Shane Watson ranks ex-Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi 2nd amongst greatest T20 bowlers ever

Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson is currently in United Arab Emirates (UAE) for ongoing Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) season. However, burly Queenslander also takes time to entertain his fans by sharing his opinions on his YouTube channel T20 Stars. A useful commodity with ball himself, Shane Watson recently named his top five favourite T20 bowlers of all time.

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Chennai star Shane Watson places Shahid Afridi, Jasprit Bumrah among greatest T20 bowlers

On Tuesday, October 6, Shane Watson took to his YouTube channel to share a 13-minute video to discuss about his favourite T20 bowlers of all time. While he placed Sri Lankan pace veteran Lasith Malinga as his favourite bowler in shortest format of game, Watson named former Pakistani captain Shahid Afridi at . 2. Australian has encountered ex-Pakistani legend many times in international cricket as well as in Pakistan Super League matches post his international retirement.

Shane Watson described Shahid Afridi as a “perfect T20 bowler”. Praising his wicket-taking abilities, Chennai opening batsman said Afridi is also someone who does t give away much runs in his spell. So far in his career, Shahid Afridi has taken 339 wickets (98 in international T20s) in 317 T20 matches. Shane Watson referred to aforementioned stats and described Shahid Afridi as a “phemenal bowler” in  format.

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Apart from Shahid Afridi, Shane Watson placed Mumbai’s speed sensation Jasprit Bumrah at Number 3. 2015 World Cup alumnus n named his own Dream11 IPL 2020 teammate Dwayne Bravo and placed West Indian at . 4. Shane Watson n capped off list by naming West Indies spin wizard and veteran Kolkata cricketer Sunil Narine as his fifth favourite T20 bowler.

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A look into Chennai Dream11 IPL 2020 schedule

MS Dhoni-led Chennai will w face Bangalore on Saturday, October 10 for ir next Dream11 IPL 2020 fixture. match will be contested at Dubai International Cricket Stium. Here is a look at entire Chennai Dream11 IPL 2020 schedule. 

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