Jonty Rhodes names CSK duo Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja as favourite all-time fielders

Former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes is without a doubt one of greatest fielders world has ever seen. His outstanding fielding earned him a lot of praises from cricket fraternity. Rhodes has been a part of Indian Premier League (IPL) as well. He h worked with Mumbai Indians (MI) for as many as 9 seasons.

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In 2017, Jonty Rhodes decided to move on and parted way with Mumbai Indians. However, Rhodes will be joining Kings XI Punjab for IPL 2020. Meanwhile, he h a tough time while interacting with a supporter on Twitter.  user asked Jonty Rhodes about his favourite fielder. 

IPL 2020: Jonty Rhodes names Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jeja as top fielders

Jonty Rhodes couldn't zero in on one name. He ended up naming seven players overall.  He put forth Herschelle Gibbs, Ricky Ponting, AB de Villiers, Martin Guptill, Kieron Pollard and CSK duo Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jeja's name.

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Jonty Rhodes get honest about his selection

long-retired batsman, who was in India for an event, candidly talked about struggles that South Africa faces as it tries to bring in equal opportunities despite a player's race.  According to Rhodes, lack of work opportunities for disvantd communities in South Africa is what is keeping sport from uncovering cricketing gems. Rhodes compared South Africa's cricket team with  country's world champion rugby team and explained how cricket can learn from it. Dark-skinned cricketers have t been getting equal opportunities and Rhodes was completely empatic towards this fact.

To convey his feelings, Rhodes even shared an instance from his life where he talked about being selected in Proteas squ. Rhodes termed his selection as 'white privilege' and ackwledged how he played for team in an era where disvantd communities were t even getting a chance to play game. Rhodes even me a humbling statement in which he said how his South Africa selection was easy despite his mediocre statistics. "I wasn’t really competing with 50% of population", Rhodes ded.

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