Shane Watson Full Biography, Australian Cricketer, T20 Record Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Family & More

Shane Watson  Full Biography

Shane Robert Watson (born 17 June 1981) is an Australian international cricketer and occasional captain in all formats who has played for Australia’s national cricket team and currently plays for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League and Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League respectively.

Shane Watson is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed fast-medium swing bowler. He debuted in 2002 in a One Day International and retired in 2016 as world No. 1 T20I all-rounder. He was the last player to retire from Australia’s golden era of the early 2000s.

Shane Watson Australian Cricketer- Basic Information

• Full Name: Shane Robert Watson
• Nickname: NA
• Role: All – Rounder
• Batting Style: Right-Handed
• Bowling Style: Right Handed fast Medium

Physical Appearance

• • Height (approx.): 5 Feet 08 Inches
  • Weight (approx.): 93 Kg
  • Eye Colour: Blue
  • Hair Colour: Brown

Personal Life Of Watson

• Date of Birth : 17 June 1981
• Age: 37 years
• Birth Place: Australia
• Zodiac sign: Gemini
• Nationality: Australian
• School: NA
• College: NA
• Educational Qualifications: NA

Shane Watson Family & Religion

• Father:  Bob Watson
• Mother: Barb Watson
• Brother: NA
• Sister: NA
• Coach/Mentor: NA
• Religion: Christianity

Cricket Career Of Watson

Internation Debuts

• • Test: vs Pakistan at SCG, 2 January 2005
  • ODI: vs South Africa at Centurion, 24 March 2002
  • T20: vs South Africa at Wanderers, 24 February 2006
  • Jersey Number: 33
  • Domestic/State Teams: New South Wales, Chennai Super Kings, Australia, Islamabad United, Sydney Sixers, Canterbury, Sydney Thunder

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	59	109	3	3731	176	35.19	7094	52.59	4	24	483	31	45	0
ODIs	190	169	27	5757	185*	40.54	6365	90.44	9	33	570	131	64	0
T20Is	58	56	6	1462	124*	29.24	1006	145.32	1	10	115	83	20	0
First-class	137	241	19	9451	203*	42.57			20	54			109	0
List A	265	241	36	7915	185*	38.60	9187	86.15	11	46			88	0
T20s	332	324	33	8522	124*	29.28	6131	138.99	6	51	753	454	99	0

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	59	93	5495	2526	75	6/33	6/51	33.68	2.75	73.2	1	3	0
ODIs	190	163	6466	5342	168	4/36	4/36	31.79	4.95	38.4	3	0	0
T20Is	58	49	930	1187	48	4/15	4/15	24.72	7.65	19.3	1	0	0
First-class	137		12164	6294	210	7/69		29.97	3.10	57.9		7	1
List A	265		8406	7063	213	4/36	4/36	33.15	5.04	39.4	3	0	0
T20s	332	231	4429	5838	216	4/15	4/15	27.02	7.90	20.5	3	0	0

 

Highlighted Records Of  Watson

• Four consecutive Man of the Matches award in ICC World T20 2012.
• Watson is also the first player to hit a century and take a wicket in a same T20 match.
• Had highest runs, wickets, and sixes in the 2012 edition of the World T20.
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• The only cricketer to have won the Australian Player of the Year award for all three formats of the game.
• Watson is also the only player to win the ‘Player of the tournament’ twice in the 11 years of Indian Premier League.

Watson Preferences & Hobbies

• Hobbies: Playing Golf
• Favorite Cricketers:  Viv Richards, Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, Mike Hussey, Steve Waugh, Mark Waugh, and Brian Lara
• Favorite Sportspersons: Messi
• Favorite Actress NA
• Favorite Food: Thai Cuisine
• Favorite Color: NA

Watson Relationship Status

• Marital Status: Married

Wife: Lee Furlong

• Marriage Date: NA
• Affairs/Girlfriend:  NA
• Children: NA

Shane Watson Trophies

• 2010 and 2011 Alan Border Medal recipient
• Australian ODI Player of the year:- 2010, 2011, 2012
• Player of the tournament in IPL:- 2008, 2013
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Controversies did by Shane Watson ( Australian Cricketer )

• Watson’s nude pose for a cricket photoshoot created a lot of furore in the cricketing world.
• During the 2008 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Watson was involved in an ugly physical altercation with Gautam Gambhir.

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Section: Cricketer Biography – Australian Cricketer Biography