England’s 2019 World Cup winning-captain Eoin Morgan has announced his retirement from international cricket

News Desk: England’s 2019 World Cup winning-captain Eoin Morgan has announced his retirement from international cricket, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Tuesday. The left-handed batter was battling fitness and form issues over the past year and on Monday, British media had widely reported that Morgan would indeed be announcing his retirement.

“After careful deliberation and consideration, I am here to announce my retirement from international cricket with immediate effect. To call time on what has been without doubt the most enjoyable and rewarding chapter of my career hasn’t been an easy decision, but I believe now is the right time to do so, both for me, personally, and for both England white-ball sides I have led to this point” Morgan said in a release issued by England and Wales Cricket Board.