World Cup: Captain Eoin Morgan becomes first England cricketer to play 200 ODIs

Captain Eoin Morgan became the first England player to feature in 200 One-day Internationals during the World Cup opener at The Oval, which sees the hosts take on South Africa.

Morgan’s tenure as captain started with a few hiccups. England suffered an embarrassing group-stage exit in the 2015 edition. Four years on and England are the world’s top-ranked ODI side, a title they have owned for more than a year, and arrive at a home World Cup as favourites to win.

“It’s [stubbornness] probably one of the strongest sides of my personality. It’s something that I use quite a lot,” Morgan was quoted as saying by the ICC website. “And sort of to sum up, I never dreamt as a kid that I would captain England at a home World Cup.