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Shane Watson

1981 - Today

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Shane Robert Watson (born 17 June 1981) is an Australian cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer who played for and occasionally captained the Australian national cricket team between 2002 and 2016. He was an all-rounder who played as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He was ranked as the world's No. 1 all-rounder in Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) for 150 weeks, including an all-time record of 120 consecutive weeks from 13 October 2011 to 30 January 2014. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shane Watson is the 99th most popular cricketer (up from 101st in 2019), the 1,069th most popular biography from Australia (down from 1,027th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Australian Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Shane Watson ranks 99 out of 136. Before him are Ashish Nehra, Jhulan Goswami, Lasith Malinga, Kevin Pietersen, Misbah-ul-Haq, and Glenn Maxwell. After him are Shubman Gill, Hashim Amla, Mohammed Siraj, Michael Clarke, David Warner, and Rishabh Pant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Shane Watson ranks 1,456. Before him are Ned Vizzini, Nicole da Silva, Shelley Rudman, Nadifa Mohamed, Eric Butorac, and Craig Anderson. After him are Ibrahima Sonko, Kimberly Brooks, Shalane Flanagan, Michael Clarke, Óliver Pérez, and Mims.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Shane Watson ranks 1,069 out of 1,143. Before him are Mallory Jansen (1988), Nicole da Silva (1981), Glenn Maxwell (1988), Zac Stubblety-Cook (1999), Jakara Anthony (1998), and Alec Potts (1996). After him are Luke Saville (1994), Mitch Larkin (1993), Torah Bright (1986), Will Clarke (1985), Sam Griffiths (1972), and Adrian Leijer (1986).

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Among CRICKETERS In Australia

Among cricketers born in Australia, Shane Watson ranks 18. Before him are Ricky Ponting (1974), Shaun Marsh (1983), Glenn McGrath (1970), Matthew Hayden (1971), Brett Lee (1976), and Glenn Maxwell (1988). After him are Michael Clarke (1981), David Warner (1986), Mitchell Starc (1990), Josh Hazlewood (1991), Mitchell Marsh (1991), and Brad Haddin (1977).

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