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Shane Watson

Batting style:
Right Handed bat
Bowling style:
Right-arm fast medium
Played for:
Australia, Queensland, Rajasthan, New South Wales, Australia Under-19, Brisbane Heat, Sydney Sixers
Roles played:
Skipper-Test,ODI | AllRounder
ICC Rank:
Batting:
42
Bowling:
32
Batting:
9
Bowling:
31
Batting:
5
Bowling:
14
Home country:
Australia
Born:
June 17, 1981, Ipswich, Queensland

Profile

Over the years, Australia has produced world-class batsmen and bowlers but the one area where they are yet to succeed is apparently the all-rounder slot. Shane Watson seems to be the man for the task. Well built and over six feet, Watson can bat in the top-order and is a genuine fast bowler.

Born in Queensland,” Watto” first started playing for Tasmania at the age of 20. Topping the bowling charts in the Pura Cup and good middle-order performances led to his selection for Australia’s tour of South Africa in early 2002. Though he did not live up to the expectations then, Ponting and the selectors opined that he was on a learning curve and it would only be a matter of time before he came good. He continued to be a regular member of the ODI team before injury caused him to miss the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup. He made a comeback a year later and started playing as a bowling all-rounder. Watson made his Test debut against Pakistan in 2005, scoring 31 in the first innings and taking a wicket. A dislocated shoulder while fielding in a Test against the West Indies caused him to miss the remainder of the season.

Later, in the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy, Watson was given the chance to open the batting with Adam Gilchrist. The move paid rich dividends as he performed quite well with both bat and ball in the tournament. In 2007, another injury blighted his progress and questions were raised about his ability to handle the workload expected of an all-rounder. The 2008 edition of the IPL proved to be a crucial turning point in his career. The able stewardship of Shane Warne brought the best out of him and he was instrumental in Rajasthan’ win in the inaugural IPL season. Since then, he has regularly featured in Australia’s Test, ODI and T20I squads and has been a consistent performer. His much improved bowling has eased the pressure on the four frontline bowlers and he is also an added asset at the top of the order. Watson was named the deputy of Michael Clarke in Tests and ODIs, post the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, along with vice-captaincy of the T20I team. The following year, he was signed by the Sydney Sixers ahead of the first-ever Big Bash League and the Champions League T20.

One of his most memorable ODI innings would be an unbeaten 185* against Bangladesh in 2011, which included 15 fours and 15 sixes – a record of its own.


Fast Facts

  • Shane Watson was picked by the Australia Media Cricket Association as Australia’s “Player of the Year” in 2008.
  • He was named Test Player as well as One-day International Player of the Year in 2011.
     


Statistics

Show:
  Matches Innings Runs NO Avg. SR 100's 50's HS
Test 41 75 2580 2 35.34 49.74 2 19 126
ODI 157 137 4761 24 42.13 88.74 7 29 185*
T20 36 35 980 3 30.62 148.48 0 10 81
IPL 53 52 1755 9 40.81 145.88 1 11 101
CLT20 8 8 179 0 22.37 121.76 0 0 47
  Matches Innings Balls Runs Wickets BBI BBM Avg. Econ. 4w 5w 10w Extras
Test 41 60 3906 1864 62 6/33 / 30.06 2.86 1 3 0 24
ODI 157 136 5586 4470 155 4/36 / 28.83 4.80 3 0 0 119
T20 36 30 596 715 35 4/15 / 20.42 7.19 1 0 0 13
IPL 53 49 1020 1201 46 3/10 / 26.10 7.06 0 0 0 47
CLT20 8 3 66 83 5 2/25 / 16.6 7.54 0 0 0 2
  Catches Stumpings Runouts
Test 26 0 0
ODI 52 0 7
T20 13 0 1
IPL 17 0 1
CLT20 1 0 1
  Matches Won Lost Tie No Result Win percentage
Test 1 0 1 0 0 0
ODI 9 5 3 1 0 55.56
IPL 1 0 1 0 0 0

Career

Span:
Test:
2005-2013
 
ODI:
2002-2013
 
T20:
2006-2012
 
IPL:
2008-2013
 
CLT20:
2011-2012
Test
Debut:
Australia Vs Pakistan at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Sydney - Jan 02, 2005
Last played:
Australia Vs India at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi - Mar 22, 2013
ODI
Debut:
Australia Vs South Africa at SuperSport Park, Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Mar 24, 2002
Last played:
Australia Vs West Indies at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne - Feb 10, 2013
T20
Debut:
Australia Vs South Africa at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg - Feb 24, 2006
Last played:
Australia Vs West Indies at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo - Oct 05, 2012
IPL
Debut:
Rajasthan Vs Delhi at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi - Apr 19, 2008
Last played:
Rajasthan Vs Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad - May 17, 2013
CLT20
Debut:
New South Wales Vs Cape Cobras at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai - Sep 24, 2011
Last played:
Sydney Sixers Vs Highveld Lions at Newlands, Cape Town - Oct 18, 2012
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