Shane Watson

Country: Australia
Date of Birth: June 17, 1981
Place of Birth: Ipswich, Queensland
Batting Style: Right Handed
Bowling Style: Right-arm fast medium
Skill: All Rounder
Teams Played: Australia, New South Wales Blues, Rajasthan Royals

Batting Performance

	M	Inn	No	Runs	HS	100s	50s	Avg	SR
Tests	32	58	2	2135	126	2	16	38.13	51.22
ODI	140	121	24	4186	185*	6	25	43.15	89.85
T20s	25	24	2	574	81	0	6	26.09	151.85
IPL	32	31	6	987	89*	0	7	39.48	145.58

Bowling & Fielding Performance

	M	Overs	Runs	Mdns	Wkts	Avg	Best	Econ
Tests	32	527.2	1569	118	56	28.02	6/33	2.98
ODI	140	839.2	4078	24	138	29.55	4/36	4.86
T20s	25	57.3	446	1	18	24.78	4/15	7.78
IPL	32	112.1	808	0	29	27.86	3/10	7.21

Career Performance

	First Match	Last Match
Tests	January 2, 2005 v Pakistan at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Sydney	November 17, 2011 v South Africa at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
ODIs	March 24, 2002 v South Africa at SuperSport Park, Centurion	October 28, 2011 v South Africa at Kingsmead, Durban
T20s	February 24, 2006 v South Africa at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	October 13, 2011 v South Africa at Newlands, Cape Town
IPL	April 19, 2008 v Delhi Daredevils at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	May 20, 2011 v Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Profile

He is perhaps the answer to Australia's drought of a regular all-rounder, but an injury-prone career has kept Shane Watson out of action for the most time. He has a hulk-like physique but it keeps on cracking up all the time.

He made his Test debut in 2002 but hasn't maintained a regular spot in the team in the longer version of the game, mainly because of his frequently occurring injuries. A talented seamer and a useful batsman at any number, Watson is an asset to any side. He has the patience and technique to bat at the top order while his hard-hitting qualities make him a useful batsman in the lower middle-order.

The right-arm seamer has the ability to clock deliveries around 140 kph and uses bouncers well as his weapon. He won the man-of-the-match award in the 2006 Champions Trophy Final with an unbeaten fifty and two wickets against the West Indies and again in the 2009 Champions Trophy Final against New Zealand for scoring a century. The Queenslander played a major part in Australia's win at the 2007 World Cup too. He was also named the player of the tournament in the Indian Premier League in 2008, scoring 472 runs and taking 17 wickets for Rajasthan Royals. He is probably the best answer to fill in the vacuum as the opener in one-day games after Gilchrist's retirement. Since the 2009 Ashes, Watson has made a stunning comeback and has not been hit by injuries, scoring quick runs consistently at the top and picking up crucial wickets.