Best IPL XI of the decade

It was a tough task to leave out some of the best players from this XI. But this team is as strong as it can get.

By Sahil Jain

Updated - 05 Dec 2019, 11:33 IST

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Shane Watson

Shane Watson. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS)

You may be surprised to see Shane Watson’s name in this XI. However, he has been a magnificent performer for whichever team he has played for. In fact, he is the only player to feature in the top 25 wicket-takers list and also the top 25 run-getters list for this decade.

He was a part of the Rajasthan Royals (RR) side at the start of the decade. He did blow hot and cold with both bat and ball but he kept putting in some match-winning performances. In 2016, he was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) when RR was banned for a couple of years. But he didn’t have the best time with the bat while he did do well with the ball.

But in 2018, RCB decided to let him go, only for CSK to buy him. Since then, Watson has been the big-match player and has stepped up when it mattered the most. In this decade, Watson has scored 3103 runs at a strike-rate of almost 140 and has also picked up 75 wickets.

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