Melbourne, Dec. 15 : Former South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje was so obsessed about beating Australia that not achieving that goal hurt.
Of all the South African players who tried and failed to beat Australia in eight Test series after the apartheid era, Cronje felt the disappointment more acutely than most.
According to cricket commentator Peter Roebuck, Cronje turned up at a barbecue in Brisbane ten years ago and revealed with some pride how he had promised not to touch a drop of alcohol on tour as part of his quest to beat Australia.
