TBH, I think it's only in certain circles e.g. younger generation of posters on forums such as this
Having grown up watching IVA and Greg, I'd back those 2 against, say, Lara and Ponting most days of the week
Furthermore, I find it laughable when people criticise the likes of Hayden and Sehwag because those 2 didnt compete in the tougher conditions of the 70s and 80s and then have question marks about the 2 most dominant players from that very same era (apologies to Sunny - he was regarded as a great technician but behind the others and Barry Richards in his ability to dominate a match with strokeplay)