3. Jonty Rhodes
Jonty Rhodes (Source: Twitter)
Jonty Rhodes was the first cricketer who showed the world that games can be turned through good fielding as well. He is considered the pioneer of brilliant fielding on the cricket ground. However, Cricket was not the first love of a teenage Rhodes.
Rhodes was a great hockey player and was even selected for the South African Olympic Hockey Team which was supposed to go to the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. Much to Rhodes’ dismay, the South African team could not qualify for the Olympics and Rhodes could not partake in the sporting extravaganza.
He gave his hockey dream another shot in 1996 but this time a hamstring injury blocked his path. After that, he turned his focus on cricket and is hailed as one of the legends of the game, today.
