I am a great fan of Sachin - i mean the attacking Sachin. i hear so many comparisons of sachin with lara, gavaskar, ponting ...... etc. Let me add a different view to each.
Sachin and Gavaskar - Abs no comparision, Sachin is a team man. Who can talk about a man who selfishly played 60 overs and score 36 while chasing more than 300, that too in a world cup!
Sachin and Lara - When Lara plays he is under no pressure at all, no one in the west indies wants lara to win, they just want to see him bat
Sachin and Ponting - When ponting comes out to bat, he knows even if he fails they have hussey, symonds, clarke, etc who can single handedly win matches - thats not the case with sachin.
So the truth is Sachin is a demi god and only he knows what pressure means when he comes out to bat. so sachin undoubtedly is the best. he will be back at his attacking best in the world cup for sure.