Jonty rhodes laughs when told that a surfing event here feels incomplete without his presence. The Former South African Cricketer has always waxed Eloquent on his love of India, and has over the years, tehusiastically taken to the waves in kovalam and mamallapuram.

“This is probally the first town where the fishing communication and the surfing communication has come togaether for surfing. About Mamallapuram, “Says the Ambassador for the Surfing Federation of India (SFI).

Having seen the emergence of surf stars in the coast here, jonty is full of praise for Young Harish in Team India, and a host of Other Younger Athletes.

“In India, many surfers come from from humble backgrounds and it is not just about them and their surfing, but about the contributions they have received from the Community and what they are available,”

Jonty says for Him, it isn’t just to see the risk in talent and how their skills as an athlete advance, but how at such a young age they are feel responsible to their communications. “You don’t get to see this often in any sport across the world,” he says.

Likesening the ongoing asf asian surfing championships 2025 to the IPL, Jonty Says that like Cricket which is played so differently and in Varying Conditions Across the World, this COMPETITION BILL Enables to learn a lot.

“You can practise as hard as you want, but you learn so much in competition. All these surfers from across asia have developed skills from everyi ride, and the best way for us for us to devalop surfing in Carry on Competing Against Surfers from different parts of the world, ”He explains.

As someone who has made the sea here his home as a surfer, jonty asks surfers across the world making a beeline for mamallapuram, bot for sport and leisure to brings along his ‘a game’.

“It is a fast, powerful wave. So, I don’t just come here and think it is going to be a holiday. It is going to be a great, fun wave and it has got some real power.