Morgan is leaving a legacy for future captains: Trevor Bayliss

The former England head coach Trevor Bayliss feels Eoin Morgan has left a legacy for the future white-ball captains to follow in international cricket. 

On Tuesday, June 28 (Tuesday), Morgan announced his retirement due to fitness issues and disappointing performances in the last few series. He started his international career with Ireland in 2006 and featured for England since 2009. 

Bayliss reckoned that despite the team losing wickets early, Morgan would go out on the field and play positive cricket. As a result, the other players followed his suit and tried to push the ceiling with their performances. 

The 59-year-old has stated that the newly-appointed white-ball skipper Jos Buttler has a fair idea of the team's combinations and the players who are required to do well in international cricket. 

"We'd be three or four down, and Morgs would still go out there and take the game by the throat," says Bayliss. "Even if it didn't work all the time, it gave others the confidence to play that way and push the ceiling,"

"He's leaving a legacy that will be the basis of how the game is played for the next number of years too. Jos has played enough to see what's been successful, and the core of players remains in place,"

Bayliss was left surprised by Morgan's decision to hang his boots ahead of the T20 World Cup but felt the 35-year-old always kept the team first over himself. 

"But at the same time, it really shows you the type of bloke he is," he adds. "Morgs would never hang around too long for his own benefit – the team comes first,"

Morgan was retained as the leader of Three Lions, despite not qualifying for the knock-outs of the 2015 edition of the ODI World Cup. 

After the tournament, Bayliss was appointed as the coach, and his partnership with the Dublin-born cricketer helped England lift their first-ever ODI World Cup title in 2019. 

"We knew each other previously from Kolkata Knight Riders, and before I arrived in England, we had discussions about the plan, and names like Jason Roy came up. Morgs knew precisely how he wanted the team to play and knew my background, so it was an easy fit,"

In the end, Bayliss reckoned that the former England white-ball skipper was open-minded and calculated in making decisions. 

Furthermore, the NSW-born thinks Morgan was very good at managing the players. 

"Morgs always took people's advice – he was open-minded, and you could give him options. He would never make a rash decision. He was very calculated and considered. But when he did settle on a player or a tactic, he was 100% all-in, no looking back. And he is very good at managing players," Bayliss added.