England’s Cricket World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan has revealed he is considering stepping down due to a back injury.
Morgan’s side made history last month in becoming the first England team to win the World Cup, triumphing in a thrilling finale as they defeated New Zealand in a super-over shootout.
But despite playing four times for Middlesex in the T20 Blast since the victory, Morgan has been struggling with an injury to his back, and the batsman was forced to withdraw from their match against Sussex last week due to the pain.
Morgan also suffered a back spasm during the World Cup group match against the West Indies, but recovered sufficiently to play against Afghanistan four days later where he scored a remarkable 148 off 71 balls.
Speaking to the BBC, the 32-year-old said: "It's a physical thing. I need time to get back fit.
"I want to do it but I don't want to let anyone down.
"I need more time to think, that's the honest answer. It's a big decision, a big commitment.
"I need the season to end pretty soon so I can have that time to physically get fit and know it's not an injury risk, then I'll be able to make a call on it.
"The amount of training I could do in the World Cup is limited.
"When you lead, you have to lead from the front. Hopefully that works itself out."
