Abu Dhabi: Shane Watson announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Monday after Chennai Super Kings could not make the Playoffs for the first time in the Indian Premier League.
Watson had already retired from international cricket in 2016 but carried on playing franchise-based cricket tournaments, including the Indian Premier League.
Shane Watson made the decision after Chennai Super Kings’ final IPL 2020 match against Kings XI Punjab on Sunday in Abu Dhabi. He played a big role with his century in the 2018 final that helped CSK win the title for the third time.
Shane Watson has been one of the icons of the Indian Premier League over the years, having scored 3874 runs and picked up 92 wickets. He was part of the Rajasthan Royals camp that went on to win the inaugural edition of IPL in 2008. Watson was the most valuable player for the Shane Warne-led side as he scored 472 runs and picked up 17 wickets.
Watson spent 7 successful years with the Royals before moving to Royal Challengers Bangalore wherein he didn’t find a lot of success.