Jonty Rhodes turns 51: South African superstar wished on Twitter by fans, Mumbai Indians

Former South African ace Jonty Rhodes celebrated his 51st birthday on Monday and his timeline was filled with wishes from Indian fans. His former Indian Premier League (IPL) team, Mumbai Indians took the occasion to wish the legendary fielder. Mumbai Indians' official Instagram account posted a picture of Jonty Rhodes with the caption "Happy birthday to our former fielding coach and a forever fan favourite in Mumbai, @jontyrhodes8". Jonty Rhodes was associated with Mumbai Indians for 9 years between 2009 to 2017 as their fielding coach. 

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Rhodes birthday: Mumbai Indians post on Instagram

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Rhodes birthday: ICC wishes the South African legend too

ICC Cricket World Cup official's Twitter account also wished the former South African batsman. Cricket World Cup captioned the post: "Happy Birthday Jonty Rhodes, WATCH his superman run-out from the 1992 CWC against Pakistan". Jonty Rhodes is regarded as one of the best fielders to bless the game. 

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Jonty Rhodes made his debut for South Africa in 1992 against Australia in Sydney. Rhodes featured in 245 ODIs in 11 years for South Africa. He scored 5,935 runs and had an average of 35.11. Jonty Rhodes made his Test debut against India in 1992. Jonty Rhodes played a total of 52 Test matches and has 2,532 runs under his name with an average of 35.66 in Test cricket. Jonty Rhodes is appointed as KXIP's fielding coach for IPL 2020.

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Rhodes birthday: Indian fans wishes the legend

(Source: Jonty Rhodes/Instagram)