'As One Incredible Chapter Closes Another Very Exciting One Opens:' Shane Watson Comes Up With A String Of Pictures That Define His Monumental Career

Australian all-rounder Shane Watson, on Tuesday, announced his retirement from all forms of professional cricket. The announcement came after Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) last game of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2020). After the announcement, Watson came up with a string of pictures and shared his entire cricketing journey through it.

Notably, Chennai Super Kings have had a very poor IPL 2020 campaign. The team finished second-last in the points table and was heavily criticized for its performance. Fans and cricket experts were more critical of the senior players in the team as they did not step up to the mantle and Shane Watson was among them. After having announced retirement from international cricket way back in 2016, Watson has now pulled the curtains down on his professional cricket career.

Shane Watson Posts A Series Of Pictures That Portray His Cricketing Journey

Shane Watson took to Instagram on Wednesday and wrote, “As one incredible chapter closes, another very exciting one opens. I am so incredibly grateful for all the people from around the world who supported me throughout all of the ups and downs that living your dream presents. Here are a few of the very special memories that I will cherish forever. The next exciting chapter awaits….”

In IPL 2020, Watson travelled to United Arab Emirates (UAE) and scored 299 runs from 11 matches at a strike rate of 121.05. CSK finished their campaign at seventh place with 12 points from 14 matches. In their last three matches, they stitched together an unbeaten run.

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Shane Watson Has Been One Of The Most Incredible All-Rounders

Watson also has experience as captain for the Australian national team and was an all-rounder. He retired from international cricket in 2016.

With Australia, he won the 2007 and 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. He was also the Player of the Tournament at the 2012 T20 World Cup. He is regarded by many as one of the best white-ball cricketers. Watson played in 59 Tests, 190 ODIs and 58 T20Is, scoring 10,950 international runs.