England’s limited-overs skipper, Eoin Morgan confirmed that he has decided to hang his boots from international cricket on Tuesday. Though reports had already suggested his likely retirement, the ECB made the official announcement on Tuesday. Notably, Morgan is saying bye to international cricket as the first and only England captain to lead the side to a men’s ODI World Cup win. England had defeated New Zealand in the final of 2019 World Cup.
Eoin Morgan captained the national side in 126 ODIs, winning 76 and losing 40 of them. In the shortest format of the game, he led the side in 72 matches , 42 of them resulted in wins and 27 were lost by England.
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Morgan started his international career with Ireland in 2006 before joining the England team in 2009. Overall, he played 248 ODIs, scoring 7,701 runs with the help of 14 centuries and 47 fifties. In the 115 T20Is he played, Morgan scored 2,458 runs with the help of 14 fifties.
Ahead of the ODI assignment against the Netherlands, Eoin Morgan had suggested that he could announce his retirement much earlier than anyone anticipated. Speaking to Sky Sports, Morgan had said, “If I don’t think I am good enough or I don’t feel I am contributing to the team, then I will finish.”
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It has been the end of a fantastic career not just as a batter, but as a leader for Eoin Morgan as he brought out a significant have in the mindset to play modern white-ball cricket. He has amassed 7701 runs in 248 ODIs to his name while scoring 2458 runs in 115 T20Is. Morgan, who started his career playing for Ireland and he played an important role in restructuring and transforming English white-ball cricket
Here is how the world reacted on Morgan’s retirement:
A leader par excellence! 🙌
Wish you a happy second innings, @Eoin16 💜#ThankYouMorgs #AmiKKR #EoinMorgan pic.twitter.com/dLIPYLjbUL
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) June 28, 2022
Congratulations, Eoin Morgan @Eoin16. I have admired & respected your outlook towards the game enormously.What a career & what a transformational leader. Few players have had as much of an impact on the white ball game as you have. Well done, hopefully our paths continue to cross
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 27, 2022
– Most ODI appearances and runs for England
– Most IT20 appearances and runs for England
– World Cup winning captainEoin Morgan completed white-ball cricket 🏏 pic.twitter.com/EYqAdJ0YmF
— England’s Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) June 28, 2022
Eoin Morgan retired from international cricket 😢
Will never forget ur contributions morgs 😢#thankyoumorgs pic.twitter.com/XFLowTveDq— STON.POST (@ston1post) June 28, 2022
Happy retirement to the Skipper, a great leader, no one will ever forget the World Cup journey and the impact that he had on white ball cricket around the world. #EoinMorgan pic.twitter.com/PWFYPDtYg2
— The Cruncher (@TheCruncher76) June 28, 2022
Thanks for everything Skipper! A fantastic captain, so influential in changing Englands OD team and who will ever forget that day at Lords! #EoinMorgan
— SwanseaSpur (@SwanseaSpur) June 28, 2022
The most successful English captain of England cricket team has announced his retirement! He was also a great captain of KKR took us to the final. He's been a gem of cricket! You'll always be a gem #EoinMorgan ! pic.twitter.com/AkQ6fDtUKZ
— Misty 💙 (@Misty81548019) June 28, 2022
Today one of my favorite cricket legend and favorite player Eoin Morgan retires from int'l cricket. What a man, calm and compose. I'm feeling proud that I support him till retirement, a last day of his carrier. Will missing on field.Thank you for memories.#EoinMorgan @Eoin16 pic.twitter.com/i8ErtuqHGj
— Mihir Patel (@yoursmihir) June 28, 2022
World Cup winning captain #EoinMorgan has announced his retirement from international cricket.Congratulations @Eoin16 for your successful carrer in Eng Cricket 🙏 pic.twitter.com/eitR0HOKdI
— Abhisek (@Abhisek099) June 28, 2022
