Abt the future I dont know but I can declare with out any hesitation that Ricky ponting wont be able to move past sachin. I can assure each & every one of u that sachin is a fighter & he is going to be the best till the day he decided to hang his boot(that wont happen for the next 8-10 yrs).Although we keep hearing by so called specialist that sachin is no more the player he was say 5 years back but I dont have any doubt that he is that sort of player who likes to prove his critics wrong by re inventing him self. So all u people who feel that ricky ponting is going to overcome him just wait & watch because u will realise very soon that the idea of any one moving ahead of sachin is a fantasy rather then a reality.