EOIN MORGAN will announce his retirement from international cricket Tuesday, having transformed the game of white-ball in England.
He will be remembered as the greatest English cricket player of the past 30 years.
Morgan was the England captain for the Cricket World Cup at Lord's
It was New Zealand's thrilling win that gave the nation its first ever World Cup victory
In 2015, the 35-year old became white-ball captain
Morgan, who is 35 years old, was captain of England's infamously timid team. He transformed it into an aggressive, pioneering outfit that refused to accept limitations.
On that historic day in 2019, when England beat New Zealand, the Morgan mantra achieved ultimate glory.
It was four years after England were eliminated from the 2015 tournament, when it became clear that they were far behind other countries in terms of thinking and performance.
Morgan's influence is still felt. The Test team, under Ben Stokes and Brendon Mccullum, has a positive outlook that is essentially bringing Morgan's philosophy into the red-ball game.
Morgan's one day team just last week racked up a record 498-4 win against Holland. Morgan's one-day team was able to surpass 400 four times, including a 399 in 2017 and a 397 in 2018. There was also a 481-6 against the Aussies on Trent Bridge in 2018.
Morgan was able to score back-to-back ducks at Amsterdam, and missed the third match due to a groin injury. In his 26 white-ball innings, Morgan has scored one-hundredth of a century for England.
He said that he would leave if he felt he wasn't worthy of his place in the team. Knowing that he could block the paths for Phil Salt and Liam Livingstone, he decided to end the relationship.
Morgan will likely do commentary work for Sky, and he will be overwhelmed with coaching offers.
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Matthew Mott, the new white ball coach, might invite him to England.
Jos Buttler will likely be his replacement, although Moeen Ali would be a great choice.
Morgan's aggressive style of cricket is well-established, so both should easily fit in the role.
Moeen said on BBC radio Test Match Special that Eoin has done an amazing job and it would be a shame not to understand the side without him. You have to accept that things change and it's not easy.
"At the end of the day, I'm not surprised as he's a very selfless individual and probably thinks about the team more than anything.
It is an enormous achievement to change the mindset and play cricket in a country.
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