I think in last 2 years Sachin has made up for that lean patch... And What about your Rahul Dravid's 2 year long lean patch
In last two years, Sachin has scored 2068 runs at an avg of 71 with 9 centuries and 2 half centuries in just 20 matches. While dravid scored 1300 runs in 18 matches at an avg of 46 with just 4 hundreds.
Talking about lean patch, Sachin never really had a ridiculously long lean patch. Only in 2006 he was below par, scored at an avg of 25 in 8 matches and that too was when he was suffering from tennis elbow.
Before that it was 2003 where he just played 5 test matches and scored @ 17.
Now lets talk about dravid's lean patches.
2007, 10 matches @ 38
2008, 15 matches @ 31
2010 6 matche@ 36
Total centuries in last 4 years ?? 6
Sachin has scored 13 centuries in that period with 5 in this year alone.
Now if you gonna give argument that dravid performs better in matches won?
he avg 66.3 while sachin avg 66.53. So its neck and neck here.
In the matches india lost, he scored at paltry avg 26 while sachin managed at 36.
so yeah, Dravid is a great player but don't even think about comparing him to Sachin or upsetting about the fact that we are expecting Sachin to win this match whereas your Dravid has departed early in the innings.