Eoin Morgan is set to announce his retirement from all forms of international cricket

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England World Cup-winning skipper Eoin Morgan decides to retire from all formats of International cricket

England’s white-ball skipper and first World Cup winner Eoin Morgan are set to announce retirement from all forms of International cricket on Tuesday (June 28) which will end his career in which he scored 10,000 runs across ODIs and T20Is.

Eoin Morgan had recently expressed his desire to lead England in the T20 World Cup later this year, hosted by Australia but it is also understood that the growing concerns over his form and fitness ultimately forced him to call his career.

In fact, his last 28 games for England have been terrible that he hardly managed 2 half-centuries as a middle-order batter.

England’s white-ball skipper and first World Cup winner Eoin Morgan are set to announce retirement from all forms of International cricket on Tuesday (June 28) which will end his career in which he scored 10,000 runs across ODIs and T20Is.

Out of 7701 ODI runs, Morgan had scored 6957 when he shifted from Ireland to England in 2009. There is no doubt that he has been a valuable asset for England and his legacy will be remembered.

The seven-year-long span of captaincy led by the 35-year-old has revolutionized the white-ball cricket in the country.

He took the captaincy from Alastair Cook just before the 2015 World Cup but the transformation did not work well for England as they were kicked out of the tournament at the hands of Bangladesh.

Under Morgan’s captaincy and coach Trevor Bayliss, England assembled a battery of power hitters that routinely breezed 300+ scores. All of it that we have seen in the thrilling World Cup win at Lord’s in 2019.    

Overall, Morgan has led England in 126 ODIs and further in 72 T20Is. He also led England in two T20 World Cups but a title ran eluded by the slightest margin in both 2016 (runners-up) and 2022 (semifinalists).

Jos Buttler, who has been the deputy of Morgan since 2015, and then led the team 13 times under his absence, is likely to take the role of skipper in the next assignment for India.

Moeen Ali, who has currently played 95 out of 115 ODIs and 40 out of his 49 T20Is under his captaincy, expressed his sadness over the early retirement call.

“He’s done a remarkable job. It is a shame. It is strange to comprehend the side without him. Things move on and you have to get used to it, but it is sad. I’m not surprised at the same time because he is a very selfless person and probably is thinking about the team more than anything,”

Moeen told BBC Test Match Special.

“We’ve been so strong over the years and he probably feels like his time is done and that he’s given enough time for Jos, or whoever the captain is going to be, to embed his way,”

said Moeen.

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“He has been short of form, short of fitness and there are other people now – there are so many white-ball batters who could be playing,”

 Sky Sports’ Nasser Hussain said. 

“It’s not the 10 he is taking on the field with him, it’s in the one he’s leaving behind because he’s in that spot, and Morgan will always think of that one.

“He was the one that was reverse-sweeping, reverse-scooping, and playing all of these funky shots. He was way ahead of his time both as a player and as a captain.”

Sangakkara: Morgan has laid foundations for England

“The players themselves have a huge loyalty to Eoin Morgan as a person, a captain and as their leader but at the same time, everyone’s got an expiry date in terms of their career on the cricketing field,”

Sangakkara said.

“They would have all come to that realization and Morgan being Morgan will have chatted, not just to his friends, but also to his teammates and not let it come as a surprise. I think that he’s laid the foundations for something great.

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“He created a one-day dynasty. Having taken over at a low point – the 2015 World Cup, which went badly – he decided it was time to change England’s approach.

“For seven years, England has been as good at white-ball cricket as anybody. And that’s the first time really you can say that about our one-day side.

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