Published: Oct 14, 2015, 09:18 AM (IST)
Edited: Oct 14, 2015, 09:18 AM (IST)
New Delhi: A court here has set January 18 to hear arguments on issue of framing of charges in the 2000 match-fixing scandal case in which former South African captain Hansie Cronje and five other were charge sheeted. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sanjay Khanagwal posted the matter for consideration on charge for January 18, court sources said Tuesday. The court direction came after Delhi Police informed it that copies of documents filed along with the charge sheet have been supplied to the accused. Delhi Police in July 2013 charge sheeted Cronje, Rajesh Kalra, Sanjeev Chawla, Manmohan Khattar, Sunil Dara and Kishan Kumar for cheating and criminal conspiracy. READ: Hansie Cronje has more fans in South Africa than Graeme Smith
Proceedings have been abated against Cronje, who died in a plane crash in 2002. Cronje captained the South African side in ICC Cricket World Cup 1999. He was a good all-rounder, a decent aggressive batsman and a medium-pace bowler. Cronje is credited with making South African team a force in the late 1990s. In 1999 World Cup, South Africa were the favourites to win but unfortunately they could not pull it off and lost the semi-finals to Australia. In a series in India later on, Cronje was charged by the Delhi police for match fixing by tapping his phone call. Later on he confessed his guilt and also brought to surface some other cricketers who were involved in match fixing. Although Cronje was criticised for tainting the game but at the same time he was also praised for being honest. READ: Hansie Cronje — once he was a harmless, carefree prankster
