Sportskeeda Cricket Awards 2016: T20I team of the year

#7 Shane Watson – Australia

Shane Watson called curtains on a fabulous international career in 2016

The veteran is the most experienced player in the XI and makes it on the back of another stellar season for the Aussies. His retirement came as early as March in 2016, by which point, he had already done enough in the year to merit a spot here.

He adds flexibility to the batting order, and also has the skill to bowl a full set of overs, while possibly even opening the bowling. His batting figures are simply astonishing. In 9 matches, he scored nearly 300 runs at a strike-rate of 150. He even managed a century in T20s in 2016, coming against India in Sydney. With the ball, he was typically effective, picking up a-wicket-a-game at an economy of just over 7 per over.

Matches	Runs	Strike-rate	Wickets	Economy rate
9	298	150.50	9	7.25