At first there were three and now there’s only one. For around a decade Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting were the dominant batsmen in world cricket but following the Australian’s retirement announcement the Indian maestro will now stand alone.u00a0While Tendulkar might still be upright he’s no longer dominating attacks. It’ll be interesting to see if Ponting’s announcement has any affect on Tendulkar’s future.

Sachin Tendulkar during the 2012 Adelaide Test against Australia