Man, I was trying to avoid this thread... Over reactions  from both side compelled me to..
let me start with this line "Greatness in on our mind which cannot be proven by stats"

First To Tendulkar supporters:
Yes he has the  biggest burden on his back in the cricket history. And playing with such a pressure for so many yrs is commendable. But saying that, he really hasn't produced match winning test innings , smthing like twin centuries against Australia in ODIs. His 241 againstAustralia,  Steve waugh fairwell spoiler one, is probably the biggest and the best in terms of cause of the team. Talking about test after 2000, he is clearly playing second fiddle to Dravid in his team.
For No quiero and co....
Lol when u say Tendulkar is not in the league of Ponting.. You brought the average of Tendulkar in Australia.
Do u know what is average of Ponting in India: Freaking 12.
Unless he proves his credential when he scores runs in turning pitches and dust of subcontinent, he is good player but not the great.
You have kept on saying about "cricketing sense";but who told you it is tough to get runs in Australia as oppose to India (i am talking about test)???Have you counted how many 500+ scores are scored in Australia? Every country has different climate and player naturally get acclimatize in that very climate. Sure, players from Asia have tough time in Australia because the pitches over there bounce much more than the pitches of any part of the world. So the players who are used to implant front foot get in ackward position. Players like Laxman with solid back foot drive have excelled in Australia. It is not a co-incidence that Australia won in India (2005)after three decades. If it was easy to score run in India, every match would have been draw.
And who doesnt have not-outs to bolster the average???
Between Lara and Tendulkar
As some one mentioned before, Tendulkar inspires more people than lara (cross country). I always liked Lara, but then I never wished to bat like him(may be because of his unorthodox technique). Sure he scored runs, but that shuffle, high back lift made it ugly. Tendulkar wasn't unorthodox or premeditative. So aspiring cricketers would look to Tendulkar than to Lara. No doubt, both of them are great cricketers and this debate would go on coz both side have plenty to talk about.So as for greatness, I would say Tendulkar too.

My personal favs: Rahul Sharad Dravid and Adam Gilchrist