Cricket Australia said Thursday that the 59-test veteran would retire from international career at the conclusion of the World Twenty20 in India. Watson said he will continue to play domestic Twenty20 tournaments for the Sydney Thunder.
The 34-year-old Watson's test career included 3,731 runs with four centuries at an average of 35.19 and 75 wickets at 33.68.
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland says Watson "was a devastating batsman and skillful swing and seam bowler who thrilled crowds the world over ... he is the only Australian batsman to have scored centuries in all three forms of the game."
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