Jonty Rhodes joins Lions Cricket as fielding expert
Rhodes brings 16 years of coaching experience from the IPL and SA20.
Former Proteas fielder and coach, Jonty Rhodes. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/SIddarthArvind
Lions Cricket has appointed Proteas legend Jonty Rhodes as their fielding consultant ahead of the next season.
Thanks to their new sponsor, Mahindra, Rhodes will join the likes of Russell Domingo, Hashim Amla, and Allan Donald in the Lions technical team.
“To have Jonty impact, influence and inspire our Lions family is something which really excites me and I look forward to the season ahead,” says Lions Cricket CEO Jono Leak-Wright.
Rhodes represented South Africa in 52 tests and 245 ODIs from 1992 to 2003.
He has international coaching experience from the likes of Sri Lanka, Kenya and Sweden, as well as in the IPL with the Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants.
Rhodes says he cannot wait to get stuck in, working with the players during the off-season.
“With their willingness to keep improving in all areas, it is no surprise that Lions Cricket have had so much success on and off the field in the past five years… I am relishing this opportunity to work with Lions Cricket over the next 12 months, where I can hopefully add value to all levels of cricket in Gauteng.”