Ganguly vis-a-vis Dravid as captain in Tests
Captaincy record:
| | Tests | Won | Lost | NR | Won% | Lost% |
| Ganguly | 49 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 42.86 | 26.53 |
| Dravid | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 29.41 | 23.53 |
| Ganguly after 17 Tests | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 47.06 | 29.41 |
Performance with the bat:
| | Tests | Inns | NO | Runs | Hs | Avg | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 |
| Ganguly | 49 | 75 | 7 | 2561 | 144 | 37.66 | 50.75 | 5 | 13 | 4 |
| Dravid | 17 | 30 | 5 | 1293 | 146 | 51.72 | 40.70 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Ganguly after 17 Tests | 17 | 28 | 4 | 688 | 98 | 28.67 | 48.18 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Dravid's performance as captain
| # | Opp | Inns | Venue | Season | Score | Balls | SR | Result |
| 1 | NZ | 1st | Mohali | 2003-04 | 13 | 59 | 22.03 | Drawn |
| | NZ | 2nd | Mohali | 2003-04 | 5 | 24 | 20.83 | |
| 2 | Pak | 1st | Multan (CS) | 2003-04 | 6 | 10 | 60.00 | Won |
| | Pak | 2nd | Multan (CS) | 2003-04 | DNB | 0 | - | |
| 3 | Pak | 1st | Lahore | 2003-04 | 33 | 72 | 45.83 | Lost |
| | Pak | 2nd | Lahore | 2003-04 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| 4 | Aus | 1st | Nagpur | 2004-05 | 21 | 140 | 15.00 | Lost |
| | Aus | 2nd | Nagpur | 2004-05 | 2 | 6 | 33.33 | |
| 5 | Aus | 1st | Mumbai (WS) | 2004-05 | 31* | 104 | 29.81 | Won |
| | Aus | 2nd | Mumbai (WS) | 2004-05 | 27 | 74 | 36.49 | |
| 6 | SL | 1st | Chennai | 2005-06 | 32 | 105 | 30.48 | Drawn |
| | SL | 2nd | Chennai | 2005-06 | DNB | 0 | - | |
| 7 | SL | 1st | Delhi (FSK) | 2005-06 | 24 | 43 | 55.81 | Won |
| | SL | 2nd | Delhi (FSK) | 2005-06 | 53 | 89 | 59.55 | |
| 8 | Pak | 1st | Lahore | 2005-06 | 128* | 233 | 54.94 | Drawn |
| | Pak | 2nd | Lahore | 2005-06 | DNB | 0 | - | |
| 9 | Pak | 1st | Faisalabad | 2005-06 | 103 | 220 | 46.82 | Drawn |
| | Pak | 2nd | Faisalabad | 2005-06 | 5* | 31 | 16.13 | |
| 10 | Pak | 1st | Karachi (NS) | 2005-06 | 3 | 12 | 25.00 | Lost |
| | Pak | 2nd | Karachi (NS) | 2005-06 | 2 | 4 | 50.00 | |
| 11 | Eng | 1st | Nagpur | 2005-06 | 40 | 122 | 32.79 | Drawn |
| | Eng | 2nd | Nagpur | 2005-06 | 71 | 187 | 37.97 | |
| 12 | Eng | 1st | Mohali | 2005-06 | 95 | 208 | 45.67 | Won |
| | Eng | 2nd | Mohali | 2005-06 | 42* | 77 | 54.55 | |
| 13 | Eng | 1st | Mumbai (WS) | 2005-06 | 52 | 155 | 33.55 | Lost |
| | Eng | 2nd | Mumbai (WS) | 2005-06 | 9 | 60 | 15.00 | |
| 14 | WI | 1st | St. John's | 2006 | 49 | 173 | 28.32 | Drawn |
| | WI | 2nd | St. John's | 2006 | 62 | 177 | 35.03 | |
| 15 | WI | 1st | Gros Islet | 2006 | 146 | 234 | 62.39 | Drawn |
| | WI | 2nd | Gros Islet | 2006 | DNB | 0 | - | |
| 16 | WI | 1st | Basseterre | 2006 | 22 | 46 | 47.83 | Drawn |
| | WI | 2nd | Basseterre | 2006 | 68* | 131 | 51.91 | |
| 17 | WI | 1st | Kingston | 2006 | 81 | 215 | 37.67 | Won |
| | WI | 2nd | Kingston | 2006 | 68 | 166 | 40.96 | |
DNB = Did not bat
Note: All performances are for matches in which these two represented India.