Sachin Vs Ponting. Who is the Best??

Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting are two different batsmen with different qualities. Both are considered among the best players the world has ever seen. Sachin ruled the world of cricket during the 90s and Ricky Ponting rules in the current decade. Sachin holds the records for the most number of runs and hundreds in one day international. He also hold the record for the most hundreds in test matches and is about to become the leading run getter in test, surpassing Brian Lara's record. However his one day record will be there intact for a long time and it is a tough nut to crack. But as far as his test records are considered, those wont last for more than 2 years as Ricky Ponting is fastly catching up. He is only 3 centuries behind sachin and also around 1500 runs behind. Ricky is one and a half year younger than Sachin and also appears to be more fitter than the latter. Ricky also has a healthy average of around 58, much better than Sachin's average of around 54. Both the players has nothing left to prove about their capabilities.
The debate is about who is the best batsmen. Many says that Sachin is next to Don Bradman and the best batsmen of the current generation, even though his performance during the last 5 years never justify that fact. Currently he is a pale shadow of his former self. He also draws a lot of criticism for failing under pressure situations, his low averages in the second innings etc.
Ponting on the other hand, started his career 6 years after Sachin made his debut. He had a slow but steady start to his career and gradually evolved to become one of the best batsman the world has ever seen. He has been scoring damn consistently over the last 8 years and has also tasted huge success in leading his country. Ponting himself acknowledges Sachin as the best batsmen, but I doubt so. There are many others who considers Ricky Ponting ahead of Sachin.

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