Having retired from international cricket last year, Eoin Morgan quits franchise cricket

Eoin Morgan Englands lone 50over World Cupwinning captain on Monday announced retirement from all shortformat franchise cricket with immediate effect less than a year after he quit the international gameThe 36yearold Morgan had retired from international cricket in July 2022 after a 16year career first with Ireland and then with England but continued to play in shortformat tournaments around the worldIt is with great pride that I am announcing my retirement from all forms of cricket After much deliberation I believe that now is the right time to step away from the game that has given me so much over the years Morgan said in a statementMorgan captained London Spirit to the Hundreds eliminator last year was a losing finalist in the Abu Dhabi T10 with New York Strikers and made seven appearances for Paarl Royals in the recentlyconcluded SA20He said he cherished every moment of his cricketing careerFrom moving to England in 2005 to join Middlesex right up to the very end playing for Paarl Royals in SA20 I have cherished every moment said Morgan who made his England debut in an ODI in 2006Thanks to cricket I have been able to travel the world and meet incredible people many of whom I have developed lifelong friendships with Playing for franchise teams across the globe has given me so many memories that I will hold onto foreverA lefthanded middleorder batter Morgan scored 7701 runs from 248 ODIs and 2458 runs from 115 T20 Internationals He played in just 16 Tests between 2010 and 2012 scoring 700 runs from themAlso readEoin Morgan We will surely qualifyHe said he will remain involved with the game working alongside broadcasters at international and franchise tournaments as a commentator and punditSince my retirement from international cricket I have been able to spend more time with my loved ones and I look forward to being able to do so more and more in the future Having said that I will undoubtedly miss the adventure and challenges of playing professional cricketMorgan is also a T20 World Cup winner playing every game in Englands 2010 triumph in the CaribbeanThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever