no more than bunch of jokers who play a planned game. Just donno how cricket is any different from WWF ya i have lost my faith kishor

Name:Harry Bijj
Email:richie_rich24@yahoo.co.uk
Message:I think South Africans have done it. I dont think it is wise to blame only the sub-continental cricketers only b'coz they are non whites. South Africans should be brought to court of law.

Name:Nikhil Murgude
Email:nmurgude@hotmail.com
Message:I still cant believe it... But if its true.. its disgusting and unpardonable..

Name:aMax
Email:aMax@aMax.net
Message:It is very doubtful weather India would have won a ODI against SA without some help from the opposition camp. I belive Tendulkar was also in match fixing in Sharjah and in WC 99(0, v Australia)

Name:Mahesh sharma
Email:mahesh.sharma@mphasis.com
Message:What i don't understand is that already the cricketers are paid well enough to live a luxurious life then why to get involved in such dirty deals.Off course the greed of getting more is in human tendency & no one can escape from it, but when ur playing for your country i think everything else should take second seat. I think cricket will proceed towards a more cleaner environment after this incident as a fear of getting busted will now be always be there in their mind. Gradually the things will get cleaner & cricket will return to it's cleaner image.

Name:Rahul Bhatia
Email:rabhatia@hotmail.com
Message:We won't get to hear the truth. There's no way in the world it'll happen. Know why? Because here we are, dealing with a game that speaks of good values, of its players being thorough gentlemen. And we're used to it. We believe that cricket is indeed a clean game. Infact, to many of us, it's more than that. If it's not a religion, it's something we relate ourselves to, to help us stand up. We look towards the game for motivation. How many of us have felt a little low, and after watching India win, reach a mental high? How many people take inspiration from fightbacks by the team, saying that if they can do it on the ground, I can do it with my life. Now look at it from South Africa's point of view. The game is more than just big, over there. It is inspiration for a nation that has faced troubled times. They found a way to release these frustrations, by playing sports. And Hansie is an icon over there. Everyone looks up to him. He isn't just a captain. He is South African cricket. He's also rugby, football, hockey, etc. What kind of an effect would it have on the nation if they found out that they'd been duped? It wouldn't depress them. It would take away that one thing they believed in. That South African sport, and this man, Hansie, played for pride, and nothing else. Which in turn will discourage them. It's a bit like being an atheist. When you have nothing to believe in, there's a bit of an empty feeling. And when you're down, you won't look at the money-hungry team for inspiration. Far from it. And keeping this in mind, do you think the SA administrators will let the public know what's going on? No! They've worked too hard and come this far, not to throw it all away! It'll be dealt with behind closed doors, within walls without ears. So no one knows what actually happened. They might inflict some punishment on the guilty, but the public will not know. Look, guys..... I love the game just as much as the next guy, and I'm torn between two things. Should everything be made public, so we know what exactly goes on? Or should they deal with it privately, making sure it never ever happens again? All you guys out there, on the verge, losing hope, ready to give up the game....think again. Bad stuff happens all the time. Are you going to turn your back to it just because you don't like what's there? Just give it some time.

Name:S.R.N.Prakash
Email:srnprakash@hotmail.com
Message:Now that everyone knows that cricket matches are fixed, I hope we Indians will soon get rid of madness about cricket, so that it will not destroy proper communication in families. Recently, a husband's habit of getting glued to the TV screen watching cricket matches drove his newly married wife so desperate that finally she commited suicide. Honestly, it is not worth wasting time watching those jokers! Finally the Indian cricketers undo with absolute disregard, the great job done by our armed forces on the battle field. It is time to re-evaluate our priorities in life. Why can't we use our time, resources and energy in building more Infosys and Wipros. Let us hope that better sense prevails upon us soon.

Name:ramakrishnan
Email:ramaamar@rediff.com
Message:well editor , this unnecesary media hype ,goes beyond imagination,now in any part of the world will believe this ,however hansie cronje and his men are most respected player in the world today moreover the allegation by the police doesn't have suffiicent evidence ,the voice can be made by any one . the police should try to prove this with sufficient evidence , and perhaps southafricans team dosen't have to go for this , when they are being paid highest , no other countries does have privilage as southafricans do have. ramakrishnan chennai

Name:Shvaja Cha
Email:shvaja@yahoo.com
Message:I am very disappointed that a player of Cronje's reputation has been alleged to be involved in a heinous act. To me cricket is the ultimate sport and has been so for a long time. I grew up watching the likes of Gavaskar, Bedi, Vishwanath, Mohinder... the list goes on and fine it utterely ... no, I don't have words to describe my feelings. Now I think the lovers of this wonderful game should steel themselves up for more and more dirt to come out. I feel the sooner it happens and more names they find, the better. It is time for an extensive cleanup. Let us get rid of all those conniving villains who wouldn't mind selling their own country's pride for a fistful of dollars, no matter how great they may be. Let honest newcomers be taken into teams and let us all begin watching games knowing that what we are watching is the gentleman's game. I would prefer watching a relatively unknown player if he is honest, than those who are under the shadows of suspision no matter how skillful they are. Long live the game of cricket!

Name:Bharath Ram
Email:rambadran.1@osu.edu
Message:Hi, The delhi police may have truth in their claims. But on a global scale was it reponsible of them to make their discoveries headlines, therby causing immense embarrasement to ICC governing body which is having a cricket week now. Did they think of how the game's credibility would suffer. Now the pressure is on the Delhi police to convince the world about this. The RSA board and their public are going to back their players at all costs. It is a national embarassment for them to accept this, if this is true. We would do the same thing with equal passion. so In reality what would happen is the respective press of the country go their own way to outrightly support their country irrespective of what the truth is, therby widening the gap between the two countries and putting the indians in RSA to further discomfort, as if they havent had enough of it already. C'mon people ! accept the reality, the Delhi police, by hastily trying to create sensation and headlines have created one more infinite loop in this cricket world. No decision will be made in this regard at any point of time in the next 1000 years. because all countries are equally powerful and will treat this issue just like how kashmir is treated in the subcontinent. After some time this issue will be forgotten.And things(including betting) will be back to normal again. These people who bet will be on forever. you cant whitewash them in public, who knows .. this betters list might contain our well know players. what heppens if a lead in this scandal point to azhar or even our Jagmohan Dalmiya.It will be made sure that all evidence and Police will be buried either by money or force. These Indian Cricket Board is an all PowerFul organisation. The business magnets behind this board know it all... the betting etc..all of it. they arent going to let this scandal come to public. Instead what the delhi police could have done is this, they could have silently informed the cricket authorities of their discovery and the Indian cricket authorities could have asked the south african board to ease out hansie without public embarrasemnet (which is what was probably meant to happen in azhars case but luckily he managed to escape) I know this tactic could in all probability lead to under the table dealings with the police and this case could be shut up. But we have to rely on the conscientiousness of the police bacause , to tell you the truth!!, we have nothing else to rely on. We cannot be sure if after making this case public the police would behave themselves. We might even now see this case getting swept under the carpet and not doing anything about it. How long can the press shout. after sometime something new will come up and the press will forget about this issue. So the Delhi police could have atleast prevented from this outburst of hatred by the RSA people against indians, By acting quitely. Its a cardinal rule in managing affairs like this , that truth is more dangerous than a lie. the public though entitled would be much safer from knowing the truth. Truth creates a lot of instability and chaos. Unfortunately we have too much corruption in all our systems , which has lead to this unpleasant situation. Instead of trying to kid ourselves that there is going to be a mass enquiry and all guilty be punished, and everything is going to continue happily everafter. lets all be practical and hope that someday a nuclear Holocast would swipe this entire system away and we would begin afresh. hey I know! I sound ridiculous but so do you!!!!! Sincerely A disgusted Soul Bharath

Name:Ravi Venugopal
Email:itsravi@go.com
Message:The whole game is become a farse set up of thugs, Aussies have a History, Indians have a history Pakis - they are the past present n future of Bribery and by the way Indians play - no body language no dedication, it looks like we are in for everything other than cricket. Well, having so much to talk about, lets welcome Hansie's men into the club!!!

Name:Sam Jones Cherian
Email:samjonz@hotmail.com
Message:No.He couldnt't do it .He is a honest man.

Name:anthony
Email:anthony@rediffmail.com
Message:If our cops are to be believed then it seems that we have conclusive evidence that match-fixing is a reality! Of all nation, it is SA makes one really feel cheated.How can a cricketing nation that has powered itself into one of the top teams can do such a thing? Unless, all the boards get together and decides that match fixing needs to be 'fixed' permanently, I don't think, we, spectators will be able to enjoy a good game of cricket without the match fixing devil rearing up its head. April 7 is indeed the Blackest day in modern cricket.

Name:anuj
Email:gmanuj@hotmail.com
Message:Match fixing is a shame on cricket.its against morality and sports spirits.Players indulinging in match fixing should be banned from internatinal cricket.

Name:gokul
Email:ragz16@usa.net
Message:Hansie Cronje is a bloody cheat,born matchfixer

Name:arora
Email:arun@yahoo.com
Message:no doubt hansie has fixed. it is money that finally matters not the profession

Name:IK RAI
Email:IK@YAHOO.COM
Message:FRANKLY, HOW MANY OF U TRUST INDIAN POLICE

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