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June 6, 2002
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Name: Naveen
Message: I Think Hansie was one of the Greatest sport star History has ever seen.Well, Everybody makes mistakes but,his was a costly one.It demoralised him and it debased him all through his endeavours.The Brighter side in Cronje was that he was Bold and willing enough to accept his faults. The Bottom line is "It takes Gutts to live as a Christian" and to me he was a Great Guy ,who I will always look upto in my Life.



Name: Rajju
Message: Sorry for what has happened? i am very sad to hear that such a good and able captain is no more. good people are always dear to god, so he snatches them away. once again i regret for the things happened in his life.



Name: Surya
Message: At first i would like to express my condolence to Hansie family. A part from the Scandal he is good cricketer and he had done lot efforts for making the south african team one best team in the world.



Name: S.K. GANJOO
Message: hansi will and should be remembered among all time grate cricketers.truely a genious cricketer.may god rest his soul in peace



Name: jayakrishnan
Message: undoutably south africas greatest captain ever. an efficient cricketer. hope people remember him for the nice things. i dont think he is a bad person.



Name: ravindra
Message: no words for me to say anthing on this tragic incedent occured



Name: soumya
Message: cronje was guilty and felt ashamed for his act.we can definitely forget his act but never forget him



Name: rishi
Message: great crickter ,unmatchable fighter



Name: Aditya
Message: Lets give the Cronje his dues.Everyone makes mistakes...We should remember him for his shrewd captaincy and sportsmanship more than anything else.



Name: Sameer Mangtani
Message: Hey dear, will miss you all the time.



Name: Neville Dsouza
Message: hansie cronje was a great captain,a great motivator on the field.he got the south african team united on and off the field.he was a great example to follow



Name: Mehdi Nahvi
Message: Well everyone makes mistakes, but he was man enugh to admit his mistake unlike other.. may his soul rest in peace



Name: George Poulose
Message: No one can deny that what he did as a cricketer to his country is wrong. But no one can forget his good deeds too. May god give the best of all in his eternal life and may his soul rest in peace.



Name: aparna warrier
Message: The most important thing is to realise a mistake when you've done it and hansie cronje has accepted that he has done wrong .it takes courage to confess.so,i salute him today,for the courage he has shown .he was a great cricketer and most importantly,a great human being.his fans all around the world will miss him.



Name: Daniel
Message: Cronje was a good person. Any how no one is perfect in this World. He has done mistake and he paid the prize. But, the sad and untimely demise will not be fulfilled. Let his soul may be in peace.



Name: Srikanth B.
Message: He will be remembered for the bad things he did because the "evil that men do lives after them". We still don't know how deep the roots of corruption in cricket are. Surely Hansie Cronje must be blamed for his actions that introduced (or deepened) the corruption in international cricket. The corruption was not momentary. It extended over more than a year. How can that be conveniently forgotten as a "moment of greed" ?



Name: Neetu
Message: I believe Hansie Cronje should be forgotten,what i mean is, forgotten for his wrong doings & remembered for all his remarkable achievements in the field of cricket!!!



Name: SUNIL MICHEAL SHANTHAPPA
Message: HE WAS A GREAT PERSON AND A CAPTAIN FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN TEAM ! " MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE " REGARDS



Name: MUKUNTHAN CVS
Message: Hai gallant Cronje, You have really proved your way to come back through other means. We await your come back. Our sincere prayers for your soul to taken another come back. Mukunthan



Name: Zainab
Message: i think everyone should forgive cronje for what he did....i mean, how many people actually have the guts to admit what they did and repent for it? Once in a while, satan befreinds u and puts u on the wrong path. But if u are repentful of it, then i think u should be forgiven....and i think hansie too, should have been forgiven long ago and not now, after his death. I think he was one of the best cricketers around and my sympathies are with his family at this moment of sorrow.



Name: Sumit
Message: Its a really very sad. When i heard this bad news in newspapers i was shocked. Beacuse Hansie is one of the favourite cricketer of mine.He was a very good human being and a great captain.May his family have the strength to bear this loss.



Name: pankajmohindru
Message: I am shocked to hear this news few days back.He was a elegant person. Really I am sad..



Name: Sachin Bapat
Message: Great person,very good player and above all a great cricketer.No man is perfect.He should be known for his contribution for cricket.



Name: Amit
Message: "I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.The evil that men dolives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones; So let it be with Caesar.." Thus went the famous funeral speech of Mark Antony. And Cronje was indeed a noble man.But all his leadership skills,humility and success were buried under the gravel of his single misdeed.Even in his praise,one will carry a tinge of regret,malice or hatred.



Name: Hrishikesh Narvekar
Message: I reckon one needs to put it behind. One needs to adknowledge the fact that he was the best ambassador for Cricket. A fine player and a true all rounder he was an inspiration to his team mates.



Name: pruthvi sripathi reddy
Message: hai guys..hansie was real man behind south african sucess stories ..ya i think everyperson has the right to make decisions and he made one which was a black spot on his life ..however it was bad time ...but he is one of the best sportsman on the field and out of the field ... for he looks so philosohical .. wishing him peace ..............................................alvida ..hansie



Name: Rama Krishna
Message: He is the man who is being remembered for wrong reasons than for good reasons. A good palyer and one of the most influential cricketing captains of our times.



Name: g.d.s.banga
Message: i feel sorry for hansie. he got carried away in making some fast money probably seeing so many others around him doing it and getting rewarded also by officialdom and fan followings.he was a brilliant leader and analyst of the game. could prise weaknesses of any player with deadly effect. a useful player. tenacious.may he rest in peace.



Name: Naim
Message: I Am Realy Very upSad Because My Favriout Bestman is death and i think he is very good caption in world crickt team he is nice ok bye



Name: Satish Pai
Message: I appreciate his greatness in the fact that he agreed that he was involved. He also did not reveal the others names who were involved and took the blame on himself



Name: Sarosh D Vatcha
Message: A tragic end to a eventful life. My respect for Hansie was always there in the good times but it was Greater in his bad times - He had the courage to say what he had done & stood by his words & asked for forgiveness. Hansie we all are good & bad in our own ways, its only that some are noticed & some are not! However what is inportant is your acceptance to what you have done & this I may say in enough to forgive you. You always had the courage & leadership skills & you showed it in all walks of your life. I still stand & SELUTE you. May Almighty God give you peace.



Name: Robin S
Message: Well, apart from all the stupid thing he did. I would remember him more for the courage he took to accept the fact. Had he not admitted the facts the case would have never progressed in the positive direction. Hat off to him Now and forever.



Name: Vinod
Message: Farewell Friend, For it is very few people in life who have the courage to standup and own up their mistakes. RIP



Name: Kshitij
Message: I THINK HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN... IF NOT FORGIVEN, ATLEAST HIS PUNISHMENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REALAXED A LITTLE SINCE HE HAD HONESTLY CONFESSED TO HIS WRONG DOING & HIS IMPORTANCE IN BRINGING UP OF S.A CRICKET. ANYWAY NOTHING CAN BE DONE NOW... I THINK HE WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST CRICKETERS & CAPTAIN OF ALL TIME. HATS OFF!!...



Name: v k nair
Message: scam or no scam, cronje was a good cricketier and good captain



Name: Hari
Message: may ur soul rest in peace ..he is indeed a good captain ..



Name: Nagaraj H.R
Message: Its an very sad end for hansie. Being an human, anybody can do the mistake. But realizing & accepting that is the great thing, which he has done, not like Azhar & Jadeja who still saying they haven't involved in match fixing. I feel he is a great palyer in the history of cricket & the world will remember him thru his performance not thru scandals. Lets mourn for a great cricketer !!!!



Name: janani
Message: hansie was a great man....but unfortunately will be rememeberd for bad things n not for great glories....guess thats the way it is... n for that matter who hasent commited sin?its jus that his name was visible...we r yet to see millions... may his soul rest in peace.



Name: Arvind Panchal
Message: Hey Hansie After the news of your death suddenly the number of your appritiators increased and I am sure that this number will again come to negligible after this funeral service A complete cricketer will be forgotten for the good things he brought to South Africa and to world cricket and will be rememebered only for the one bad chapter that he wrote in cricket history. This is life People tend to remember or curse you for your wrong doings... But Hansie your life will be a lesson for the young cricketers They must understand how mistakes (or greed) for minor causes can ruin a whole life I will always remember you as a great captain and complete cricketer on field and just a normal man off-field with ordinary weeknesses Good Bye Hasie and thanks for whatever you broughtto us MAY YOU REST IN PEACE Arvind



Name: Berneen Isabel Fernandes( Goa-India)
Message: In the past u've been the brightest player of the South African team.But this tragic moment that you have faced will never be forgotten and your hard work for yuor team will never be cherished. Now that god has chosen u a way to everlasting home. deepest sympathy to the berieved family



Name: Rohit Grover
Message: Given the amount of shame match mixing had bought to Hansie, any individual in his position would have preferd to stay quite, and deny the whole thing at regular intervals (aka azhar , our politicians). But Hansie choose otherwise, by coming out clean and no matter what other people held opinion about him, he showed his true fighting spirit by always showing his willing to be a part of the game in some manner or the other.



Name: Jones
Message: No Human in the world is perfect. Everbody carries their own weakness. Let us remember the goods of Hanise & pray for his soul to rest in peace. Before commenting him just give a thought whether he is worst than our politicans .Certainly not as he confessed of his wrong doing. Bye my friend (Hansie)



Name: r. venkataramanan
Message: SOME OF THE PLAYERS ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN MATCH FIXING BUT HE WAS THE MAN ONE WHO THE PEPOLE THINKS NEVER IN THEIR MIND TO BE FIXING THE MATCHES HE HIMSELF INVOLVES. PEPOLE COULD NOT DIGEST IT HE WAS THE MAN WHO WON MANY MATCHES FOR SOUTH AFRICA WHOM I LIKE VERY MUCH ALTHOUGH THE MONEY MAKES THE DIFFRENCE IN HIM



Name: sushil israni
Message: hansie was a dignified player who stood for the spirit of the game.in my 23 years of watching cricket, he is the only captain i remember who sportingly called back a batsman given out by the umpire. he personified grace,leadership and honesty. and he showed that nice guys can win. with his calm approach, he led s.africa to great success. it reflected great human character to confess his crime. he was unlucky because shane warne and mark waugh got away with similar acts. i believe that he was wrong but was punished for a crime that others were excused for. his desire to contribute to cricket reflects his commitment and devotion. personally, hansie was a person i admired. i could see some angelic touch in his face and his spirit was motivating. my heart reaches out to his family and it makes my day very sombre to know that he is no more



Name: jayabalan
Message: I think it is the end of a sad story. It was disheartening to note that certain newspapers were still mentioning Hansie as disgraceful. It is very hard to believe that he is no more. He was made a scapegoat and in my opinion the whole thing was planted. If Hansie is disgraceful then Mark Waugh and Shane warne are no less Disgraceful. Atleast Hansie was more talented and a much superior captain. May his soul rest in peace and may he be remembered for all the good things that he did.



Name: Kaps
Message: Whether he is forgiven or not is immaterial. People would have learnt a lesson or two from this brilliant player. let us not pillary him after death and allow him to rest in peace. After all, everybody has some good in him. Let us look at that side



Name: anurag maheshwari
Message: Hansie was a wonderful captain and very good example to his team. We should forget about his last time deeds. We shall ceratinly miss him around us. May god rest is soul in peace.



Name: Kamish mirza
Message: I never thot Hansie was completely at fault.He is only a victim. He was one of the greatest Cricketer I saw, May his soul rest in peace



Name: Rahul
Message: We lost one of the all time great cricketer, not now, but the day he accepted that he had been involved in match fixing. Now that Cronje is no more, the whole truth will never come out. But the match fixing incidents in no way takes away any credit from him on his cricketing abilities. And he should be specially respected because he had the strength to accept his mistakes.



Name: Rajkumar
Message: if you can done one wrong thing in your life, then you can,t say that he is a faulty.



Name: Venkatesh
Message: He was a Superb allrounder in the cricketing world. I also appreciate the courage shown while speaking the truth on match fixing which hardly any one has shown after him. He should have been given a chance....



Name: R.K.Verma
Message: He was a hell of courageous fellow and damn good player.Accepting own mistake makes him above many of lesser mortals. God give him peace and strength to his family to bear the sorrow.



Name: Bikram Magotra
Message: May God Rest his soul in peace.



Name: Saurabh
Message: I ve never seen a caption or good temprament player in my whole life . I love his cricket ability weather he has done any cime or not .i will him & his cricket.



Name: chaitanya
Message: we all know that hansie did a very bad thing by accepting money. but we all should praise him for honestly accepting the fact. there are very few who accept. so let us all forgive him for his sins because realising your mistakes and accepting them is a great thing. even god forgives those who accept their mistakes. may his heart rest in peace. -- for one of the world's best captain



Name: Avinash
Message: definetly he is a great personality. He had the courage of accepting the mistake he has done. Somebody who has accepted his mistake is done away with half his misdeeds. This shows that as an Individual he was a great person.



Name: rakesh sharma
Message: One of the greatest skippers after mike brearley. If he is greedy then the fault is also with the system. He was not just a great skipper but an excellent middle orer batsman and not to forget his bowling abilities which provided vital breakthroughs.



Name: Zachariah
Message: Hansie will always be remembered for the personality he was, straight forward, fun loving, god fearing and charming. He was a great cricketer and a great captain who served South African cricket. As an Indian I feel ashamed and pained that it was in India and it was my fellow citizens who induced Hansie, an innocent chap to money and macthfixing. We all are equally responsible for the pain and suffering he went through. I am and will always be a fan of Hansie. May his soul rest in peace.



Name: Ankush Singhania
Message: "Life moves on, hey .... I think it's important to put that chapter behind me and move on." I think what he said was right... I think the cricket world should forgive him and remember him for his good things and not for his wrong.



Name: ashok roy chowdhury
Message: FAREWELL TO THE MAN WHO SAVED CRICKET FROM THE HANDS OF HUDLUMS.



Name: Suresh Kumar Singh
Message: I think that a person who accepts his wrong doings the way Hansie did certainly deserves to be forgiven. Everyone of us are have the existance of "GREED" in some or the other form. We need to learn from Hansie's mistake. What a huge price this may has payed for that......Let's remember him for the GOOD things he did. HANSIE We'll miss You....!



Name: vaishnavi
Message: yes we should forgive him. he had the courage to accept his fault publicily.we have to give him credit for it. also, he was one of the great skippers. forget his faults,. remember his game & what he stood for.



Name: Sridhar
Message: Despite the black spot in his cricketing career, Hansie will be remembered as perhaps the best captian's of his times. He moulded the South African into a fighting unit. May Almighty bless his soul with everlating peace.



Name: Bharani Kumar B.V
Message: Hi, He is a truthful name who boldly accepted his misdeeds and repented for the acts . Unfortunately South African cricket board has not given him one more chance to play for the nation. He is a confident one-day batsman . Hansie's cricketing moment's will always be remembered as an example for future cricketers in all the steps they choose.



Name: irfan
Message: yes i bel, we shld forget everything and i personally feel i am with Hansie Cronije i feel he was the best and we all will miss him...even i am in Pakistan but i love Hansie a great worrier and a great captian in South african cricket history...... May God give his Soul peace in Heaven1 Amin Irfan ....From Pakistan



Name: parikshit
Message: oh hansie, we never think that this will happen with the man like u.this is a bad thing which the has done with u. after that my believe on god has decreased. you are the great hansie.



Name: irfan
Message: yes i bel, we shld forget everything and i personally feel i am with Hansie Cronije i feel he was the best and we all will miss him...even i am in Pakistan but i love Hansie a great worrier and a great captian in South african cricket history...... May God give his Soul peace in Heaven1 Amin Irfan ....From Pakistan



Name: Rajesh
Message: Hansie was a gentleman cricketer and a person with lots of sportsman spirit. I still cannot believe that he is no more. He was truly a great player but unfrunately because of the fixing scam his popularity nose dived yet he will be remembered for his actions on the field



Name: swaroop
Message: he was one man who had the courage to accept what he had done,what many more cowards dint,some still play the game.


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