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Radio 5 Live,30 Jul 2025,26 mins
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In the mid-90s, Hansie Cronje was South Africa鈥檚 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 along? In the first episode of Sport鈥檚 Strangest Crimes - Hansie Cronje: Fall From Grace, former England cricketer, Mark Butcher revisits the rise of a man who seemed too good to be true and maybe was. Teammates, journalists and friends paint a picture of a leader everyone trusted鈥 until they didn鈥檛. Because before you fall from grace, you鈥檝e got to be on a pedestal.
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