Admire the greats at the Farewell Cup
Ricky Ponting, in his column in The Australian , rates the modern greats who will probably be playing their final World Cup .
Perhaps this tournament should be rebadged the Farewell Cup, for it also is the final crack at limited-overs cricket's ultimate prize for Lara, Tendulkar and Pollock. West Indies captain Lara and India star Tendulkar are the two best batsmen I have played against. I have rated Sachin slightly ahead because technically I thought he was a bit tighter, but Lara on his day is probably more damaging.
Peter English is former Australasia editor of ESPNcricinfo