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