Jonty Rhodes

Jonty Rhodes, born on 27 July 1969 as Jonathan Neil Rhodes, is a South African professional cricket coach, commentator and former Test and One Day International cricketer. He is regarded as one of the greatest fielders of all time and was the first South African cricketer to take 100 ODI catches. He played for the South African cricket team between 1992 and 2003 and was a member of the team that won the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, the first ICC trophy the country had won. He was born in Pietermaritzburg in Natal Province, was noted for his quick running as a right-handed batsman and was especially noted for his defensive fielding, particularly catching, ground fielding and throwing. He retired from Test cricket in 2000 and from one day cricket in 2003 after an injury during the 2003 Cricket World Cup, and he is now a fielding coach in the Indian Premier League.