Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson today said it will be a real honour to play for Chennai Super Kings in Indian Premier League (IPL) while stating that the thought of playing under the ‘great’ MS Dhoni excited him a lot. “It is going to be a real honour to play for such a great franchise with the history that the Chennai Super Kings have, and the thought of playing under the great MS Dhoni excites me a lot,” Watson was quoted as saying by the CSK website. The 36-year-old, who retired from international cricket in March 2016, said he still loved playing the game and was motivated for each game. READ | Simon Willis resigns as Sri Lanka Cricket’s high-performance manager“I still absolutely love playing the game, which is an easy motivation in itself. Watson has so far played 102 games in the IPL, scoring 2,622 runs at a strike rate of 138.65 and claimed 86 wickets at an average of 21.63.

Source: Hindustan Times February 12, 2018 12:11 UTC