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Eoin Morgan - "A Man Who Changed The Landscape Of England Cricket "
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Morgan was born in Dublin and brought up in Rush , where his father was from. His mother was from England.
Eoin Morgan made his international debut for Ireland at the age of 19 on 5 August 2006 at the European Championships against Scotland in that match Morgan scored 99 before he was run out (Ireland won that match by 85 runs)
It was the first time in ODI history that a player had been dismissed for 99 on debut. After this match he never looked back and kept on breaking records and in the process made many other records.
Morgan from the age of 13 wanted to play cricket for England , his family had no problem with it rather they supported him in his journey. Since her mother was English he had held a British Passport since birth.
In May 2007 Morgan was named as one of the twelfth men for Lord's test against West Indies and came on for Matthew Hoggard. Since 2008 he played in many tours for England Lions in which he performed well.
It was announced in April 2009 that Morgan was in England's 30-man provisional squad for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20.
In May 2009 he was named in England's 14-man squad to face West Indies in a three-match ODI series and the 15-man squad for the World Twenty20.
In May 2009 he was named in England's 14-man squad to face West Indies in a three-match ODI series and the 15-man squad for the World Twenty20.
He made his debut for England in the second ODI (first ODI was abandoned due to rain) he also played in the third ODI but could not impress much with the bat as he was sent to bat late in the innings making scores of 2 and 6 not out, but he was praised for his athletic fielding.
Who knew that this boy would lead England to their First World Cup Glory and would go on to become one of the greatest Limited Overs Captain of England.
Morgan has played 16 tests, 242 ODIs and 97 T20Is in his international career ( for Ireland and England) in which he scored 700 runs in test @ 30.43 , 7598 runs in ODIs @ 39.57 and 2278 runs in T20Is @ 30.37 (in total 10,576 international runs).
Morgan played test cricket (England for only two years. In his test career he scored 3 
+ scores & 2 
s with his highest score being 130 .
+ scores & 2 s with his highest score being 130 .
In his T20I career Morgan has scored
14+ scores but has not reached the triple figures yet with his highest score being 91 which is the joint 16 highest score as a captain (along with Paul Striling).His career Strike Rate in T20Is is 138.99 .
14
+ scores but has not reached the triple figures yet with his highest score being 91 which is the joint 16 highest score as a captain (along with Paul Striling).His career Strike Rate in T20Is is 138.99 .
Morgan's partnership with David Malan of 182 for the third wicket vs NZ is the 5th highest partnership overall in T20Is (for any wicket) and the second highest 3rd wicket partnership in T20Is. Morgan has played 97 matches in T20Is being the 7th most capped player in T20Is.
Morgan has hit 113 
s in his T20I career being the 3rd player with most career s in the format. Morgan has top scored 18 times in his career (only 11 more players have top scored more times ). Morgan has won 8 MOTM awards for his brilliant batting performances.
s in his T20I career being the 3rd player with most career s in the format. Morgan has top scored 18 times in his career (only 11 more players have top scored more times ). Morgan has won 8 MOTM awards for his brilliant batting performances.
T20I Captaincy
As a Captain he has scored 1289 runs @ 30.69 . Under his Captaincy England have played 54 matches winning 33 and losing 20 and are currently ranked no 1 in ICC T20I Team Rankings.
As a Captain he has scored 1289 runs @ 30.69 . Under his Captaincy England have played 54 matches winning 33 and losing 20 and are currently ranked no 1 in ICC T20I Team Rankings.
In his ODI career Morgan has scored 46 + scores & 14 s with his highest score being 148 . Morgan is the only England captain to have scored more than 4 ODI centuries.
Morgan is the all-time leading run scorer and most capped player for England in ODI matches.
+ scores & 14 s with his highest score being 148 . Morgan is the only England captain to have scored more than 4 ODI centuries. Morgan is the all-time leading run scorer and most capped player for England in ODI matches.
He also holds the England record for the fastest fifty in ODIs ( 21 balls ) . He also holds the England record for 3rd fastest century in ODIs (57 balls) . He also holds the World Record for Most 6s in an Innings by a Player with 17 s against Afghanistan in the CWC 2019.
s against Afghanistan in the CWC 2019.
He has hit 218 sixes in his career (sixth most by a player, most by an English player) . Eoin Morgan has top scored 38 times for England in ODIs ( England record). Morgan has won the MOTM award 15 times in his career!!! (Playing for Ireland and England).
ODI Captaincy
As a Captain he has scored 4300 runs @ 44.79 . Under his Captaincy England have played 120 matches winning 72 and losing 39 . He also led England to their maidan Cricket World Cup Glory.
As a Captain he has scored 4300 runs @ 44.79 . Under his Captaincy England have played 120 matches winning 72 and losing 39 . He also led England to their maidan Cricket World Cup Glory.
England are currently ranked no 1 in ODIs under his captaincy in ICC ODI Team Rankings.
The World Cup Winning Captain
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One of England's Greatest Captain
"Eoin Morgan"
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One of England's Greatest Captain
"Eoin Morgan"
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