Mumbai: Sachin Tendulkar is among the three greats to have emerged as the leading contenders for ESPNcricinfo's Cricketer of the Generation award, even as the Indian's longtime fierce rival from the West Indies Brian Lara missed out on a place in the final three.


Sachin Tendulkar 

Australian spin legend Shane Warne and the recently-retired South African great Jacques Kallis are the other two cricketers to feature in the final list. The award, to be presented here tomorrow, will honour the most outstanding cricketer between the years 1993 and 2013.