l know this has been asked but the other asker missed important players..
Ponting
Sachin
Mohammad Yousaf

Sachin - Evergreen
Ponting - Commander
Mohammed Youssef - He made a big mistake by playing ICL matches, otherwise he was in the line of Sachin and Ponting.

Ricky is a good batsman but not legend. His hook shots are very good.
Good and aggressive captain. He should have to behave properly to gain more respect.

Sachin is a legend. he is soft spoken. His straight drive is a delight to watch. After 19 years he is still hungry for run. He is a poor captain. respected world over.

Mohd Yousaf is the most stylish of the three. He has made a mistake by joining ICL. He too is a good player.

ponting: selfish reason : because he let his team lose so that he can not miss a test match

sachin: the best batsman in the world

mohommad yousaf: no honour : converted to muslim just be the captain but that was also denied to him ::::: dirty pakistani politics:::::

Of late Ponting has lost his glitter and is unable to take defeat magnanimously nor he is doing enough to gel the team. Time and again l have been stating that there is severe structural cracks in the team and his uncalled for comments about Symmonds justifies it.
Sachin a graceful maestro of the willow, is becoming the elder statesman of the Indian team.
Md. Yousuf is a truly great player. We miss him.

Ponting, is a world class leader
Sachin is a world class batsman
They both are different, both excellent in their own work.

Ponting: Good captain but not the best (best is dhoni)
Sachin: Truly a legend, The most consistent performer, Indian team should be proud to have such a great player
M.Yousuf: The most stylish batsman in cricket, Excellent timing and shot selection is superb, PCB should allow him to play for Pakistan

Ponting is a great player because he uses his mouth and manoeuvres too while playing for winning a match.
Sachin is a great player because he merely playes and does not use his mouth and the dirty tactics
Mohammad Yousaf has not so far shown that he is bad. Only his board does not like him.

Ponting - sucker
Sachin - The best batsman ever in the world cricket
Mohammand Yousuf - Great player victim of team politics

These three are great players! you cannot compete with each other!

3 Great Players.

l would rank Sachin Tendulkar at the Top & Ponting & Yousuf just behind.

Tendulkar is the best player of this generation, because he has mastered both forms of the game. He is such a stylish player, he is a match-winner & he is done so much for Indian cricket.

Ponting is a classic player & one of the best of this generation, he is scored runs everywhere now (100 in India proves he can play spin) an amazing captain, a class batsmen, but his failure to score against the world class bowlers do put him down.

Mohammed Yousuf is the best Pakistani batsmen ever, when in form he makes runs like a machine. His lack of foot-work can put him in trouble at times.

Sachin>ponting>mohammed yousuf

all are gr8 players. but sachin is the best.. ponting who will be a world record holder in batting.. and yousuf who recently join ICL is also a record maker

Ponting - The best in the business. Already a living legend. Also has great captaincy record. l cant say enough about him. He is too good.

Sachin - The little master with class.

Mohammad Yousaf - He was an underrated player but then he went for the money in ICL rather than playing for his country. So, he has lost a lot of respect like Shane Bond.

Ricky Ponting – has fake plastic hair and was mean to Dizzy.
Sachin Tendulkar – three inches shorter than Keira Knightley.
Mohammad Yousuf – The best the ICL can get.