Watson all set to renew rivalry with Wahab

Dubai - Aussie excited to play with Pakistan Test captain Misbah

Pakistan Super League has attracted a number of top stars and Australian all-rounder Shane Watson is one of them. His tussle with Wahab Riaz during the World is still fresh in his mind and he is ready to face Pakistan fast bowler, who will represent Peshawar Zalmi.
"It is going to be good fun and obviously it brings back incredible memories of 2015 World Cup when he was bowling very fast and very consistently in and around my head. I am looking forward to be playing him again. He is a very skilled fast bowler and very challenging," Watson said.
"It is exciting to be part of the Pakistan Super League and play for Islamabad United. The coaches and support staff have done a great job to get such a quality team, Watson said and added that it would be great for him to play along side Misbah-ul Haq, Saeed Ajmal and Mohmmad Sami rather than playing against them. While describing his experience of playing for Rajasthan Royals during the Indian Premier League in the UAE, Watson said: "I was here for two weeks for the Indian Premier League and the facilities were outstanding.
"We were looked after very well in the UAE and we had a lot of fun."
Almost all the teams in the PSL have hired foreign coaching staff and Watson is pretty excited about Dean Jones coaching Islamabad United.
"Dean is one of my childhood heroes. He certainly knows the game incredibly well. So I had learned in bits and pieces from him throughout my career and now I have got an opportunity to work with him more closely," he enthused
"I am also very excited about Pakistani legend Wasim Akram. I have played against him a little bit at the start of my career in ODIs and has always loved his skills and so to be able to work closely with him is going to be very exciting."
When asked about playing in Pakistan, Watson said: "I had really good time while playing for Australia A against Pakistan in 2005. However security is the most important thing and we have to wait for that. I love playing cricket around the world. If security continues to get better in Pakistan it would be nice."
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