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Introducing... Hansie Cronje: Fall From Grace

Sport’s Strangest Crimes by BBC

Jul 25, 20252:48Sports & Recreation

Hansie Cronje had it all — captain of South Africa, adored by a nation, trusted by Nelson Mandela. A symbol of hope in the post-apartheid era. Then came the Centurion Test: a rain-ruined match is suddenly back on, thanks...

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