the thread seems to be compiled to highlight Sangakkara... so lets highlight Sachin now :lol
unfortunately the following stats have not been mentioned in first post....
v Australia
Sachin: 55.00
Sanga: 43.90
v England
Sachin: 51.73
Sanga: 40.20
v India Sanga: 57.13
v Sri Lanka Sachin: 60.45
in England
Sachin: 54.31
Sanga: 41.04
in South Africa
Sachin: 46.44
Sanga: 35.75
in India
Sachin: 52.67
Sanga: 36.50
in Sri Lanka
Sachin: 67.94
Sanga: 63.61
in West Indies
Sachin: 47.69
Sanga: 34.00
Sachin averages above 40 in all test playing nations while Sangakkara averages below 40 in 3 test nations - India, SA, WI....
Sachin at home: 52.67
Sachin at away: 54.74
Sanga at home: 63.61
Sanga at away: 53.10
this explains Sachin is consistent in any condition while Sanga favors home turfs.....
above all how could we forget that Sachin played 275 innings (83%) out of his total of 329 at No.4, while Sanga enjoyed batting one step higher at No.3 on 196 innings (89%) out of his total of 219...