Here is the all important stat.

The stats of Sachin and Lara against Ponting Captained Australia:

Brian Lara
Bat1 Bat2 Runs BF SR 4s 6s Opposition Ground Start Date

36

41

59

69.49

v Australia

Sydney

14 Oct 2005 3 Nov 2005 17 Nov 2005 25 Nov 2005

Test # 1768 Test # 1769 Test # 1771 Test # 1773

30

14

44

122

36.06

v Australia

Brisbane

13

45

58

165

35.15

v Australia

Hobart

226

17

243

325

74.76

23

v Australia

Adelaide

Mat
unfiltered filtered 131 4

Inns
232 8

NO
6 0

Runs
11953 386

HS
400* 226

Ave
52.88

BF
19753 671

SR
60.51 57.52

100 50
34 1 48 0

0
17 0

4s
1559 42

6s
88 1 Profile

48.25

Australia won all 4 matches by damn big margin.Yes,even the adelaide match where Lara scored a double!! Aus 4-0 WI and ponting and others thinks Lara has taken the game away from his team and won matches.ROFL!!! Sachin Tendulkar
Bat1 Bat2 Runs BF SR 4s 6s Opposition Ground Start Date

55

60

118

50.84

v Australia

Mumbai

3 Nov 2004 26 Dec 2007 2 Jan 2008 16 Jan 2008 24 Jan 2008 9 Oct 2008

Test # 1720 Test # 1855 Test # 1857 Test # 1862 Test # 1863 Test # 1887

62

15

77

98

78.57

v Australia

Melbourne

154*

12

166

259

64.09

17

v Australia

Sydney

71

13

84

153

54.90

11

v Australia

Perth

153

13

166

241

68.87

14

v Australia

Adelaide

13

49

62

144

43.05

v Australia

Bangalore

1887 88 10* 98 123 79.67 11 0 v Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008 29 Oct 2008 6 Nov 2008 1 Oct 2010 9 Oct 2010 Test # 1889 Test # 1891 Test # 1892 Test # 1972 Test # 1973

68

47

115

246

46.74

15

v Australia

Delhi

109

12

121

243

49.79

13

v Australia

Nagpur

98

38

136

253

53.75

18

v Australia

Mohali

214

53*

267

440

60.68

27

v Australia

Bangalore

Span Mat
unfiltered filtered 19892013 20042010 198 11

Inns
327 22

NO
33 3

Runs
15837 1352

HS
248* 214

Ave
53.86

BF
29295+ 2318

SR
54.02* 58.32

100 50
51 4 67 7

0
14 0

4s
2044+ 147

6s
69 10 Profile

71.15

Ind 6-2 Aus Drawn:3 Quite clearly shit argument from ponting and others Guess Tendulkar was the one who pulled out the masterstroke(as usual) dropping ponting at MI which won them games too and the title most importantly Average,Strike rate,Centuries,Fifties there is only one winner here.