A day after the finale, in which Mumbai Indians won the IPL 2019 just by one run against the Chennai Super Kings, photos emerged of the ace Australian batsman Shane Watson playing with what appeared to be a bloody knee as images showed his yellow pant with bloodstains on it gone viral. Also, ace spinner Harbhajan Singh revealed that batsman Shane Watson battled through immense pain en route to his knock of 80 runs off 59 deliveries before it was outsmarted by the eventual champions. Harbhajan mentioned that Watson had batted with a bloodied knee during his crucial knock. He praised the batsman for his dedication and revealed that the Australian required six stitches later. In a post on his Instagram-story, Singh wrote, “Can you guys see the blood on his knee..he got 6 stitches after the game..got injured while diving but continue(d) to bat without telling anyone.” He also added five stars and wrote, “That’s out Shane Watson. Almost pulled it for us last night. Despite the injury, Watson pulled off a brilliant 80-run knock off 59 balls to change the momentum of the game in Chennai’s favour. The CSK was close to winning big but a superb slow ball by Lasith Malinga helped MI win the match by 1 run and fourth title.
