Sachin Tendulkar vs Brian Lara - Statistical Records

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Ricky Ponting recently said that he rated Brian Lara above Sachin Tendulkar because according to him the former has won more games for West Indies than Sachin has done for India. When a statement like that comes from a veteran like Ponting, we inevitably tend to check the numbers and compare the records of the two players. (Also Read: Brian Lara more dangerous than Sachin Tendulkar - Ricky Ponting)

We decided to save you the trouble and make a statistical comparison between these two cricketing legends.

Test record
Record Sachin Tendulkar Brian Lara
Carrier Matches: 198
Runs: 15837
Average: 53.86
Hundreds: 51
Fifties: 67		 Matches: 131
Runs: 11953
Average: 52.88
Hundreds: 34
Fifties: 48
Hundreds in Test matches won 20 8
Hundreds in Test matches lost 11 13
In Tests won Matches: 70
Runs: 5862
Average: 62.36		 Matches: 32
Runs: 2929
Average: 61.02
In Tests lost Matches: 56
Runs: 4088
Average: 37.16		 Matches: 63
Runs: 5316
Average: 42.19
Fourth innings average Matches: 128
Runs: 1625
Hundreds: 3
Average: 36.93		 Matches: 52
Runs: 1440
Hundreds: 2
Average: 35.12
Best knock in fourth innings 136 vs Pakistan, Chennai, January 1999
Result: Pakistan won by 12 runs		 153* vs Australia, Bridgetown, March 1999
Result: West Indies won by 1 wicket
Batting record as Test captain Matches: 25
Runs: 2054
Hundreds: 7
Average: 51.35
HS: 217		 Matches: 47
Runs: 4685
Hundreds: 14
Average: 57.83
HS: 400*
Test captaincy record Played: 25
Won: 4
Lost: 9
Drawn: 12		 Played: 47
Won: 10
Lost: 26
Drawn: 11
High scores in Tests 248* vs Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2004
241* vs Australia, Sydney, 2004
217 vs New Zealand, Ahmedabad, 1999
214 vs Australia, Bangalore, 2010
203 vs Sri Lanka, Colombo, 2010		 400* vs England, St John's, 2004
375 vs England, St John's 1994
277 vs Australia, Sydney, 1993
226 vs Australia, Adelaide, 2005
221 vs Sri Lanka, Colombo, 2001
Man-of-the-Match awards in Tests 13 12
Home record (Tests) Matches: 92
Runs: 7132
Hundreds: 22
Average: 52.82
HS: 217		 Matches: 65
Runs: 6217
Hundreds: 17
Average: 58.65
HS: 400*
Away record (Tests) Matches: 106
Runs: 8705
Hundreds: 29
Average: 54.74
HS: 248*		 Matches: 66
Runs: 5736
Hundreds: 17
Average: 47.80
HS: 277
ODI record
Record Sachin Tendulkar Brian Lara
Carrier Matches: 463
Runs: 18426
Average: 44.83
Hundreds: 49
Fifties: 96
HS: 200*		 Matches: 299
Runs: 10405
Average: 40.48
Hundreds: 19
Fifties: 63
HS: 169
Hundreds in ODIs won 33 16
Hundreds in ODIs lost 14 3
In ODIs won Matches: 234
Runs: 11157
Average: 56.63		 Matches: 139
Runs: 6553
Average: 61.82
In ODIs lost Matches: 200
Runs: 6585
Average: 33.25		 Matches: 144
Runs: 3557
Average: 25.40
Batting record as ODI captain Matches: 73
Runs: 2454
Hundreds: 6
Average: 37.75
HS: 186* 		 Matches: 125
Runs: 3725
Hundreds: 5
Average: 35.81
HS: 156
ODI captaincy record Matches: 73
Won: 23
Lost: 43
Tied: 1
No result: 6		 Matches: 125
Won: 59
Lost: 59
Tied: 0
No result: 7
High scores in ODIs 200* vs South Africa, Gwalior, 2010
186* vs New Zealand, Hyderabad, 1999
175 vs Australia, Hyderabad, 2009
163* vs New Zealand, Christchurch, 2009
152 vs Namibia, Pietermaritzburg, 2003		 169 vs Sri Lanka, Sharjah, 1995
156 vs Pakistan, Adelaide, 2005
153 vs Pakistan, Sharjah, 1993
146* vs New Zealand, Port of Spain, 1996
139 vs Australia, Port of Spain, 1995
Home record (ODIs) Matches: 164
Runs: 6976
Hundreds: 20
Averge: 48.11
HS: 200*		 Matches: 91
Runs: 3224
Hundreds: 6
Averge: 44.16
HS: 146*
Away record (ODIs) Matches: 147
Runs: 5065
Hundreds: 12
Averge: 37.24
HS: 163*		 Matches: 94
Runs: 3212
Hundreds: 6
Averge: 37.78
HS: 117
Man-of-the-Match awards in ODIs 60 30

Verdict: Statistically speaking, it's almost impossible to separate these two world-class players. Both have been indispensable for their respective teams and their immense efforts have won their sides many crucial matches. For instance, in 1999, Lara single-handedly took West Indies to a thrilling victory over Australia in Bridgetown, while Tendulkar fell just short of achieving an identical feat for India against Pakistan in the same year in Chennai.

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