He preferred the IPL to county cricket long before it was ECB policy.
Morgan's self-sufficiency and independent thought has caused him to tread a path that has not always been popular with English administrators. Morgan, relentlessly committed to this bold style of play on good days and bad, was at the heart of the transformation. 1 ODI side, having set a host of new records, including the two highest scores made in the format. They went into the tournament ranked as the No. The revival he led was dramatic, culminating in England lifting the World Cup for the first time at Lord's on a nerve-shredding evening in July 2019. It required a man of strong will not just to say it, but to implement it, but Morgan did so, seeking to fashion an England side that would play with courage and be impervious to pressure or criticism. What he observed, not just from his own side's lacklustre display, but the inspiration provided by Brendon McCullum's New Zealand side, convinced him an entirely new approach was necessary, with a policy of no fear (and no retribution) at its heart. Eoin Morgan became England's ODI captain in slightly chaotic circumstances less than two months before the 2015 World Cup and was less than enamoured with an entirely inadequate campaign.
