The GOATs- best teams and players from various generations. The players are ranked within the generation they played. Presenting the rankings for 5 generations starting from oldest to newest. For the last update date and full update schedule, refer to FAQs.
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Gen5
| Group | Sub-Group | SG_rank | Team (or Player) | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World_100 | Gen1 | 1 |
Graeme Hick (England)
|
2004-2008 | M-37 | R-1201 | A-36 | SR*-156 | avgCR-12.57 | CI*- na 13 na na 14 12 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 2 |
Andrew Symonds (Australia)
|
2003-2011 | M-67 | R-1680 | A-34 | SR*-147 | avgCR-10.20 | CI*- 6 11 na na 11 10 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 3 |
Ian Harvey (Australia)
|
2003-2009 | M-43 | R-1368 | A-35 | SR*-159 | avgCR-11.83 | CI*- 13 12 na na 9 15 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 4 |
Darren Maddy (England)
|
2003-2013 | M-91 | R-2379 | A-31 | SR*-130 | avgCR-8.84 | CI*- na 9 na na 9 9 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 5 |
Brad Hodge (Australia)
|
2003-2018 | M-216 | R-5932 | A-38 | SR*-132 | avgCR-9.35 | CI*- 7 10 na na 10 9 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 6 |
Virender Sehwag (India)
|
2003-2015 | M-110 | R-2814 | A-27 | SR*-155 | avgCR-11.60 | CI*- 12 11 na na 11 12 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 7 |
Matt Prior (England)
|
2003-2014 | M-67 | R-1643 | A-27 | SR*-148 | avgCR-9.08 | CI*- 10 9 na na 11 8 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 8 |
Ali Brown (England)
|
2003-2010 | M-79 | R-1758 | A-23 | SR*-150 | avgCR-8.68 | CI*- 6 9 na na 9 8 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 9 |
Jonathan Trott (England)
|
2003-2014 | M-69 | R-1947 | A-40 | SR*-117 | avgCR-8.49 | CI*- 4 9 na na 7 10 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 10 |
Mal Loye (England)
|
2003-2010 | M-42 | R-1246 | A-34 | SR*-132 | avgCR-10.05 | CI*- na 10 na na 11 9 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 11 |
Martin van Jaarsveld (South Africa)
|
2004-2012 | M-87 | R-1829 | A-27 | SR*-131 | avgCR-7.30 | CI*- 1 7 na na 9 6 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 12 |
Marcus Trescothick (England)
|
2004-2015 | M-84 | R-2180 | A-28 | SR*-153 | avgCR-10.90 | CI*- 12 10 na na 12 10 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 13 |
Mark Ramprakash (England)
|
2003-2010 | M-63 | R-1719 | A-32 | SR*-125 | avgCR-8.62 | CI*- 8 9 na na 9 8 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 14 |
HD Ackerman (South Africa)
|
2005-2009 | M-37 | R-1193 | A-37 | SR*-120 | avgCR-10.03 | CI*- na 10 na na 11 8 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 15 |
Adam Gilchrist (Australia)
|
2008-2013 | M-87 | R-2281 | A-27 | SR*-140 | avgCR-10.64 | CI*- 11 11 na na 8 13 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 16 |
David Hussey (Australia)
|
2004-2017 | M-192 | R-4282 | A-30 | SR*-133 | avgCR-7.88 | CI*- 6 9 na na 9 6 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 17 |
Michael Carberry (England)
|
2003-2017 | M-142 | R-3629 | A-31 | SR*-125 | avgCR-8.67 | CI*- 11 9 na na 9 8 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 18 |
Owais Shah (England)
|
2003-2015 | M-171 | R-4122 | A-33 | SR*-126 | avgCR-8.11 | CI*- 7 8 na na 9 7 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 19 |
Michael Lumb (England)
|
2003-2017 | M-175 | R-3923 | A-24 | SR*-139 | avgCR-8.28 | CI*- 12 8 na na 8 9 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 20 |
Matt Wood (England)
|
2004-2010 | M-50 | R-1324 | A-29 | SR*-131 | avgCR-8.47 | CI*- 13 7 na na 8 8 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 21 |
Stuart Law (Australia)
|
2003-2009 | M-51 | R-1197 | A-27 | SR*-135 | avgCR-8.24 | CI*- na 8 na na 9 7 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 22 |
Sourav Ganguly (India)
|
2005-2012 | M-74 | R-1683 | A-26 | SR*-107 | avgCR-7.07 | CI*- 11 6 na na 7 7 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 23 |
Azhar Mahmood (Pakistan)
|
2003-2016 | M-204 | R-3730 | A-26 | SR*-138 | avgCR-7.09 | CI*- 7 7 na na 8 6 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 24 |
David Sales (England)
|
2003-2014 | M-60 | R-1279 | A-29 | SR*-127 | avgCR-7.42 | CI*- na 7 na na 8 7 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 25 |
Dale Benkenstein (South Africa)
|
2005-2012 | M-80 | R-1412 | A-25 | SR*-129 | avgCR-6.33 | CI*- 7 6 na na 6 7 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 26 |
Jim Troughton (England)
|
2003-2012 | M-88 | R-1740 | A-24 | SR*-123 | avgCR-6.21 | CI*- na 6 na na 7 6 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 27 |
Will Jefferson (England)
|
2003-2011 | M-66 | R-1225 | A-21 | SR*-129 | avgCR-7.06 | CI*- na 7 na na 7 7 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 28 |
Neil Carter (South Africa)
|
2003-2012 | M-91 | R-1386 | A-17 | SR*-139 | avgCR-6.12 | CI*- na 6 na na 6 7 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 29 |
Chris Taylor (England)
|
2003-2011 | M-79 | R-1416 | A-23 | SR*-132 | avgCR-6.36 | CI*- 6 7 na na 7 6 na na |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 1 |
Suresh Raina (India)
|
2008-2021 | M-205 | R-5528 | A-33 | SR*-137 | avgCR-10.35 | CI*- 9 11 na na 11 10 na na |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 2 |
Ryan ten Doeschate (Netherlands)
|
2003-2021 | M-299 | R-5935 | A-30 | SR*-136 | avgCR-7.28 | CI*- 7 7 na na 9 6 na na |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 3 |
Michael Hussey (Australia)
|
2003-2016 | M-105 | R-3287 | A-38 | SR*-123 | avgCR-10.85 | CI*- 11 11 na na 12 9 na na |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 4 |
Gautam Gambhir (India)
|
2008-2018 | M-154 | R-4217 | A-31 | SR*-124 | avgCR-9.72 | CI*- 10 9 na na 10 10 na na |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 5 |
Luke Wright (England)
|
2004-2022 | M-276 | R-7399 | A-31 | SR*-143 | avgCR-9.91 | CI*- 9 11 na na 10 10 na na |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 6 |
Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
|
2006-2019 | M-272 | R-7215 | A-29 | SR*-138 | avgCR-10.12 | CI*- 9 10 na na 10 10 na na |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 7 |
Shaun Marsh (Australia)
|
2008-2024 | M-173 | R-5896 | A-40 | SR*-130 | avgCR-11.61 | CI*- 12 11 na na 11 12 na na |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 8 |
Ross Taylor (New Zealand)
|
2006-2023 | M-178 | R-4252 | A-33 | SR*-133 | avgCR-8.92 | CI*- 9 9 na na 11 8 na na |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 9 |
Jesse Ryder (New Zealand)
|
2006-2018 | M-126 | R-3003 | A-26 | SR*-148 | avgCR-9.66 | CI*- 8 10 na na 11 8 na na |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 10 |
Yusuf Pathan (India)
|
2008-2019 | M-174 | R-3204 | A-29 | SR*-143 | avgCR-8.08 | CI*- 7 9 na na 7 9 na na |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 11 |
Kevin Pietersen (England)
|
2003-2018 | M-143 | R-3765 | A-31 | SR*-134 | avgCR-9.11 | CI*- 9 9 na na 9 9 na na |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 12 |
Darren Stevens (England)
|
2003-2022 | M-220 | R-4041 | A-26 | SR*-137 | avgCR-7.11 | CI*- 2 7 na na 8 6 na na |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 13 |
Dwayne Smith (West Indies)
|
2008-2019 | M-255 | R-6287 | A-28 | SR*-128 | avgCR-9.10 | CI*- 8 10 na na 9 9 na na |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 14 |
Cameron White (Australia)
|
2006-2020 | M-160 | R-3774 | A-31 | SR*-126 | avgCR-8.09 | CI*- 6 9 na na 9 7 na na |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 15 |
Chris Nash (England)
|
2006-2020 | M-161 | R-3584 | A-27 | SR*-128 | avgCR-7.93 | CI*- 8 8 na na 8 8 na na |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 16 |
Robin Uthappa (India)
|
2008-2022 | M-205 | R-4952 | A-28 | SR*-130 | avgCR-9.14 | CI*- 10 9 na na 9 9 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 1 |
Chris Gayle (West Indies)
|
2009-2022 | M-335 | R-10875 | A-37 | SR*-144 | avgCR-13.28 | CI*- 15 13 na na 13 14 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 2 |
AB de Villiers (South Africa)
|
2008-2021 | M-236 | R-6962 | A-41 | SR*-153 | avgCR-12.28 | CI*- 13 12 na na 14 10 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 3 |
Virat Kohli (India)
|
2008-2025 | M-267 | R-8661 | A-40 | SR*-133 | avgCR-11.96 | CI*- 13 12 na na 13 11 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 4 |
David Warner (Australia)
|
2009-2026 | M-285 | R-9478 | A-38 | SR*-139 | avgCR-12.79 | CI*- 13 13 na na 13 12 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 5 |
Alex Hales (England)
|
2009-2026 | M-447 | R-12279 | A-30 | SR*-146 | avgCR-10.72 | CI*- 8 11 na na 11 11 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 6 |
KL Rahul (India)
|
2013-2025 | M-145 | R-5222 | A-46 | SR*-136 | avgCR-14.10 | CI*- 12 15 na na 13 16 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 7 |
James Vince (England)
|
2010-2026 | M-438 | R-12455 | A-33 | SR*-137 | avgCR-10.32 | CI*- 11 10 na na 11 11 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 8 |
Jos Buttler (England)
|
2010-2026 | M-323 | R-9512 | A-36 | SR*-146 | avgCR-11.26 | CI*- 10 12 na na 12 11 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 9 |
Aaron Finch (Australia)
|
2010-2024 | M-263 | R-7650 | A-33 | SR*-137 | avgCR-10.71 | CI*- 11 11 na na 11 11 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 10 |
Kieron Pollard (West Indies)
|
2010-2026 | M-543 | R-10873 | A-32 | SR*-151 | avgCR-8.90 | CI*- 9 9 na na 9 9 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 11 |
Faf du Plessis (South Africa)
|
2008-2026 | M-331 | R-9692 | A-34 | SR*-140 | avgCR-10.82 | CI*- 10 11 na na 12 11 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 12 |
Chris Lynn (Australia)
|
2011-2026 | M-280 | R-8326 | A-34 | SR*-145 | avgCR-11.49 | CI*- 12 11 na na 12 11 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 13 |
Shikhar Dhawan (India)
|
2008-2024 | M-222 | R-6769 | A-35 | SR*-127 | avgCR-10.82 | CI*- 10 11 na na 11 11 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 14 |
Rohit Sharma (India)
|
2008-2025 | M-272 | R-7046 | A-30 | SR*-132 | avgCR-9.88 | CI*- 10 10 na na 10 9 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 15 |
Shane Watson (Australia)
|
2004-2020 | M-264 | R-6927 | A-30 | SR*-137 | avgCR-9.95 | CI*- 8 11 na na 10 10 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 16 |
Andre Russell (West Indies)
|
2012-2026 | M-446 | R-7740 | A-27 | SR*-168 | avgCR-8.72 | CI*- 10 8 na na 9 8 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 17 |
Glenn Maxwell (Australia)
|
2011-2026 | M-359 | R-7887 | A-28 | SR*-154 | avgCR-9.64 | CI*- 11 9 na na 11 9 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 18 |
Colin Munro (New Zealand)
|
2010-2026 | M-376 | R-9729 | A-30 | SR*-140 | avgCR-9.61 | CI*- 10 9 na na 11 9 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 19 |
MS Dhoni (India)
|
2008-2025 | M-278 | R-5439 | A-38 | SR*-137 | avgCR-8.60 | CI*- 8 9 na na 9 8 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 20 |
Suryakumar Yadav (India)
|
2012-2025 | M-166 | R-4311 | A-35 | SR*-149 | avgCR-11.05 | CI*- 12 10 na na 11 11 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 21 |
Ravi Bopara (England)
|
2003-2025 | M-435 | R-8697 | A-28 | SR*-124 | avgCR-7.09 | CI*- 7 7 na na 8 7 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 22 |
Jason Roy (England)
|
2008-2026 | M-349 | R-8989 | A-28 | SR*-140 | avgCR-9.43 | CI*- 11 9 na na 10 9 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 23 |
Luke Ronchi (New Zealand)
|
2008-2020 | M-127 | R-3064 | A-28 | SR*-160 | avgCR-10.61 | CI*- 7 12 na na 11 10 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 24 |
Ajinkya Rahane (India)
|
2008-2025 | M-198 | R-5032 | A-30 | SR*-125 | avgCR-9.32 | CI*- 10 9 na na 10 9 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 25 |
Lendl Simmons (West Indies)
|
2013-2022 | M-167 | R-4918 | A-32 | SR*-121 | avgCR-10.12 | CI*- 9 11 na na 11 9 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 26 |
Dawid Malan (England)
|
2006-2026 | M-322 | R-8565 | A-32 | SR*-130 | avgCR-9.25 | CI*- 11 9 na na 10 9 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 27 |
Joe Denly (England)
|
2004-2025 | M-281 | R-6864 | A-28 | SR*-124 | avgCR-8.22 | CI*- 5 8 na na 9 8 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 28 |
David Miller (South Africa)
|
2011-2026 | M-322 | R-6664 | A-33 | SR*-137 | avgCR-8.45 | CI*- 8 9 na na 8 9 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 29 |
Dinesh Karthik (India)
|
2008-2025 | M-271 | R-4992 | A-26 | SR*-135 | avgCR-7.68 | CI*- 9 7 na na 9 7 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 30 |
Samit Patel (England)
|
2003-2025 | M-395 | R-6495 | A-25 | SR*-126 | avgCR-5.95 | CI*- 5 6 na na 7 6 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 1 |
Will Jacks (England)
|
2018-2025 | M-210 | R-5661 | A-30 | SR*-157 | avgCR-10.99 | CI*- 9 12 na na 12 10 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 2 |
Devon Conway (New Zealand)
|
2017-2026 | M-120 | R-4144 | A-45 | SR*-135 | avgCR-12.20 | CI*- 11 13 na na 13 12 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 3 |
Ruturaj Gaikwad (India)
|
2020-2025 | M-71 | R-2502 | A-40 | SR*-137 | avgCR-13.56 | CI*- 16 13 na na 16 12 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 4 |
Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies)
|
2016-2025 | M-231 | R-4807 | A-29 | SR*-147 | avgCR-8.83 | CI*- 8 9 na na 9 9 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 5 |
Nicholas Pooran (West Indies)
|
2013-2026 | M-331 | R-8055 | A-32 | SR*-152 | avgCR-10.55 | CI*- 9 11 na na 10 11 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 6 |
Matthew Short (Australia)
|
2014-2026 | M-129 | R-3329 | A-28 | SR*-146 | avgCR-10.24 | CI*- 12 9 na na 9 12 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 7 |
Abhishek Sharma (India)
|
2018-2025 | M-77 | R-1816 | A-27 | SR*-163 | avgCR-11.51 | CI*- 13 11 na na 10 13 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 8 |
Quinton de Kock (South Africa)
|
2013-2026 | M-247 | R-6835 | A-31 | SR*-138 | avgCR-10.58 | CI*- 10 11 na na 11 11 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 9 |
Phil Salt (England)
|
2016-2026 | M-272 | R-6595 | A-27 | SR*-152 | avgCR-10.29 | CI*- 12 10 na na 10 11 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 10 |
Liam Livingstone (England)
|
2015-2026 | M-278 | R-6670 | A-28 | SR*-144 | avgCR-9.55 | CI*- 10 9 na na 9 10 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 11 |
Rilee Rossouw (South Africa)
|
2012-2026 | M-287 | R-6752 | A-28 | SR*-146 | avgCR-9.47 | CI*- 12 9 na na 9 10 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 12 |
Rovman Powell (West Indies)
|
2016-2026 | M-211 | R-3683 | A-25 | SR*-140 | avgCR-7.22 | CI*- 9 7 na na 9 6 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 1 |
Finn Allen (New Zealand)
|
2017-2026 | M-120 | R-3596 | A-32 | SR*-179 | avgCR-13.36 | CI*- 14 13 na na 13 14 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 2 |
Yashasvi Jaiswal (India)
|
2020-2025 | M-67 | R-2166 | A-34 | SR*-153 | avgCR-13.90 | CI*- 17 13 na na 12 16 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 3 |
Tim David (Australia)
|
2018-2025 | M-245 | R-4540 | A-29 | SR*-160 | avgCR-8.58 | CI*- 9 8 na na 9 8 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 4 |
Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa)
|
2018-2026 | M-144 | R-3548 | A-32 | SR*-157 | avgCR-10.56 | CI*- 13 10 na na 13 8 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 5 |
Tom Banton (England)
|
2017-2026 | M-182 | R-4620 | A-28 | SR*-142 | avgCR-9.63 | CI*- 10 10 na na 11 9 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 6 |
Will Smeed (England)
|
2020-2025 | M-133 | R-3462 | A-27 | SR*-149 | avgCR-10.28 | CI*- 13 9 na na 11 10 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 7 |
Ryan Rickelton (South Africa)
|
2018-2026 | M-70 | R-2262 | A-36 | SR*-150 | avgCR-11.78 | CI*- 13 12 na na 13 11 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 8 |
Jordan Cox (England)
|
2019-2026 | M-169 | R-3846 | A-31 | SR*-140 | avgCR-8.88 | CI*- 10 9 na na 10 8 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 9 |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan)
|
2019-2026 | M-131 | R-2938 | A-23 | SR*-149 | avgCR-9.33 | CI*- 10 9 na na 9 10 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 10 |
Shai Hope (West Indies)
|
2015-2026 | M-142 | R-3860 | A-31 | SR*-128 | avgCR-9.06 | CI*- 10 9 na na 9 10 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 11 |
Michael Pepper (England)
|
2018-2026 | M-126 | R-2888 | A-26 | SR*-149 | avgCR-9.32 | CI*- 7 10 na na 9 10 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 12 |
Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies)
|
2018-2026 | M-192 | R-3452 | A-26 | SR*-138 | avgCR-7.54 | CI*- 7 8 na na 9 7 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 13 |
Leus du Plooy (England)
|
2019-2026 | M-164 | R-3579 | A-29 | SR*-138 | avgCR-8.20 | CI*- 9 8 na na 9 8 na na |