New Delhi. Well, today there are many great fielders in international cricket. Be it India’s Ravindra Jadeja, Australia’s David Warner or England’s Ben Stokes. But there is one name in international cricket which is still seen at the top. Yes, we are talking about the world’s best fielder Jonty Rhodes. Who is celebrating his 55th birthday today on 27th July.
Jonty made his debut for South Africa in the 1992 World Cup and made a name for himself due to his strong fielding in the covers. It was said that it was almost impossible for any batsman to hit a four or play an aerial shot from the direction in which Rhodes stood. He took a total of 139 catches in 338 innings of 297 matches.
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Jonty has also represented South Africa in hockey. He participated in the 1992 Olympics. But his team could not qualify. After this, he was also called for trials for the 1996 Olympics but due to injury he could not succeed in it and made his career in cricket.
Jonty has played more than 200 ODIs and more than 50 Test matches in his career. He has 5935 runs in 245 ODIs. He has also scored 2 centuries. Jonty’s highest score has been 121. He has also scored 33 half-centuries. While batting in 52 Tests, he has scored 2532 runs. Rhodes has also scored 3 centuries in Tests. Overall, he scored more than 8 thousand runs in his career. Jonty said goodbye to international cricket in the year 2003, after which he worked in a bank.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : July 27, 2024, 08:57 IST