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Mumbai fielding coach Jonty Rhodes blessed with a gift bigger than IPL trophy

Mumbai fielding coach Jonty Rhodes blessed with a gift bigger than IPL trophyPhoto: Twitter Mumbai: Mumbai Indians fielding coach Jonty Rhodes had already got the most important trophy even before the players took the field for the IPL final in Hyderabad. The former South African cricketer and his wife Melanie were blessed with a son at a hospital in suburban Mumbai after the birth of their daughter in the city two years ago. Rhodes, who is the fielding coach of IPL's Mumbai Indians team, was in Hyderabad for the league's final match when his son was born. Rhodes' wife gave birth to the baby, weighing around 3.7 kg, last evening without any complication through water delivery, Dr Amit Dhurandar of Surya Hospital in suburban Santacruz told. Both the mother and the newborn are doing fine, he said, adding that they may be discharged by tomorrow. A few minutes after his son's birth, the South African fielding icon tweeted, "The prize before the prize @mipaltan? Nathan John "plunged" into the world on IPL final #poolbirth #earthmother #incredibleindia". Mumbai Indians won the Indian Premier League's final in Hyderabad last night. Rhodes' daughter, named India, was also born at a hospital in the city two years ago during the IPL 8 season. Dr Dhurandar said, "Rhodes wanted the baby's delivery through water birth and he wrote to me a few months back. "Since water birth isn't easily available in South Africa, therefore, they opted this mode of delivery here in the Mumbai city, which is becoming popular among the Indians too," he said.
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