Check out a few career-best performances and achievements of Australia’s former all-rounder Shane Watson

Shane Watson has been a bit lighter for the game in Australia as one of the finest all-rounders the country has to offer. On the eve of Australia’s crucial match against India in 2016, the 40-year-old chose to call it a day with teammates in Mohali.

Watson appeared in 190 One-Day Internationals, amassing 5,757 runs at an average of 40.54 and collecting 168 wickets at a strike rate of 31.79. The 40-year-old has 56 T20 international caps to his name and will continue to do so till Australia is victorious in the World T20 tournament.

Following the 2014-15 Ashes series in England, Watson announced his retirement from Test cricket. In 59 Tests, he has scored 3,731 runs at an average of 35.19 and taken 75 wickets at a strike rate of 33.68.

Let us now take a glance at his achievements in cricket.

1. In 2010 and 2011, Shane Watson received the Allan Border Medal. (The Allan Border Medal is Australia’s most prestigious individual honor, given to the most outstanding player of the year.)

2. He is the only player in ICC history to win four consecutive Man of the Match awards. In the 2012 World T20, he did it.

3. Watson is an AIS scholarship recipient (Australian Cricket Academy). It was given to him in the year 2000.

4. Won 17 one-day man-of-the-match awards, including four series man-of-the-match awards.

5. Participated in all six World T20 tournaments (2007–2016), winning Player of the Tournament in 2012.

6. He has won the most player of the year awards in the categories of Tests, ODIs, and T20Is, with a total of six.

7. In 2012, he became Australia’s 44th Test captain.

8. In one-day internationals, he has the highest individual score (185*) while chasing.

9. Shane Watson is the only player to win the ICC Player of the Year title in all forms, a feat that every cricketer aspires to achieve.

10. In T20Is, he is the only player to hold the top rank for both batting and all-rounder.

11. In the 2012 World T20, he was named Man of the Tournament (249 runs and 11 wickets).

Shane Watson made his debut against South Africa on March 24, 2002, and announced his retirement on March 24, 2016. He does, however, continue to play in a variety of franchise-based T20 tournaments throughout the world.

In the last two years, the 39-year-old all-rounder has been a crucial cog in the Chennai Super Kings’ machine. In 2018, he played a key part in helping MS Dhoni’s side win their third IPL title. In 15 IPL games, he scored 555 runs, including two hundreds and two fifties to lead his team to victory.