Stats don't lie: Sachin Tendulkar or Brian Lara - Who is the greatest?

#3 Batting average

This metric is well known and it is a very good indicator of how consistent a batsman is. Since both these batsmen had long careers, taking a look at their respective average's will tell us a great deal about their level of consistency.

Sachin flicking the ball

Sachin ended his career with a batting average of 53.78 while Lara had a batting average of 52.88.

Again, there is very little to choose from. Sachin marginally outscores Lara on this metric.