“This closing chapter is going to be so hard to top, but I am going to try. I truly am forever grateful to have lived this amazing dream. Now onto the next exciting one…,” Watson said.
Watson played 59 Tests, 190 ODIs and 58 T20Is at the international level.
A sought-after player in the T20 format, Watson has 3,874 runs in 145 IPL games with four hundreds and 21 fifties. He also has 92 wickets – including a hat-trick against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 2014 edition.
In the IPL, Watson began his journey with the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and was the highest paid overseas player in 2014, before he became a crucial cog in the CSK side. He also played for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for two seasons in 2016 and 2017, captaining them briefly in the second when Virat Kohli was unavailable.
In IPL 2020, Watson turned out for CSK in 11 games and scored 299 runs with a highest score…
