Published 17:43 IST, July 27th 2020
Jonty Rhodes turns 51: South African superstar wished on Twitter by fans, Mumbai Indians
South Africa's legendary batsman Jonty Rhodes was associated with the Mumbai Indians for 9 years between 2009 to 2017 as their fielding coach.
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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 occasion to wish legendary fielder. Mumbai Indians' official Instagram account posted a picture of Jonty Rhodes with 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 ir fielding coach.
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Rhodes birthday: Mumbai Indians post on Instagram
Rhodes birthday: ICC wishes South African legend too
ICC Cricket World Cup official's Twitter account also wished former South African batsman. Cricket World Cup captioned post: "Happy Birthday Jonty Rhodes, WATCH his superman run-out from 1992 CWC against Pakistan". Jonty Rhodes is regarded as one of best fielders to bless 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 aver 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 aver 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 legend
(Source: Jonty Rhodes/Instagram)
17:43 IST, July 27th 2020