Mijan bhai, if you look at requirements for #7, the argument for Shakib fails right there and then, the guy rarely survives the pressure of scoring runs in death overs!
He is not good enough batsman to be considered in top 6 of world XI either. Only way he can make the team is as a spinner, and it's arguable whether he can make the cut ahead of Vettori.
Back to Watson, considering his current form, imo he is good enough to compete with other leading ODI openers, namely Sehwag and Dilshan, as a batsman alone. Not saying it will be easy to pick two from those three, but he is well into the contention. If he is not picked as an opener, his record as the #7 for Australia is still way better than those of Shakib or Bravo.
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