Hansie Cronje

More than 13 years after it exposed match fixing in the 2000 Pepsi Cup, Delhi Police will file a chargesheet in the case on Monday naming former South Africa captain, late Hansie Cronje, as an accused.

Nearly a decade after his death, former South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje will be one of the recipients for posthumous honours.

Gibbs insisted he didn't take any money even though he and two others had agreed to under-perform for a consideration of $15,000.

For avid cricket fans, the game of cricket on the field is as interesting as the stories of the players off the field.

Australian spin legend Shane Warne named his greatest Sri Lanka and South Africa XI during an Instagram live session out of those he has played against in his illustrious 15-year international career . Warne chose Mahela Jayawardene as the captain of his Sri Lankan XI, while he chose Graeme Smith as skipper of his South African XI.

Late South African cricketer Hansie Cronje's father Ewie Cronje passed away at the age of 80.

Hansie Cronje, a revered South African cricket captain, led his team to remarkable victories in the 1990s but faced a lifetime ban in 2000 due to a match-fixing scandal. Tragically, he died in a plane crash in 2002 at age 32. Born in 1969, Cronje guided the Proteas to triumph in 27 Tests during his tenure. Additionally, he led the team to victory in 99 ODIs.

His life was shattered by a match-fixing scandal and his death remains a subject of conspiracy theories but former South Africa captain Hansie Cronje was remembered fondly by Kevin Pietersen.

Former England captain Nasser Hussain said the conviction of three Pakistan cricketers in the spot-fixing scam has made him wonder if he had been part of any dodgy games during his career.

A film based on the life of late South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje, who fell from grace in the 2000 match-fixing scandal, is all set to release next month.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday rejected alleged bookie Sanjeev Chawla's application for an interim measure on human rights grounds to block his extradition from the UK to face match-fixing charges in India.

One of the men who lost money in the Lajpat Nagar car robbery on Tuesday had been charged by Delhi Police’s crime branch for involvement in the Hansie Cronje match-fixing case.

Two other SA cricketers, Herschelle Gibbs and Nicky Boje, were left out of the chargesheet because the police say they don't have enough proof against them.

Hansie Cronje's father has threatened legal action against the Indian police for filing a chargesheet which implicates his son in the 2000 match-fixing scandal.

CALCUTTA: India's relations with South Africa would remain unaffected despite the betting scandal involving sacked skipper Hansie Cronje rocking the cricketing world, minister of state for external affairs Ajit Panja said here today.

CALCUTTA: India's relations with South Africa would remain unaffected despite the betting scandal involving sacked skipper Hansie Cronje rocking the cricketing world, minister of state for external affairs Ajit Panja said here today.

In a major win for the government of India, which comes exactly two decades after the infamous Hansie Cronje scandal broke out, Sanjeev Chawla, the PIO accused of helping Cronje fix matches, will finally be extradited to India.

BCCI anti-corruption chief Ajit Singh on Friday said he will request Delhi Police to allow his team to question Sanjeev Chawla, an alleged bookie and key accused in one of cricket's biggest match-fixing scandals that involved late South Africa captain Hansie Cronje. Singh said talking to Chawla might help the BCCI get some valuable information for future investigations.

Sanjeev Chawla, a key accused in the match-fixing scandal involving former South African cricket team captain Hansie Cronje in 2000, was extradited from the UK on Thursday. The 50-year-old British national, accompanied by a crime branch team from London, reached IGI Airport this morning and is likely to be taken to the crime branch office for questioning.