Shane Watson Apologizes For ‘Illicit’ Social Media Posts, Claims His Accounts Were Hacked

Sydney: Australian cricketer Shane Watson apologized to fans after his social media accounts were flooded with “illicit” photographs of half-naked women and racist comments, apparently the work of hackers. Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League said on social media Tuesday night that their Twitter and Instagram pages had been hacked in recent days. Screenshots published by the British tabloid The Sun showed revealing images of women in underwear posted on their personal Instagram account.



Western Australia reported that a hacker also posted racist comments and dishonorable comments on his Twitter account last week. The 38-year-old man, who has more than two million followers on both platforms, apologized to his followers for the posts. “My apologies to everyone for the illicit photos that have been posted on my Instagram account,” he wrote on Twitter. “First, my Twitter account on Friday was hacked and now Instagram today.” He also recorded a separate video, uploaded to Instagram, in which he criticized the content as “shameful.” Watson played 59 events and 190 one-day international matches for Australia before retiring from international cricket in 2016.