Sachin is well ahead of any other batsmen in terms of endurance and consistency. However, Lara will be the best batsman to score runs in crucial circumstances. Laxman comes close (when the match is against Australia), but Tendulkar will be well behind in such scenarios. This is why Tendulkar has team 2nd innigs average (3rd or 4th innings of match) in lower 40's (3rd innings) or upper 30s (4th innings) while Lara and Laxman has much better averages (lower 50s or upper 40s) in the 2nd innings of the team.
In ODI cricket, Tendulkar will be well ahead of Lara.
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