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🏏Sachin Tendulkar vs Ricky Ponting

Head to head · Cricket

Sachin Tendulkar
#2

Sachin Tendulkar

India · 1989-2013

VS
Ricky Ponting
#9

Ricky Ponting

Australia · 1995-2012

Stat by stat

100 International 100s 71
15,921 Test runs 13,378
18,426 ODI runs 13,704

Bars are scaled to the leader in this list.

The verdict

Sachin Tendulkar leads 3 of 3 categories. Our all-time ranking places Sachin Tendulkar at #2 and Ricky Ponting at #9.

Head-to-head FAQ

Who leads more shared metrics?
Sachin Tendulkar leads 3 of 3 shared teaching metrics on this page.
How do the published ranks compare?
Sachin Tendulkar is ranked #2; Ricky Ponting is ranked #9 in this sport’s GOAT list.
Are these live stats?
No — bars and FAQ answers are editorial, scaled teaching marks. Open the GOAT lab to rescale your own selection.

The case for Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar is the most prolific run-scorer the game has known. Across a 24-year international career he amassed 34,357 runs, 15,921 in Tests and 18,426 in ODIs, both records, and scored 100 international centuries, a milestone no one else has reached. He played 200 Tests and 463 ODIs, carrying the expectations of a cricket-obsessed nation from the age of sixteen. He finished his ODI career holding the first men's ODI double century, 200 not out against South Africa in 2010. Tendulkar's technique was near-flawless against pace and spin alike, and his straight drive became an emblem of orthodox batting. He finally won the World Cup at home in 2011, in his sixth attempt, on a wave of national emotion. For sheer weight of runs and longevity at the top, he is without peer.

The case for Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting was the driving force of the most dominant team of the modern era and one of Test cricket's heaviest scorers. He amassed 13,378 Test runs with 41 centuries and 13,704 ODI runs, second only to Tendulkar in both. A brilliant puller and cutter with fast hands, he anchored Australia's batting for over a decade. As captain he won 48 of his 77 Tests and lifted two of his three World Cup titles, in 2003 and 2007, leading a side that went undefeated across those tournaments. His unbeaten 140 in the 2003 World Cup final against India was a masterclass in one-day batting. Ponting's fierce competitiveness and outstanding fielding at silly point and in the covers made him the embodiment of Australian cricket's golden generation, and his combined run tally across formats ranks among the very highest ever.

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