Comparing the three greats I feel Gavaskar is the greatest because he faced the best bowling attacks ever (against West Indies & Australia). Lara is the greatest player of the current era because without him West Indies looks a different side. Now a days I feel Dravid is performing better and is more dependable than Sachin. Let's all hope Sachin comes out of this bad patch ... Sarin
Ponting Not there yet
by cooler on Dec 03, 2006 03:59 PM Permalink
IMHO Ponting is not there yet for simple fact that he is yet to show is class against the worlds best spiners likes Of Murlis. And Remember Sachin and Lara have scored most of thier runs against the best bowling attacks of the likes Wals,Waqar,Wasim etc.
Although Ponting has been scoring bulk or runs he is far away from being in the race of Best Bastmen.
Also its not right to compare Lara and Sachin with Ponting with their present form , because Ponting is at the Peek of his carrier which Lara and Sachin have already passed.
So for me competition is really between Lara and Sachin , and as far as Test cricket concerned Lara is slightly ahead of the Sachin. And Sachin is well ahead of anybody else out there in One Day Cricket
