Analysis of sachin vs lara


sachin and lara have been regarded as the best batsmen of the generation.however a deeper peek ensures how much better god has been.

between 1990 and 2002 brian lara played 157 innings and scored 7572 runs at an average of 48.2292(real average not discounting NO).

during the same period.god scored 8811 runs in 169 innings at an average of 52.13609.
god lead by 1239 runs and 12 innings..which lara would have never achieved.

comparing the years between 1993 to 2002,the period in which both had blossomed fully as well as the best bowlers of their time had come of age,
lara scored 7328 runs at an average of 49.1812 in 149 innings
god scored 7726 runs at an average of 55.985 in just 138 innings,at the same rate had god played equal number of innings,god would have got 1014 more runs!

between 2002-06...lara scored heavily,4381 runs in 75 innings at 58.4133,including 400*
during the same period,god scored a meagre 1779 runs in 46 innings at average of 38.6739 owing to tennis elbow...at the same rate god would have lagged by 1480 runs!

lara had 6064 runs excluing centuries at an average of 30.62 wheras god has 7062 runs at an average of 30.57(very little to separate)

the real deal is in foreign conditions,lara scored 5736 runs at an average of 47.4089 and except SL never had any 50 plus avg against any country in their land
god has 6999 runs(excluding bang) at an average of 48.2689 which includes 50 plus averages in both seam tracks of eng,aus and spin tracks of sri lanka

in short for 67.67% of lara s innings,god was better and for 63.35% of lara s total runs ,god was better...god has better 4th innings average,better foreign soil record and excels lara for 2/3 of the total career of lara....so it s easy to see god is>>lara