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Is Dravid the right choice?
October 13, 2005

The Indian selectors named Rahul Dravid [Images] captain for the one-day international home series against Sri Lanka [Images] and South Africa on Thursday.

Is better Dravid than Sourav Ganguly [Images]? Will he be able to lead the side with the same level of success as the Bengali left-hander?

Here's a statistical analysis of both players' record as a player and captain.

Sourav Ganguly in ODIs:
RecordMtsInnsNORunsHsAve100500
as captain14614211508214438.7911309
as player13212710501918342.8911305
overall278269211010118340.72226014

Rahul Dravid in ODIs:
RecordMtsInnsNORunsHsAve100500
as captain171615538636.86061
as player24422427775515339.3610557
overall26124028830815339.1810618

After World Cup 2003:
MtsInnsNORunsHsAve100500
Ganguly4948313819030.680103
Dravid54504180910439.322174

Win-loss record:
MtsWonLostTiedNRWinning %
Ganguly14676650553.90
Dravid17790143.75

Note: All performances are for Team India only and excludes performances for combined XI matches.

Do you think Dravid will make a better captain and help India in its quest for the 2007 World Cup?

Have your say!

Statistics: Rajneesh Gupta


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