Rhodes shot to fame after South Africa’s fifth game of the World Cup, against Pakistan on 8 March 1992 at the Brisbane Cricket Ground when he took a dive to break the stumps and effect the run out. It is still considered as one of the most spectacular feats of that World Cup.

He is currently the coach for Sweden’s national cricket team.

Awards and Accomplishments

In 2021 he got his Honorary Doctorate Degree from Invertis University for his exceptional performance in the field of Cricket. In 1999 he was voted as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year & in 2004 he was voted 29th in the Top 100 Great South Africans on Great South Africans, a television series aired on SABC3.
In 1993 Rhodes took a world record of five catches, to achieve the most dismissals by a fielder (other than a wicketkeeper) against the West Indies at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.
After his retirement from Test matches in 2000 & ODI in 2003, he was the fielding coach for IPL Team Mumbai Indians.  In 2013, the South African Tourism Department appointed Rhodes as their brand ambassador for India.