SHANE WATSON RR LEGEND GIVES US HIS THOUGHTS ON...
THAT LAST GAME AGAINST KKR...
"I THINK ITS AN EXPERIENCE WE HAVE ALL LEARNED FROM ABOUT WAYS NOT TO HANDLE CERTAIN SITUATIONS, IN THE END WE'RE ALL STILL LEARNING. WE'VE JUST GOT TO MAKE SURE WE DO EVERYTHING WE POSSIBLY CAN FOR IT NOT TO HAPPEN AGAIN. "
"MAIN ISSUES WERE MAKING GOOD DECISIONS UNDER PRESSURE. KKR BOWLED VERY WELL AND ALSO WITH THE CROWD NOISE AND THE CROWD PRESSURE, WE'VE GOTTA IMPROVE DECISION MAKING UNDER PRESSURED DECISIONS WHICH CAN ONLY GET BETTER WITH EXPEREINCE. "
HIS BODY/MIND AFTER A LONG FEW MONTHS...
"MY BODY IS FEELING GREAT, I'VE GOT GREAT PEOPLE LOOKING AFTER ME LIKE JOHN GLOSTER AND DEREK SEDGEMEN, THERE'S A GREAT SUPPORT NETWORK HERE AT THE ROYALS. I'M REALLY HAPPY TO BE PLAYING IPL, ITS LIKE A CELEBRATION OF WORLD CRICKET, EXCITEMENET EVERY SINGLE DAY. RAJASTHAN ARE A BRILLIANT FRANCHISE TO WORK FOR."
ON PLAYING AT CHINNASWAMY... AND RCB...
"IT'S ONE OF MY FAVOURITE PALCES TO PLAY IN INDIA. WHEN THEY GET THE WICKET RIGHT IT'S A FAST AND BOUNCEY WICKET LIKE THE WICKETS ARE BACK IN AUSTRALIA – BOUNDARIES ARE PRETTY SMALL. NEVER REALLY TOO HOT, ATMOSPHERE IN THE STADIUM IS AWESOME. THEYVE GOT SOME GOOD PLAYERS LIKE KOHLI, DISHAN, AB DE VILLIERS, AND VETTORI AND ZAHEER KHAN - THEY ARE HIGH QUALITY PLAYERS. IF WE STICK TO OUR GAME PLANS WE'VE GOT A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF WINNING."
FAVOURITE PLACE IN INDIA...
"JAIPUR, THE HOME OF RR, IS MY FAVOURITE PLACE IN INDIA – AMAZING PALACES, FORTS, ALL THE OLD INDIAN HISTORY, EVERYWHERE AROUND YOU. WE STAY IN BEAUTIFUL HOTELS THERE AND IT'S ALOT MORE CHILLED OUT, LOVE THE GROUND AT JAIPUR, WEVE HAD ALOT OF AMAZING MEMORIES THERE ASWELL."
THE RAJASTHAN ROYALS AND YOUR PERSONAL GROWTH...
"RAJASTHAN HAVE BEEN GOOD TO ME GIVING MY CAREER A BIG BOOST BY GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY IN THE FIRST EVER IPL> THAT ENJOYMENT IS GONNA BE VERY HARD TO REPLICATE . I'D LIKE TO IMPROVE MY LEADERSHIP ROLES ASWELL, IMPORTANT PART OF COMING TO RAJASTHAN – ITS SO AMAZING, THE OWNERS ARE ALL LOVELY PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND CRCIKET AND AND THAT YOU CAN'T WIN EVERY SINGLE GAME BUT YOUVE GOT TO GIVE IT YOUR BEST. WHAT WE'RE GREAT AT IS GETTING REALLY YOUNG INDIAN GUYS WHO ARE REALLY TALENTED CRICKETERS AND GREAT GUYS ASWELL.
YOUNGER RR PLAYERS...
"ABHISHEK RAUT IS ONE TO WATCH – GREAT GUY, PEOPLE WILL SEE HIS SKILL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, HE'S AN AMAZING ATHLETE AND VERY SMART."
SOME NEW ADDITIONS TO THE TEAM...
"RAHUL DRAVID, HIS STATURE, HE BRINGS ALOT TO THE TEAM, HE'S PROBABLY THE MOST LOVELY GUY IN WORLD CRICKET, NEVER GETS FLUSTERED AND HE HAS A PURE PASSION FOR CRICKET THAT NOT MANY PEOPLE HAVE. EVERYTHING ABOUT HIM IS CLASS AND WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE HIM. "
"ROSS TAYLOR – ANOTHER GREAT GUY, GOOD TO PLAY ON THE SAME TEAM RATHER THAN AGAINST HIM. IT'S BEEN GREAT GETTING TO KNOW HIM - HE'S VERY TALENTED. IN TERMS OF PERSONALITY – HE GETS ALONG WITH THE YOUNG INDIAN PLAYERS VERY WELL, HE'S BEEN TRYING TO LEARN A FAIR BIT OF HINDI, HE'S REALLY CHILLED OUT AND HAS EMBRACED THE ROYALS CULTURE AND SEEMS LIKE HE'S HAVING A GREAT TIME. BE GREAT FOR US TO BOTH GO OFF ON A GAME – HE'S ONE OF THE CLEANEST HITTERS OF THE BALL IN THE WORLD. HES A VERY IMPRESSIVE GUY, ALOT OF EXPERIENCE IN CAPTAINING, DID A GREAT JOB FOR NEW ZEALAND WHEN DAN WAS INJURED AND I THINK IT'S HIS TIME NOW."
YOUR PERSONAL TASTE..MUSIC...FILMS...HOLIDAYS...
"MUSIC – I LIKE KEITH URBAN – GET CLOSER, ALTER BRIDGE – THE LEAD SINGER IS MYLES KENNEDY WHO TOURED WITH SLASH IN AUSTRALIA – HES A GENIUS."
"MOVIES – THE HANGOVER/ SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION/ ROCKY... ALL GREAT FILMS
" WHERE I'D MOST LIKE TO GO ON HOLIDAY RIGHT NOW, THAT'S GOTTA BE CRONULLA WHERE I'M FROM IN AUSTRALIA."
