Brian Lara vs Sachin Tendulkar

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	Brian Lara	Sachin Tendulkar
	Currently 4.11/5 Rating: 4.1/5 (132 votes)	Currently 4.36/5 1 2 3 4 5 Rating: 4.4/5 (195 votes)
Place of Birth:	Santa Cruz, Trinidad	Mumbai (Bombay), India
Height:	5 ft 8 in	5 ft 5 in
Test Debut:	6 December 1990; (v Pakistan)	15 November 1989; (v Pakistan)
ODI Debut:	9 November 1990; (v Pakistan)	18 December 1989; (v Pakistan)
ODI Shirt Number:	9	10
Domestic Team:	Prev. Trinidad and Tobago, Warwickshire, Transvaal	Mumbai (prev. Yorkshire)
Test Matches:	131	166
Test Innings:	232	271
Test Runs:	11953	13447
Test Not Outs:	6	29
Highest score (Tests):	400 not out	248 not out
Batting Average (Tests):	52.88	55.56
Test Centuries:	34	47
Test 50s:	48	54
ODI Matches:	299	442
ODI Innings:	289	431
ODI Runs:	10405	17598
ODI Not Outs:	32	41
Highest score (ODI):	169	200 not out
Batting Average (ODI):	40.48	44.29
ODI Centuries:	19	46
ODI 50s:	63	93
Full Name:	Brian Charles Lara	Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Country:	West Indies	India
Sport:	Cricket	Cricket
Batting style:	Left handed	Right handed
Strike rate in ODI:	79.51	86.26
Bowling style:	Right-arm leg-break	Right-arm leg break/off break/medium
Role:	Batsman	Batsman, part-time bowler
Date of Birth:	May 2, 1969	April 24, 1973