Australian Cricketer Shane Watson Profile - Biography

Full name Shane Robert Watson

Born June 17, 1981, Ipswich, Queensland

Current age 29 years 298 days

Major teams Australia, Hampshire, New South Wales, Queensland, Rajasthan Royals, Tasmania

Nickname Watto
Playing role Allrounder
Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

Height 1.83 m


Shane Watson Career statistics

Test debut	Australia v Pakistan at Sydney, Jan 2-5, 2005
Last Test	Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 3-7, 2011
Test statistics
ODI debut	South Africa v Australia at Centurion, Mar 24, 2002
Last ODI	Bangladesh v Australia at Dhaka, Apr 9, 2011
ODI statistics
T20I debut	South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, Feb 24, 2006
Last T20I	Australia v England at Melbourne, Jan 14, 2011
T20I statistics
First-class debut	2000/01
Last First-class	Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 3-7, 2011
List A debut	2000/01
Last List A	Bangladesh v Australia at Dhaka, Apr 9, 2011
Twenty20 debut	Essex v Hampshire at Chelmsford, Jul 2, 2004
Last Twenty20	Australia v England at Melbourne, Jan 14, 2011

Shane Watson Profile

To conquer international cricket, Shane Watson first had to beat his fragile body. Despite boasting an athletic figure made for photo shoots, Watson's frame was so brittle it threatened to break him. He refused to give up. Not through recurrences of back stress fractures, hamstring strains, calf problems, hip complaints, a dislocated shoulder or a suspected heart attack that turned out to be food poisoning.

He changed his training, preferring pilates to weights, gave up alcohol, but not his dream. It finally paid off in 2009, when he was chosen as a Test opener in the middle of the Ashes series. Many batsmen would have been uncomfortable with the promotion from the middle order, especially after failing when given the job with Queensland, but Watson has been used to re-inventing himself. In his first eight Tests in the new role he scored seven fifties and a 120. With a history of setbacks, it was not a surprise that his first Test century became such a drama, but after two scores in the 90s and an 89, he finally brought it up at the MCG - thanks to a single from a dropped catch. He has earned some luck.

At the crease he is an aggressive brute with a broad chest, a right-handed disciple of Matthew Hayden, and someone who often doesn't need to follow-through to gain a boundary. However, his drives and pulls are delivered in a much smoother style than his former Queensland team-mate and his technique is worth copying.

As a bowler he is willing and speedy, but not quite as good as he thinks he is, and is prone to post-delivery exchanges. He picks up handy wickets and delivers useful overs in all forms, although he is a run-getter first and not someone who would usually be picked on bowling alone. After years of doubt he has developed into a very modern, complete and enviable package

Indian Premier League 2011 - Chennai Super Kings Squad IPL

IPL - Indian Premier League, 2011

MS Dhoni : captain Age: 29 years 267 days Playing role: Wicketkeeper batsman Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium

Srikkanth Anirudha Age: 23 years 351 days Batting: Right-hand bat

Ravichandran Ashwin Age: 24 years 195 days Playing role: Bowler Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm offbreak

Subramaniam Badrinath Age: 30 years 213 days Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm offbreak

George Bailey Age: 28 years 205 days Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium

Doug Bollinger Age: 29 years 250 days Playing role: Bowler Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Left-arm fast-medium

Dwayne Bravo Age: 27 years 175 days Playing role: Allrounder Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast

Faf du Plessis Age: 26 years 261 days Playing role: Allrounder Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak

Ben Hilfenhaus Age: 28 years 16 days Playing role: Bowler Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium

Michael Hussey Age: 35 years 308 days Playing role: Top-order batsman Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium

Shadab Jakati Age: 30 years 124 days Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox

Joginder Sharma Age: 27 years 159 days Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium

Suraj Randiv Age: 26 years 60 days Playing role: Allrounder Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm offbreak

Nuwan Kulasekara Age: 28 years 252 days Playing role: Bowler Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium

Yo Mahesh Age: 23 years 100 days Playing role: Allrounder Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast

Albie Morkel Age: 29 years 294 days Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast

Abhinav Mukund Age: 21 years 84 days Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak googly

Suresh Raina Age: 24 years 124 days Playing role: Batsman Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm offbreak

Wriddhiman Saha wicketkeeper Age: 26 years 158 days Batting: Right-hand bat

Tim Southee Age: 22 years 110 days Playing role: Bowler Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast

Scott Styris Age: 35 years 264 days Playing role: Allrounder Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium

Sudeep Tyagi Age: 23 years 193 days Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium

Kuthethurshri Vasudevadas Age: 26 years 64 days Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak

Ganapathi Vignesh Age: 29 years 201 days Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast

Murali Vijay Age: 26 years 364 days Playing role: Opening batsman Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm offbreak