Despite slight contradiction, I agree with what LOOTEKUKUR mentioned...Yes, there are always highs and lows in anyone's career...However, I prefer Tendulkar to Lara but that does not mean Lara is not good...Hats off to Lara, one of the best player but personally records are records...its the history for the future generation and Obviously, Sachin has more records than lara....Believe me, I do not want to compare these two players coz I believe both of them are the gems of the cricket world...Both of them have their own style of game and both of them seem unstoppable when they are at their best...Sachins's advantage over Lara, personally thinking, is he bowls...man he has lot of ODIs wickets which proves more precious than Lara or Pointing or Hayden ......However, Pointing, Hayden, Gibbs and many others are not yet fit to put in Sachin's and Lara's positions....They are way below these two batsmen...