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1. Bigger than Becks

Sport’s Strangest Crimes by BBC

Jul 30, 202526:49Sports & Recreation

In the mid-90s, Hansie Cronje was South Africa’s golden boy, the God-fearing captain backed by Nelson Mandela and worshipped by a nation. More than just a cricketer, he was a symbol of hope. But were the cracks there all...

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1. Bigger than Becks is an episode from Sport’s Strangest Crimes by BBC. In the mid-90s, Hansie Cronje was South Africa’s golden boy, the God-fearing captain backed by Nelson Mandela and worshipped by a nation. More than just a cricketer, h...

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