England's World Cup-winning skipper Eoin Morgan said after he announced his retirement, he does not miss playing cricket. Morgan who was one of the greatest English skippers, bid adieu to the game after helping his side win the last World Cup. Morgan started playing international cricket for Ireland back in 2006 but then his inclination to play red-ball cricket led him to switch his country to England in 2009.
“I’m absolutely loving what I’m doing at the moment,” Eoin Morgan told Mirror Sport in an interview.
“I only retired from international cricket last year and domestic cricket this year," he further added.
Under the leadership of Morgan, England became a formidable side in the white-ball cricket. He retired as England’s highest run scorer on the ODI format, collecting 6,957 runs at a strike rate of 93. Under Morgan’s captaincy, the English side made the world record for the highest total in a one-day international on three occasions. England surpassed 300 runs 31 times in 633 ODIs before Morgan took the onus. However, under his leadership, this milestone was achieved 53 times in just 131 matches.
After being asked about his future in cricket, he said that he would move to a coaching role in the future.
“For me, it’s (about) spending more time at home, which broadcasting allows me to do. But maybe down the line (I’ll move into coaching). I certainly haven’t ruled coaching out at all, so I definitely would consider it when the time comes,” he added.
“No, not at allâ€æ every day since I’ve stopped playing, I couldn’t think of anything worse than going out and playing in a game. It just emphasises how spent I was when I was finished. It’s a completely different experience as well (being a pundit),” Morgan concluded.
Morgan played a crucial role in transforming England's white-ball setup as his attacking brand of cricket helped them to clinch the ODI World Cup in 2019.