His last Test match was on 6 August 2000 at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo against Sri Lanka.

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.

Rhodes, with ball in hand, dived full length to break the stumps and effect the run out.

The run out, the subject of a famous photograph by Jim Fenwick, is still considered one of the more spectacular feats of that World Cup and the defining moment of Rhodes' career.

[5][8] Pakistan's innings faltered from then on, eventually finishing on 173/8 with South Africa winning by twenty runs.

On 14 November 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.

The South African team's medical staff concluded that it would take four to five weeks to heal, effectively ruling Rhodes out of the rest of the tournament.

[10] Rhodes then worked as a fielding coach in the South African national cricket team.

[12] In April 2013 South African Tourism appointed Rhodes as their brand ambassador for India.

In September 2020, Rhodes signed a contract with the Swedish Cricket Federation, ahead of moving to Sweden on a permanent basis.

[15] Before the start of 2023 season of IPL, Jonty was appointed by Lucknow Super Giants as their fielding coach.As of now he is the mentor and has signed a 3-Years Contract for Pokhara Avengers for the Inaugural Edition of Nepal Premier League (NPL) 2024.

[20][21][19] In April 2015, Rhodes' second wife Melanie (now a yoga teacher) gave birth in Mumbai to their daughter named India.