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

Is better Dravid than Sourav Ganguly? 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.

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

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Statistics: Rajneesh Gupta