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.
Gen1
Gen2
Gen3
Gen4
Gen5
| Group | Sub-Group | SG_rank | Team (or Player) | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
Sarfraz Nawaz (Pakistan)
|
1973-1984 | M-45 | W-63 | A-23 | SR-38 | ER-3.6 | avgCR-11.86 | CI*- 10 13 9 13 13 11 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
Mudassar Nazar (Pakistan)
|
1977-1989 | M-122 | W-111 | A-31 | SR-44 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-7.31 | CI*- 7 7 6 9 7 7 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 5 |
Sikander Bakht (Pakistan)
|
1977-1989 | M-27 | W-33 | A-26 | SR-39 | ER-4.1 | avgCR-9.72 | CI*- 6 11 6 11 11 8 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Aaqib Javed (Pakistan)
|
1988-1998 | M-163 | W-182 | A-31 | SR-44 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-8.91 | CI*- 8 9 9 9 8 10 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
1984-2003 | M-356 | W-502 | A-24 | SR-36 | ER-3.9 | avgCR-11.58 | CI*- 8 12 10 13 12 12 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
|
1989-2003 | M-262 | W-416 | A-24 | SR-30 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-11.95 | CI*- 10 12 12 13 12 12 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan)
|
1998-2011 | M-163 | W-247 | A-25 | SR-31 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-12.09 | CI*- 11 12 12 14 13 12 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan)
|
1996-2011 | M-265 | W-269 | A-32 | SR-41 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-7.92 | CI*- 5 8 7 9 8 8 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 8 |
Shahid Nazir (Pakistan)
|
1996-2000 | M-17 | W-19 | A-34 | SR-43 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-8.86 | CI*- 9 9 8 13 7 13 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Umar Gul (Pakistan)
|
2003-2016 | M-130 | W-179 | A-29 | SR-34 | ER-5.2 | avgCR-10.37 | CI*- 8 11 10 11 11 11 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Naved-ul-Hasan (Pakistan)
|
2003-2010 | M-74 | W-110 | A-29 | SR-32 | ER-5.6 | avgCR-11.61 | CI*- 12 11 13 11 13 10 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)
|
2018-2025 | M-71 | W-135 | A-25 | SR-27 | ER-5.6 | avgCR-15.96 | CI*- 10 19 14 19 18 14 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Hasan Ali (Pakistan)
|
2016-2025 | M-68 | W-102 | A-31 | SR-32 | ER-5.8 | avgCR-13.12 | CI*- 5 14 11 15 18 9 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Haris Rauf (Pakistan)
|
2020-2025 | M-54 | W-97 | A-26 | SR-27 | ER-5.9 | avgCR-13.44 | CI*- 11 15 13 17 14 12 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Mohammad Amir (Pakistan)
|
2009-2019 | M-61 | W-81 | A-30 | SR-37 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-12.13 | CI*- 12 12 8 15 15 10 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Allan Donald (South Africa)
|
1991-2003 | M-164 | W-272 | A-22 | SR-31 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-13.22 | CI*- 9 16 15 12 14 12 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
|
1996-2008 | M-303 | W-393 | A-25 | SR-40 | ER-3.7 | avgCR-10.34 | CI*- 11 10 10 11 11 10 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Makhaya Ntini (South Africa)
|
1998-2009 | M-173 | W-266 | A-25 | SR-33 | ER-4.5 | avgCR-11.38 | CI*- 11 12 14 12 11 12 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
|
1996-2014 | M-328 | W-273 | A-32 | SR-39 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-7.15 | CI*- 6 8 9 7 8 6 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Craig Matthews (South Africa)
|
1991-1997 | M-56 | W-79 | A-25 | SR-38 | ER-3.9 | avgCR-10.28 | CI*- 10 11 9 11 11 10 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Fanie de Villiers (South Africa)
|
1992-1997 | M-83 | W-95 | A-28 | SR-46 | ER-3.6 | avgCR-9.58 | CI*- 8 10 11 9 11 9 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
Lance Klusener (South Africa)
|
1996-2004 | M-171 | W-192 | A-30 | SR-38 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-8.95 | CI*- 8 10 10 8 8 10 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 8 |
Steve Elworthy (South Africa)
|
1998-2002 | M-39 | W-44 | A-28 | SR-39 | ER-4.4 | avgCR-10.01 | CI*- 9 10 13 9 11 9 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 9 |
Eric Simons (South Africa)
|
1994-1995 | M-23 | W-33 | A-25 | SR-37 | ER-4.0 | avgCR-10.79 | CI*- 13 8 10 11 8 12 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 10 |
Andre Nel (South Africa)
|
2001-2008 | M-79 | W-106 | A-28 | SR-36 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-10.17 | CI*- 9 12 14 9 12 9 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 11 |
Andrew Hall (South Africa)
|
1999-2007 | M-88 | W-95 | A-26 | SR-35 | ER-4.5 | avgCR-8.93 | CI*- 8 10 6 10 11 6 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 12 |
Roger Telemachus (South Africa)
|
1998-2006 | M-37 | W-56 | A-28 | SR-34 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-11.02 | CI*- 13 8 na 12 10 13 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Morne Morkel (South Africa)
|
2007-2018 | M-117 | W-188 | A-25 | SR-31 | ER-5.0 | avgCR-12.55 | CI*- 11 13 14 12 12 13 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Dale Steyn (South Africa)
|
2005-2019 | M-125 | W-196 | A-26 | SR-32 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-11.98 | CI*- 11 12 16 11 14 10 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Lonwabo Tsotsobe (South Africa)
|
2009-2013 | M-61 | W-94 | A-25 | SR-32 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-11.52 | CI*- 11 12 14 11 12 12 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Charl Langeveldt (South Africa)
|
2001-2010 | M-72 | W-100 | A-30 | SR-35 | ER-5.1 | avgCR-9.89 | CI*- 7 12 13 9 10 11 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Kagiso Rabada (South Africa)
|
2015-2025 | M-106 | W-168 | A-27 | SR-32 | ER-5.1 | avgCR-12.37 | CI*- 10 14 15 11 14 11 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Lungi Ngidi (South Africa)
|
2018-2025 | M-75 | W-115 | A-29 | SR-30 | ER-5.8 | avgCR-11.97 | CI*- 12 12 12 12 13 12 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Ryan McLaren (South Africa)
|
2009-2014 | M-54 | W-77 | A-27 | SR-31 | ER-5.2 | avgCR-10.87 | CI*- 11 11 14 10 12 11 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Wayne Parnell (South Africa)
|
2009-2023 | M-73 | W-99 | A-30 | SR-32 | ER-5.6 | avgCR-9.87 | CI*- 12 8 10 10 11 10 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
Andile Phehlukwayo (South Africa)
|
2016-2024 | M-85 | W-97 | A-31 | SR-33 | ER-5.8 | avgCR-8.37 | CI*- 8 9 8 9 9 8 na na |
| Scotland_10 | Gen4 | 1 |
John Blain (Scotland)
|
1999-2009 | M-33 | W-41 | A-29 | SR-32 | ER-5.3 | avgCR-5.77 | CI*- 8 5 2 7 5 7 na na |
| Scotland_10 | Gen5 | 1 |
Josh Davey (Scotland)
|
2010-2025 | M-33 | W-50 | A-22 | SR-27 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-8.77 | CI*- 6 10 5 25 11 8 na na |
| Scotland_10 | Gen5 | 2 |
Iain Wardlaw (England)
|
2013-2015 | M-22 | W-36 | A-29 | SR-31 | ER-5.6 | avgCR-7.21 | CI*- 6 8 7 9 5 9 na na |
| Scotland_10 | Gen5 | 3 |
Brad Wheal (Scotland)
|
2016-2024 | M-18 | W-27 | A-23 | SR-32 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-7.04 | CI*- 10 6 2 na 10 2 na na |
| Scotland_10 | Gen5 | 4 |
Brandon McMullen (Scotland)
|
2022-2025 | M-37 | W-55 | A-22 | SR-29 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-4.96 | CI*- 4 5 0 na 7 3 na na |
| Scotland_10 | Gen5 | 5 |
Alasdair Evans (Scotland)
|
2009-2023 | M-42 | W-58 | A-29 | SR-33 | ER-5.2 | avgCR-4.78 | CI*- 4 6 2 11 5 5 na na |
| Scotland_10 | Gen5 | 6 |
Chris Sole (Scotland)
|
2016-2024 | M-31 | W-53 | A-24 | SR-28 | ER-5.1 | avgCR-5.19 | CI*- 5 5 1 na 6 5 na na |
| Scotland_10 | Gen5 | 8 |
Safyaan Sharif (Scotland)
|
2011-2025 | M-90 | W-113 | A-30 | SR-37 | ER-5.0 | avgCR-3.92 | CI*- 3 5 3 5 6 3 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Rumesh Ratnayake (Sri Lanka)
|
1982-1993 | M-70 | W-76 | A-36 | SR-47 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-9.07 | CI*- 7 9 9 9 11 6 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Ravi Ratnayeke (Sri Lanka)
|
1982-1990 | M-78 | W-85 | A-34 | SR-42 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-8.22 | CI*- 7 9 9 6 11 5 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Champaka Ramanayake (Sri Lanka)
|
1986-1995 | M-62 | W-68 | A-30 | SR-42 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-8.86 | CI*- 10 9 9 8 10 8 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)
|
1994-2008 | M-322 | W-400 | A-28 | SR-39 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-10.16 | CI*- 8 11 9 12 11 9 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Dilhara Fernando (Sri Lanka)
|
2001-2012 | M-147 | W-187 | A-30 | SR-35 | ER-5.2 | avgCR-8.90 | CI*- 9 9 9 9 10 8 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Sajeewa de Silva (Sri Lanka)
|
1996-2000 | M-38 | W-52 | A-25 | SR-31 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-9.86 | CI*- 5 11 11 5 11 9 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
Nuwan Zoysa (Sri Lanka)
|
1997-2007 | M-95 | W-108 | A-30 | SR-39 | ER-4.5 | avgCR-9.02 | CI*- 8 9 8 11 10 8 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
|
2004-2019 | M-226 | W-338 | A-29 | SR-32 | ER-5.4 | avgCR-12.04 | CI*- 10 14 10 14 14 11 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Nuwan Kulasekara (Sri Lanka)
|
2003-2017 | M-184 | W-199 | A-34 | SR-41 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-8.39 | CI*- 8 9 8 9 9 8 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Farveez Maharoof (Sri Lanka)
|
2004-2016 | M-109 | W-135 | A-28 | SR-34 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-9.33 | CI*- 10 9 10 8 13 7 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Dilshan Madushanka (Sri Lanka)
|
2023-2025 | M-28 | W-50 | A-25 | SR-24 | ER-6.1 | avgCR-15.02 | CI*- 8 18 16 5 13 17 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka)
|
2009-2021 | M-166 | W-175 | A-33 | SR-34 | ER-5.8 | avgCR-8.58 | CI*- 9 8 9 8 10 8 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
|
2008-2023 | M-226 | W-126 | A-33 | SR-42 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-5.43 | CI*- 5 6 6 6 6 5 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Suranga Lakmal (Sri Lanka)
|
2009-2021 | M-86 | W-109 | A-32 | SR-36 | ER-5.5 | avgCR-9.68 | CI*- 10 10 10 9 10 9 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Joel Garner (West Indies)
|
1977-1987 | M-98 | W-146 | A-19 | SR-36 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-13.14 | CI*- 14 13 7 14 14 12 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Michael Holding (West Indies)
|
1976-1987 | M-102 | W-142 | A-21 | SR-38 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-11.70 | CI*- 7 12 11 12 11 13 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
Andy Roberts (West Indies)
|
1975-1983 | M-56 | W-87 | A-20 | SR-36 | ER-3.4 | avgCR-13.63 | CI*- 7 15 11 14 12 15 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
Tony Gray (West Indies)
|
1985-1991 | M-25 | W-44 | A-19 | SR-29 | ER-3.9 | avgCR-14.36 | CI*- 16 14 14 14 14 15 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen1 | 5 |
Malcolm Marshall (West Indies)
|
1980-1992 | M-136 | W-157 | A-27 | SR-46 | ER-3.5 | avgCR-9.92 | CI*- 10 10 9 10 11 9 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen1 | 7 |
Winston Davis (West Indies)
|
1983-1988 | M-35 | W-39 | A-33 | SR-49 | ER-4.1 | avgCR-9.04 | CI*- 11 9 5 9 7 12 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Curtly Ambrose (West Indies)
|
1988-2000 | M-176 | W-225 | A-24 | SR-42 | ER-3.5 | avgCR-11.07 | CI*- 9 12 11 11 12 9 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Courtney Walsh (West Indies)
|
1985-2000 | M-205 | W-227 | A-30 | SR-48 | ER-3.8 | avgCR-8.96 | CI*- 6 10 10 8 10 8 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Patrick Patterson (West Indies)
|
1986-1993 | M-59 | W-90 | A-25 | SR-34 | ER-4.4 | avgCR-11.72 | CI*- 10 12 14 10 9 15 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 4 |
Ian Bishop (West Indies)
|
1988-1997 | M-84 | W-118 | A-27 | SR-37 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-10.93 | CI*- 10 11 9 12 12 9 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 5 |
Winston Benjamin (West Indies)
|
1986-1995 | M-85 | W-100 | A-31 | SR-44 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-9.30 | CI*- 8 10 10 9 8 11 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Reon King (West Indies)
|
1998-2005 | M-50 | W-76 | A-24 | SR-34 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-11.71 | CI*- 17 10 7 14 12 12 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Anderson Cummins (Canada/West Indies)
|
1991-2007 | M-76 | W-91 | A-32 | SR-41 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-9.13 | CI*- 11 9 10 10 11 7 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Mervyn Dillon (West Indies)
|
1997-2005 | M-108 | W-130 | A-32 | SR-42 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-9.34 | CI*- 10 9 9 9 11 8 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Ian Bradshaw (West Indies)
|
2004-2007 | M-62 | W-78 | A-29 | SR-41 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-9.97 | CI*- 9 11 11 10 10 9 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Jerome Taylor (West Indies)
|
2003-2017 | M-90 | W-128 | A-30 | SR-34 | ER-5.2 | avgCR-10.84 | CI*- 8 13 14 10 12 10 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Dwayne Bravo (West Indies)
|
2004-2014 | M-164 | W-199 | A-30 | SR-33 | ER-5.4 | avgCR-8.54 | CI*- 9 8 10 9 10 7 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Ravi Rampaul (West Indies)
|
2003-2015 | M-92 | W-117 | A-29 | SR-34 | ER-5.1 | avgCR-9.00 | CI*- 8 9 14 8 10 8 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Daren Powell (West Indies)
|
2002-2009 | M-55 | W-71 | A-32 | SR-40 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-8.91 | CI*- 8 10 11 10 8 10 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
Fidel Edwards (West Indies)
|
2003-2009 | M-50 | W-60 | A-30 | SR-36 | ER-5.1 | avgCR-8.33 | CI*- 7 10 6 8 8 9 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Kemar Roach (West Indies)
|
2008-2022 | M-95 | W-125 | A-31 | SR-37 | ER-5.1 | avgCR-9.31 | CI*- 9 10 10 9 11 8 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Alzarri Joseph (West Indies)
|
2016-2025 | M-81 | W-133 | A-28 | SR-30 | ER-5.5 | avgCR-10.70 | CI*- 9 12 12 11 11 11 na na |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen3 | 1 |
Heath Streak (Zimbabwe)
|
1993-2005 | M-189 | W-239 | A-30 | SR-40 | ER-4.5 | avgCR-9.66 | CI*- 9 10 9 10 10 9 na na |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen3 | 2 |
Eddo Brandes (Zimbabwe)
|
1987-1999 | M-59 | W-70 | A-32 | SR-40 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-9.47 | CI*- 10 9 7 14 9 10 na na |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen3 | 5 |
Gary Brent (Zimbabwe)
|
1996-2008 | M-70 | W-75 | A-37 | SR-45 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-7.56 | CI*- 6 9 8 10 9 5 na na |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen4 | 1 |
Tawanda Mupariwa (Zimbabwe)
|
2004-2016 | M-40 | W-57 | A-30 | SR-35 | ER-5.0 | avgCR-9.06 | CI*- 10 8 8 9 11 7 na na |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen4 | 3 |
Chris Mpofu (Zimbabwe)
|
2004-2020 | M-84 | W-93 | A-39 | SR-43 | ER-5.4 | avgCR-6.88 | CI*- 6 8 9 7 9 5 na na |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen5 | 2 |
Tendai Chatara (Zimbabwe)
|
2013-2023 | M-87 | W-115 | A-33 | SR-37 | ER-5.3 | avgCR-8.18 | CI*- 7 10 10 13 9 8 na na |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen5 | 3 |
Blessing Muzarabani (Zimbabwe)
|
2018-2025 | M-57 | W-70 | A-33 | SR-39 | ER-5.2 | avgCR-6.99 | CI*- 6 9 9 na 6 8 na na |