Well, dear brothers and sisters- Its a known fact that all the players discussed are greats without doubt. However, when it comes to winning matches or turning matches on their head, there is no doubt that Lara, Ponting, Inzamam, Aravinda de Silva are far far far ahead of Tendulkar and Gavaskar. Its not how many matches in which India has won and Tendulkar has hit a century that matters. Its how many matches he has turned around. That is the touchstone for a great batsman.