Dravid's Captaincy
Feel free to brush this post off as a reactionary one, arising from the certainty of watching the Indian team get humiliated at Nagpur tomorrw (it will be humiliation even if we draw it). Maybe I will do the same after a few weeks.
Rahul Dravid, when he is not captaining the team, averages over 60 in test matches. As a captain, he has an average of 34 after 10 test matches with 2 hundreds and 1 fifty. Both the hundreds came on the bowler-kabristaans of Lahore and Faislabad.
Sourav Ganguly, when he is not captaining the team, averages 44 in test matches. As a captain he has an average of 37 after 49 tests with 5 centuries and 13 fifties. 2 of the 5 hundreds came against Zimbabwe. 4 of the 13 fifties came against Zim/BD.
Sachin Tendulkar, when he is not captaining the team, averages 57 in test matches. As a captain he has an average of 51 after 25 tests with 7 centuries and 7 fifties. He never captained against Bangladesh or Zimbabwe.
Ganguly and Dravid both of course have win records much better than Tendulkar. They both also captained the team in the post-fixing era and usually had a say in the selection process. They both also had the benefit of coaches with a professional attitude and a keen cricketing acumen.
Hmmmm.....
Rahul Dravid, when he is not captaining the team, averages over 60 in test matches. As a captain, he has an average of 34 after 10 test matches with 2 hundreds and 1 fifty. Both the hundreds came on the bowler-kabristaans of Lahore and Faislabad.
Sourav Ganguly, when he is not captaining the team, averages 44 in test matches. As a captain he has an average of 37 after 49 tests with 5 centuries and 13 fifties. 2 of the 5 hundreds came against Zimbabwe. 4 of the 13 fifties came against Zim/BD.
Sachin Tendulkar, when he is not captaining the team, averages 57 in test matches. As a captain he has an average of 51 after 25 tests with 7 centuries and 7 fifties. He never captained against Bangladesh or Zimbabwe.
Ganguly and Dravid both of course have win records much better than Tendulkar. They both also captained the team in the post-fixing era and usually had a say in the selection process. They both also had the benefit of coaches with a professional attitude and a keen cricketing acumen.
Hmmmm.....
