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Watto player! Shane Watson's interesting trivia, records you must know

Shane Watson, who celebrated his birthday on June 17, is known as one of the finest all-rounders in the world. On the former Australian cricketer's birthday, we look at some of his many records and interesting trivia

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Shane Watson

Shane Watson

Shane Watson, who celebrated his birthday on June 17, is known as one of the finest all-rounders in the world. Shane Watson turned 39 years on June 17, 2020. Watson has a huge bag of records to his name and it really is worth listing out! We take a look at his long list of records in cricket as well as some lesser-known facts about the former Oz international player.

  • Watson is the second player after Ricky Ponting to win two back-to-back Allan Border Medals (2010, 2011).
  • Shane Watson held the number one spot in T20I all-rounder rankings for a record 139 weeks.
  • Shane Watson is the only cricketer to be named Australian 'Player of the Year' in all three formats.
  • Shane Watson has the most consecutive fifties, most wickets and most sixes by an Australian cricketer.
  • Shane Watson is the only player to score a fifty and take three wickets in a T20I on three occasions.

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