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Eoin Morgan: A 'great guy' and a key architect of England's limited-overs resurgence

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Eoin Morgan announced his arrival on the international circuit back in 2006, for Ireland in an ODI vs Scotland, little did he or the world know that the then 17 year old would end up being England's first and so far only ODI World Cup-winning captain.

The 35-year-old Morgan on Tuesday left many in the cricketing world stunned with his decision to bid adieu to international cricket with immediate effect.

Reports of Morgan having decided to announce his retirement in fact did the rounds began doing the rounds a day before the actual announcement.

According to a Sky Sports report. Morgan wanted to lead the English side in this year's T20 World Cup in Australia, but decided to call time on his cricketing career after struggling with form and fitness issues.

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