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3. Eoin Morgan (England)

Eoin Morgan made his international debut for Ireland in 2006 and moved to England in 2009. After spending some time building up his reputation for the England team, he was named the ODI captain two months before the 2015 World Cup. However, England performed badly in the tournament, which led to the ECB and Morgan changing the outlook and perspective of the team in terms of white-ball cricket. Morgan adopted a far more aggressive approach in one-day internationals and T20Is, as England became a team of belligerent power hitters.

More importantly, he created a team that could bat big and bat deep, which is why England is now one of the top limited-overs sides in the world. He led to team to the final of the T20 World Cup 2016, only to lose to Carlos Brathwaite’s heroics for West Indies. However, the evolution of the England team finally bore fruits when they became only the third team to win the ODI World Cup as hosts, in 2019. 

He was called England's greatest white-ball captain by Nasser Hussain. Morgan captained England in a record 126 ODIs and 72 Twenty20s. His 118 wins as skipper across the two formats is also a record.