IPL 2019: Chennai Super Kings may have lost the final, but Shane Watson won hearts for his ‘never-give-up’ attitude. Watson had got six stitches on his knee before he came into bat. He had picked up an injury while CSK was bowling. Despite that, he came into bat for Chennai as it was a final and scored 80 off 59 balls. He was going through pain and agony throughout his innings but that did not see him getting complacent. His innings was laced with four sixes and eight fours. Watson may not have won the match for Chennai, but he won the respect and hearts of fans who praised his effort.
Here is the video of him bleeding while batting.
Heartbroken ….
What a Player He Is …
Absolute Champion #ShaneWatsonBlessed to have this Man @ChennaiIPL pic.twitter.com/a37g8NWUMJ
— AnaND 2.O (@ItzAnand__) May 13, 2019
Here is how Twitter reacted:
@ShaneRWatson33 More than the painful loss, seeing this hurts us a lot Really hope that you return to us next season for one last time in yellow CSK is lucky to have you, reason why CSK is lot more than a team to us #ShaneWatson #CSK #yellove pic.twitter.com/SQGVU3QMo1
— Siddharth (@ssid07) May 13, 2019
@harbhajan_singh revealed that Shane Watson batted with the bleeding knee even without telling anyone..Huge respect
What a player, full dedication#CSKvMI#IPL2019 #IPL2019Final#watson— sandeep dahiya (@sandeepdahiya_) May 13, 2019
Got 6 stitches after the match. Blooded at the Knee and still continue to play without telling anyone (scored 80 runs)
Dedication level of #ShaneWatson pic.twitter.com/HA9rQvzlF0— …. (@Crushonumar) May 13, 2019
Shane Watson batted with the bleeding knee even without telling anyone and almost won the game for CSK in finals. He got six stitches after the game.
Sums up the dedication! pic.twitter.com/gt1sWf02Yk
— Sakthi.Monk Vijay (@MonkSakthi) May 13, 2019
@ShaneRWatson33 No words to say! This pic made me cry more than the final loss!! This is why youre a champ! #Shanewatson #Yellove @ChennaiIPL pic.twitter.com/8ieMBTJ9Kf
— Hari kohli (@hari_Prasad183) May 13, 2019
Shane watson ….spirit of the game…..BLOOD ON KNEES…ON #MIvsCSK pic.twitter.com/H7CVUmYYQQ
— sai Nani (@saiNani64251485) May 13, 2019
The pics of Shane Watson playing with a bleeding knee is surely not gonna let me sleep tonight.
For all the times that I might have criticised you, @ShaneRWatson33 for a poor start, a sorry #CSK has won. #Yellove has won.
We have won.
Thank you Shanesational Watson— Swetha Harini (@Swez_S) May 13, 2019
Huge respect Shane Watson. Passionate.. Legendary.. #MIvCSK #ShaneWatson @ShaneRWatson33 pic.twitter.com/IRKxt6XcxC
— Bhaskar Raju (@Bhaskar_raju25) May 13, 2019
Definitely this needs to be shared! Shane Watson Battled For Chennai Super Kings With Bloodied Knee. And it wasn’t shown in a single frame! #yellove #mediafails #csk #watson Wishing him a speedy recovery. CSK is not just a team, CSK IS A FAMILY @ChennaiIPL @ShaneRWatson33 pic.twitter.com/0JYKpiJIIX
— JOSHUA WILSON (@SAMJOSHUAWILSON) May 13, 2019
Meanwhile, Watson has done reasonably well in IPL 2019 as Mumbai beat CSK in a last-ball thriller. Mumbai clinched a record fourth IPL title.
“Throughout the tournament we played some good cricket which was the reason we qualified at the top. We planned to split the tournament into two parts, every thing we did as a team, we got the rewards for them. We have a squad of 25 players, everyone came in at some stage and did the job; the support-staff as well. Our bowling in particular was excellent, at different stages in the game, the bowlers put their hands up and brought us back,” said Rohit after the win.
