And then there are ironies. Hansie Cronje was one such unfortunate irony. "Be fair in sport, be fair in life and don't do crime," he'd say in a local TV commercial that was issued in public ...

He was just 32. Two years earlier, Hansie Cronje's admission that he took bribes from bookmakers to provide information and fix matches exposed the extent of a corruption scandal that cricket ...

Sacked South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje pictured during his cross-examination at the King Commission of Inquiry into allegations of cricket match-fixing in Cape Town, June 2000.

Mr. Volsteedt was the coach, principal and mentor of fallen South African hero, but now the legendary Hansie Cronje. To cope with pressure of that magnitude, one needs to have a rock solid heart and ...