5 Cricketers who played through the pain barrier throughout their careers

#2 Jonty Rhodes

Rhodes is still the benchmark in fielding

Jonty Rhodes is arguably the best fielder that world cricket has seen. He could be seen diving, catching, throwing in his favourite backward point position. In fact, this has come to be now known as Jonty’s corner as a tribute to his incredible athleticism and alertness.

He was also a part of South Africa’s Hockey team for the 1992 Olympics but failed to qualify for the tournament. Rhodes shot to fame when he ran from backward point and dislodged the stumps to run out Inzamam Ul Haq during the 1992 World Cup, which till date remains one of the iconic moments of world cricket.

Jonty Rhodes holds the record for five catches against West Indies in an innings – the most number of dismissals by a fielder other than a wicketkeeper. Rhodes also represented South Africa in 52 Tests and 245 ODI’s during an 11-year long career.

Rhodes bowed out of the game when he broke his hand while trying to take a catch against Kenya in the build up to the 2003 World Cup on home soil. This injury proved serious enough to prevent a comeback, thus prematurely ending his hopes of representing his nation. He called it quits from the international game but has become a successful cricket coach. The standards he set are ones that all good fielders now aspire to achieve.