Somebody came up with the argument that Sachin is way better than Lara in One day matches. which i dont agree because there isnt much difference between their averages and lara coming lower down at 4, 5, 6 means he doesnot have many chances to hit centuries. It is really commendable that he still averages over 40.
I have some fact about the playes,

Fact 1. Since the great Kolkata test match against Australia in 2001, where Laxman, Dravid and Harbhajan crafted India’s greatest ever test win and a genuine rebirth, India has won over 25 test matches in India and abroad till early 2007. The Man of the Match distributions are telling – Laxman 2, Kumble 4, Sehwag 2, Harbhajan 5, Dravid 5, Pathan 3, Ganguly, Kathik and Das 1 each . Sachin Tendulkar? Zero.

Fact 2. Many keep saying that he’s the greatest one-day batsman ever.I agree he is better than lara but only slightly and not away ahead as someone suggested. The figures sure suggest that. Matches: over 350. Average: over 44. Centuries: over 40. Wow.

Tendulkar’s ODI averages in Australia (against australia) , England (against england), South Africa (against south africa) and New Zealand(against new zealand) (usually tougher places to bat in than the subcontinent) are 28, 29, 27 and 27 respectively . His tally of centuries in these countries is 0, 1, 1 and 0. Meanwhile, his ODI averages against Bangladesh, Kenya and Zimbabwe, namibia are 50, 108 and 49, 151.

Compare this to Brian Lara’s ODI record. Matches: 299. Average: of 41 100s: 19. Huh, you say?

Also, Lara’s averages do not get ridiculously skewed against the weaker teams (as is curiously the case with all the other great batsmen, except Tendulkar). He averages 42, 43 and 45 against Bangladesh, Kenya and Zimbabwe.

Fact Three: It is not a coincidence that not a single Tendulkar innings featured in the Wisden list of the “100 Greatest Test Innings” of all time. Not even from before 2001. This is not to say that he did not produce some great test innings, but none of them met the most important criterion in that Wisden exercise – winning your team the match, or saving it – that’s what pressure is about at the end of the day. The only classic fourth innings knock Tendulkar has played in his entire career is the 136 against Pakistan in Chennai, but he did not take it all the way, and India lost by a handful of runs. (Within a month of that losing effort, Lara produced a stunning 150 not out that helped his team beat Australia by 1 wicket, and that innings was in the top ten of that same Wisden list).

Despite all this I still hold the fact that Lara and sachin fan are little bit too short sighted and cannot see beyond them. For last 5-6 years india's best batsman have been consistantly Rahul Dravid and he have won more matches than any other player. This Adelaide the First time i am seeing Sachin Tendulkar dominate the bowling attack for don't know how many years.

I still do reckon ricky ponting as the best batsman among his generations. Because of his ability to not only score so regularly but also to dominate the attack.

Ani pyari kt. To say Sachin is the best is your opinion and we resepect that. But to say Hayden, Ponting, kallis, Dravid are way below Lara and sachin shows you lack genuine cricketing judgment.  It is complete disregard to those players ability.