Eoin Morgan, the man who is considered as a catalyst in a white-ball revolution in England, announces retirement from international cricket. His seven-and-a-half-year’s reign leading the team comes to an end now and probably he may step into the second inning as a coach for the team.
The decision was not sudden. The 35-year-old wanted to lead the England team at the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup in Australia. His poor form and fitness for a period of more than a year, until now, prompted him for a change of heart. However, his credit in leading England to the 2019 ODI World Cup success and No. 1 ranking in the T20 tournaments cannot be denied.
The left-handed batter captained the English team from 2015 and until his retirement announcement. Prior to joining England, he played ODIs for the Ireland cricket team. He is the first cricketer to have scored an ODI hundred for two national teams. He simultaneously plays county cricket for Middlesex.
Morgan is the most-capped player as well as the all-time highest run-scorer for England in both the ODI and T20 formats. He holds the World Cup record of hitting the highest number of sixes, 17 against Afghanistan. He became the first English cricketer to have played in 100 T20s. He has played 16 Tests and 225 ODIs for England.
Eoin Morgan and T20 Leagues
Morgan was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2010 Indian Premier League for a sum of $220,000. A year later, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders for $350,000. After three years of the contract, he decided to withdraw from the IPL due to England playing ODIs against Sri Lanka. He returned back to the league in 2015 and was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for $150,000. He was purchased by Kings XI Punjab in 2017 for Rs 2 crore.
He was bought by the Peshawar Zalmi team in the Pakistan Super League in 2017 for $140,000. He was placed in the Platinum Category. A year later, in 2020, he returned back to the IPL again and was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for 5.25 crores. He captained the team. He was retained by the KKR in the 2021 season too. However, he was unsold in the 2022 IPL auction.
Eoin Morgan and 2019 World Cup
Under his leadership, the English team lifted World Cup for the first time defeating New Zealand. Morgan played his 200th ODI match for England in the opening match of the tournament against South Africa. He played his 300th international match for the team while playing against the West Indies on June 14. He scored 148 runs from just 71 balls playing against Afghanistan on June 18.
His innings were compiled with 17 sixes and the team as a whole scored 25 sixes. He scored his 9,000th international run on June 21 while playing against Sri Lanka.
Eoin Morgan International Statistics
Morgan has played sixteen tests, 248 ODIs and 115 T20s for England. His scorecard for tests is 700 runs and ODIs are 7,701. He has scored 2,458 in T20s.
It was really a disappointment about Eoin Morgan retirement news.
And you have listed down the best records of Eoin Morgan.
We cannot say he was performing poorly in playing.
He is one of the greatest players in Cricket records.
And fine to know about the information from your blog article.
Great share!
On his retirement gives worry but also on other side as a well-trained, experienced player he must be a coach.
Eoin Morgan’s stats are shows a well-trained technique in team coaching.
His Leadership must for a winning Innings