Who after Sachin and Lara???

'TEST CRICKET'

We are unfortunately close to the end of the great Sachin-Lara era, and its time to look forward to the next contemporary great. And, there are quite a few contenders too although they might not match up to the greatness of Lara and Tendulkar.

The race...(Upto Aus-Eng 2nd Test, End of Day 3)

TOP 5 (Runs)

	Matches	Runs	Average	Tons
R Ponting	107*	9190	58.96	33
R Dravid	104	9049	58.75	23
Inzamam-ul-Haq	116	8615	50.38	25
J Kallis	102	8033	55.78	24
J Langer	102*	7579	54.07	23

TOP 5 (Average)

	Matches	Runs	Average	Tons
R Ponting	107*	9190	58.96	33
R Dravid	104	9049	58.75	23
M Yousuf	73	6402	56.65	19
J Kallis	102	8033	55.78	24
M Hayden	86*	7396	52.45	26

So, from the above stats, its pretty obvious that R Ponting is winning the race.
In todays morning commentary, I heard them(Channel 9 commentary team) calling Ponting the 'Bradman of the Modern Era'..I am not pretty sure of that!