Sachin Tendulkar vs Brian Lara - Statistical Records
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 T...