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:
Record | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | Hs | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 |
as captain | 146 | 142 | 11 | 5082 | 144 | 38.79 | 11 | 30 | 9 |
as player | 132 | 127 | 10 | 5019 | 183 | 42.89 | 11 | 30 | 5 |
overall | 278 | 269 | 21 | 10101 | 183 | 40.72 | 22 | 60 | 14 |
Rahul Dravid in ODIs:
Record | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | Hs | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 |
as captain | 17 | 16 | 1 | 553 | 86 | 36.86 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
as player | 244 | 224 | 27 | 7755 | 153 | 39.36 | 10 | 55 | 7 |
overall | 261 | 240 | 28 | 8308 | 153 | 39.18 | 10 | 61 | 8 |
After World Cup 2003:
| Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | Hs | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 |
Ganguly | 49 | 48 | 3 | 1381 | 90 | 30.68 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
Dravid | 54 | 50 | 4 | 1809 | 104 | 39.32 | 2 | 17 | 4 |
Win-loss record:
| Mts | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Winning % |
Ganguly | 146 | 76 | 65 | 0 | 5 | 53.90 |
Dravid | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 43.75 |
Note: All performances are for Team India only and excludes performances for combined XI matches.
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Statistics: Rajneesh Gupta