Eoin Morgan challenges everything, including himself. When he announced that he would be retiring from international cricket, he did it with the same ruthlessness he had used to attack bowlers over the years. He was gone, not at the end of the World Cup or after one final innings, but now. He had woken up knowing it was the right time to retire and it would have been out of character for him to hesitate. Just as his career was shaped through his pursuit of new opportunities, now retirement would be viewed the same way. The tributes to Morgan have…

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