South Africa's best XI since readmission

Jonty Rhodes

One of the few cricketers ever who could have made it to an international side without needing to contribute with bat or ball, Jonty Rhodes’ single-handedly catapulted fielding standards, making it as important an aspect as batting and bowling.

Naturally athletic and lightning fast, Jonty, stationed at his favoured backward point position, could gobble almost anything that came off the bat. Not to undermine his batting, which was enterprising and in T20-mould, years before the shortest format even took birth.