Eoin Morgan, England’s best white-ball captain, ODIs in particular, brought curtains down on his illustrious career not just as a batter but as one of the greatest leaders. Eoin Morgan talked about the moment when he realized that time was up for him at the highest level. Since winning the 2019 World Cup, he has scored only one century which came against his native Ireland. Since September 2020, he has made just one half-century in 26 innings for England across the 50-over and T20 formats.
Eoin Morgan, one of the greatest cricketers in terms of revolutionizing the modern-day game, called it quits for England as he announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect. Eoin Morgan, who has been struggling with his form and fitness for the last 18 months said that it was the right time, and not for one moment did he think that he was going out too early.
Eoin Morgan (Credits: Twitter)
Eoin Morgan: Everything Must Come To An End
Speaking to the media at Lord’s on Tuesday while announcing his decision, Eoin Morgan said that everyone told him that he’ll know when it’s time as there will be a right place and time and in the recently concluded series against the Netherlands that was it.
In a video shared by England Cricket, Morgan said, “Everything must come to an end. I have been open and honest the last three years about when this day would come. I have spoken to a lot of people that have been through this transition particularly in our sport. Each one of them to a man said that there will be a time and place that it will just hit you like a ton of bricks or the answer I got and most common was ‘You’ll know’.”
Eoin Morgan of England celebrates with his team as he lifts the 2019 Cricket World Cup trophy after the Final against New Zealand(Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
“When we were in Amsterdam, it hit me quite hard. And, I am glad that I was in a good enough space to realise what I was going through and accepting it. I was quite sad the day that it hit me but since then I have been very happy, very content, unbelievably proud not only as a player but as a captain,” he added.
With 76 wins in 126 games in charge of England in the ODIs, Eoin Morgan ended his career as the most successful captain of the 2019 champions and also the only one to win a World Cup for the nation. Born in Dublin, Eoin Morgan moved to England in 2009.
But previously he had represented Ireland in the 2007 Cricket World Cup in West Indies where he had a dry run. Eoin Morgan’s decision to switch allegiance paid dividends as he won his first major trophy within a year in West Indies at the 2010 T20 World Cup. Life come to a full circle for this Irish-born cricketer as he went on to win the 2019 World Cup in a close contest with New Zealand which saw a super over.
Eoin Morgan Praised Vice-Captain Jos Buttler
Eoin Morgan didn’t take part in the third game of the series due to a groin injury but in the first two games he played, he scored two ducks and it seemed the end was nearer than anyone expected. Eoin Morgan also heaped praise on Jos Buttler, who has been his deputy for the longest time in white-ball cricket saying that he commands respect in the group not just as a player but as a leader as well.
“Jos has been in charge, he’s been an unbelievable good vice-captain while I’ve been captain, and when he’s stepped in he’s been an exceptional leader. He obviously commands himself with the bat as one of the best players in the world, but also as a leader within the group he commands tremendous respect,” he said.
Jos Buttler (Credits: Twitter)
Jos Buttler was dropped from the away three-Test series against the West Indies following his below-par showing during the failed Ashes campaign in Australia. But the 31-year-old made a superb comeback in white-ball cricket, emerging the highest run-getter in IPL 2022 and guiding Rajasthan Royals into the final. Jos Buttler ended the IPL 2022 season with an aggregate score of 863 runs in 17 games which included 4 tons.
During the recently concluded ODI series against the Netherlands at Amstelveen, he smashed an unbeaten 162 off 70 balls in England’s world record score of 498 in the opening game.
