Hansie Cronje's fall from grace
1994 Appointed South African captain for the Test series against New Zealand.
1995 Offered money to lose against Pakistan in the Mandela Cup in Cape Town but turns it down. Pakistan's Salim Malik asks Cronje if he has been contacted by a bookmaker.
1996 Introduced to bookmaker Mukesh Gupta, otherwise known as 'MK', by the Indian Test batsman Mohammed Azharuddin. Offered approximately $30,000 to give wickets away and lose a Test. Does not tell his team-mates but South Africa lose anyway.
Offered money to throw the final one-day match of a tour. Puts the offer to his players but it is rejected after two team meetings.
Supplies team selection and forecasts during the Indian tour of South Africa, for which $50,000 is transferred into his bank account in Bloemfontein.
1996-97 Receives money from 'MK' for information given relating to team selection and forecasting.
1997-99 Accepts at least three bribes as well as gifts from a number of bookmakers.
2000 Accepts $8,000 from bookmaker 'Marlon' for contriving to achieve a result in the rain-affected fifth Test against England at the Centurion Park.
Receives $8,000 for match information during the one-day triangular series between South Africa, England and Zimbabwe.
Offers Herschelle Gibbs and Henry Williams $15,000 to play badly in the fifth one-day international against India in Nagpur on 19 March after coming under pressure from South African bookmaker Hamied Cassim and the bookmaker's friend, 'Sanjay'.
Urges Gibbs and Williams to lie on his behalf to the United Cricket Board of South Africa.
11 April Admits to 'not being entirely honest' with UCB managing director Dr Ali Bacher.
15 June Offers full confession to the King Commission inquiry in Cape Town.
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