A comparison of Sachin Tendulkar with Brian Lara

 
Last year, a news appeared in which the former Australian captain has reportedly said: "Sachin and Lara were the two stand-out batsmen for me. Lara won more games for his team than Sachin probably has. I'd lose more sleep as captain knowing Lara was coming in to bat next day than I would with Sachin,".

There must be some basis behind Ponting comparing Sachin with Lara - both legends in their own right.
So, lets have a look at the career graph of both of them  briefly.