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SA unaware of Cronje extradition plea

The South African government said it has no knowledge of any request by the Indian authorities to extradite disgraced cricketer Hansie Cronje on match-fixing charges, a government spokesman said on Monday.

"Neither Minister of Foreign Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma nor High Commissioner to India Maite Mashabane is aware of any formal request by the Indian authorities for Cronje's extradition at this stage," said Ronnie Mamoepa, Dlamini-Zuma's spokesman.

The Press Trust of India quoted Indian Sports Minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa as saying that the authorities had contacted the South African government to extradite Cronje.

Cronje was sacked as South African captain after admitting he took money from bookmakers. He testified last week at a South African government inquiry into alleged match-fixing that he had accepted nearly $100,000 over four years.

In return for a coming clean to the inquiry, Cronje was offered immunity from prosecution in South Africa.

The scandal came to light when Indian police uncovered an alleged match-fixing conspiracy involving South African cricketers.

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