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Eoin Morgan announces retirement from international cricket

England skipper has drawn curtains on a glorious international career that began in 2006

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Eoin Morgan announces retirement from international cricket
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London: Eoin Morgan confirmed his retirement from international cricket and stepped down as England’s white-ball captain after more than seven years.

Morgan, 35, is England's leading runscorer as well as the most successful captain in ODI cricket. Morgan has scored 6957 runs in 225 ODIs for England, with 13 centuries. Overall, Morgan has 7701 runs in ODI cricket, with 14 centuries. 

Morgan was also part of England teams that won their first title in 2010 at the World Twenty20 and captained the team to the final in 2016. He is the most successful T20I captain in international cricket, winning 42 of the 72 matches he has led his side. 

Morgan holds the team records for most ODIs (225) and T20s (115), and the most runs in both formats.

Morgan captained England in 126 matches, winning 76 – a win percentage of 65.25. His most memorable moment remains leading England to their maiden title at the 2019 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup on home soil. 

Morgan was also a highly successful T20I cricketer, scoring 2458 runs in 115 matches, with 14 half-centuries and striking at 136.18. 

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