Jonty Rhodes names his baby girl India Jeanne

27 April 2015 - 11:26 By Staff Reporter

Former South Africa cricketer and current Mumbai Indians fielding coach Jonty Rhodes and wife Melanie have named their new baby girl India. Their daughter was born on Thursday. They named her India Jeanne Rhodes.Dr Bhupendra Avasthi of Surya Mother and Child Care Hospital told Indo-Asian News Service that mother and baby were fine."The baby is doing well. It is a normal baby weighing 3.7kg. She is a big baby. It was a natural water birth," Avasthi said yesterday."They were here for hardly 26 hours. The mother is also doing very well."He said water births were not as popular in India as they were in the US and UK .Rhodes tweeted on Thursday ahead of the Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils match: "@mipaltan good luck tonight from baby Rhodes!! India Jeanne Rhodes born 3:29pm weighing 3.7kg! Mum and baby perfect #ApunKaSuperstars."..

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