Rudolph is a left-handed batsmen who stands tall at the crease and has a compact technique to weather any kind of bowling. Twice he was in-line for a debut and both times he fell victim to controversy. First was the unofficial Test against India, the aftermath of Mark Denness affair and then came the Sydney Test in 2002, where Justin Ontong was handed a Test cap because then Board President Percy Sonn wanted a Cape Coloured player to represent the National side.