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RE:Dhoni Beware
by Bango Khota on Sep 27, 2007 11:43 AM

Captaincy records

Saurav Ganguly

ODI matches captained 147
Matches won 76
Win percentage 51 %
Wins against quality oppositions
Aus 4 Eng 7 NZ6 Pak 7 SA 7 SL 6 WI 8
total 46
Win percentage quality oppositions drops to 31 %

Rahul Dravid

ODI matches captained 75
Matches won 41
Win percentage 54 %
Wins against quality oppositions
Aus 1 Eng 8Pak 5 SA 4 SL 8 WI 8
Total 34
Win percentage quality oppositions drops to 45 %
Difference in wins against quality opposition is whopping 14 percentage !!!


Test record of ind last 2 capains.


Ganguly Matches 49 Won 21 win raito 1.62
Dravid Matches 25 Won 8 win raito 1.33

Ganguly 9 out of 21 against minnows
Dravid 1 out of 8 against minnows

Tendulkar none out of 4 against minnows.
Because of Dalmiya lot of matches were organised against minnows to boost records

Revised records against quality opposition


Ganguly Matches38 Won 12 win raito 0.31
Dravid Matches 23 Won 7 win raito 0.30

The result is just opposite the popular perceptions..



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