Watson set to bid adieu
Top Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has decided to call time on his competitive cricket career after CSK's exit from the IPL. While Watson has not made any official announcement, it has been learnt that after CSK ended their IPL campaign on Sunday, the senior player told his teammates about the decision to retire from all forms of cricket. This season, he has scored 299 runs in 11 games. The 39-year-old was a star for Rajasthan Royals during the inaugural edition (472 runs and 17 wickets) and in 2018, his century in the final won it for CSK. A sought-after player in the T20 format, Watson has 3874 runs in 145 IPL games with four hundreds and 21 fifties. He also has 92 wickets. Former Australian all-rounder Tom Moody paid a tribute on Twitter. “The curtain closes on a remarkable @IPL career. Congratulations mate you've done yourself proud and made every team you've played in so complete,” Moody tweeted.
‘ms should see off in front of crowd’
Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes that MS Dhoni must play his last game in the IPL in front of the jam-packed stadium as the former India skipper deserves a grand farewell from the sport. On Sunday, Dhoni announced that he would continue to play for the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. “If the IPL takes place in the UAE next year again, which there are whispers it will happen, MS Dhoni will have to play another year. He cannot finish his IPL career in front of no crowd,” Vaughan said on Cricbuzz. “He has to play at least one game the following year. He cannot go out in front of no crowds. If there is one player who deserves a big crowd to say goodbye to — if he probably cannot play, he would just disappear and say goodbye without us knowing about it — like he did in international cricket,” he added.