The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Friday made a shocking announcement that Rahul Dravid had asked to be relieved of the team's captaincy as he wants to concentrate on his batting.
It brings to an abrupt end the Karnataka batsman's two-year stint at the top after replacing Sourav Ganguly.
A detailed look at the captaincy record of the three recent Indian captains -- Dravid, Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar.
Dravid in comparison with other recent Indian captains:
Tests
| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Won% | |
| Dravid | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 32.00 |
| Ganguly | 49 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 42.86 |
| Tendulkar | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 16.00 |
One-Day Internationals
| Played | Won | Lost | NR | Won% | |
| Dravid | 79 | 42 | 33 | 4 | 53.16 |
| Ganguly | 146 | 76 | 65 | 5 | 52.05 |
| Tendulkar | 73 | 23 | 43 | 6* | 31.51 |
Burden of captaincy on the performance with the bat:
Tests
| As a captain | As a player | ||||||
| Mts | Runs | Avg | Mts | Runs | Avg | Change in Avg | |
| Dravid | 25 | 1736 | 44.51 | 86 | 7733 | 60.88 | -16.37 |
| Ganguly | 49 | 2561 | 37.66 | 47 | 3251 | 44.53 | -6.87 |
| Tendulkar | 25 | 2054 | 51.35 | 115 | 9096 | 55.80 | -4.45 |
One-Day Internationals
| As a captain | As a player | ||||||
| Mts | Runs | Avg | Mts | Runs | Avg | Change in Avg | |
| Dravid | 79 | 2658 | 42.19 | 244 | 7755 | 39.36 | 2.83 |
| Ganguly | 146 | 5082 | 38.79 | 153 | 5923 | 43.87 | -5.08 |
| Tendulkar | 73 | 2454 | 37.75 | 322 | 12971 | 45.83 | -8.08 |
Note: All records are for India's matches only