On being asked to reveal his pick among Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis and Kumar Sangakkara, former Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf picked Tendulkar as number one. Yousuf further ranked Lara as second, Ponting third, Kallis fourth and Sangakkara fifth. He also named Tendulkar and Lara as his two favourite cricketers in the world.