Eoin Morgan set to announce retirement from International cricket tomorrow

After being the England national team captain for seven-and-a-half years, current England limited overs captain Eoin Morgan is expected to announce retirement from international cricket on Tuesday, as per reports.  

Morgan took over the reins of the limited overs side in 2014 and has led a revolutionary change in England's approach in the shorter formats. He even led England to their maiden ODI World Cup title in 2019, the T20 World Cup finals in 2016, and the semis in 2021. 

Morgan's fitness has recently deteriorated, due to which he has been unable to play back-to-back games this year owing to chronic muscle injuries in his right leg. Morgan missed Wednesday's third ODI against the Netherlands with a "groin niggle" after consecutive ducks in the series' first two games. 

The Guardian are reporting that Morgan is considering his future in the game, and it seems that Jos Buttler, who has been the deputy to Morgan on most occasions, is expected to take over the reins. 

"He obviously feels like he's done with international cricket," Moeen Ali told the BBC's Test Match Special, "and the team for him still comes first, which just shows how unselfish he is. He's done a remarkable job and he's the best we've ever had, for sure.

"It is and it isn't [a surprise] at the same time. It is because of the World Cup not being too far away at the end of the summer and he for us is our perfect leader. He's done an amazing job; he knows what it takes to win. It's a shame, it's strange to comprehend the side without him at the moment. Obviously, things move on and you kind of get used to it, but it is sad,"

"And I'm not surprised at the same time because he's a very selfless person and he's thinking about the team more than anything. We've been so strong over the years and he probably himself feels like his time is done and he's given enough time for Jos or whoever the captain is going to be to embed his way," 

Morgan's form has taken a massive nosedive in the last eighteen months. He has scored a single half-century in 48 innings across domestic and international white-ball cricket since the start of 2021.

Meanwhile, Moeen is backing Buttler to take over the captaincy role. 

 "The great thing is he has captained before," he said. "Obviously when Morgs doesn't play, Jos captains when he's playing and he's got extreme experience now. He's been around the world playing franchise cricket and he's been part of this whole journey. He knows what it takes and he's tactically fantastic," 

Reacting to the news ahead of the final day's play in the Headingley Test, Nasser Hussain, the former England captain, told Sky Sports: "Eoin Morgan has been the most influential white-ball cricketer England have ever had. He's been our best white-ball captain, and he has been a fantastic player. And he gave us the best moment in English white-ball cricket that we've ever had, at Lord's. It was an incredible day, an incredible finale, and a lot of it was down to the skipper," Hussain concluded.