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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World_100 Gen1 7 Abdul Qadir (Pakistan) flag Abdul Qadir (Pakistan) 1983-1993 | M-104 | W-132 | A-26 | SR-39 | ER-4.1 | avgCR-10.91 | CI*- 11 11 11 12 12 10 na na
World_100 Gen3 3 Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 1993-2011 | M-350 | W-534 | A-23 | SR-35 | ER-3.9 | avgCR-11.85 | CI*- 10 13 11 13 11 13 na na
World_100 Gen3 5 Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan) flag Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan) 1995-2003 | M-169 | W-288 | A-22 | SR-30 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-12.96 | CI*- 13 13 13 12 15 12 na na
World_100 Gen3 7 Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 1993-2005 | M-194 | W-293 | A-26 | SR-36 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-11.74 | CI*- 11 12 12 12 11 12 na na
World_100 Gen3 10 Anil Kumble (India) flag Anil Kumble (India) 1990-2007 | M-271 | W-337 | A-31 | SR-43 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-9.15 | CI*- 10 9 9 9 9 10 na na
World_100 Gen3 16 Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) flag Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) 1996-2015 | M-398 | W-395 | A-35 | SR-45 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-7.89 | CI*- 6 8 8 8 7 9 na na
World_100 Gen3 21 Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) flag Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 1997-2015 | M-295 | W-305 | A-32 | SR-46 | ER-4.1 | avgCR-8.39 | CI*- 8 9 9 8 8 9 na na
World_100 Gen3 27 Mushtaq Ahmed (Pakistan) flag Mushtaq Ahmed (Pakistan) 1989-2003 | M-144 | W-161 | A-33 | SR-47 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-8.90 | CI*- 7 9 8 9 10 8 na na
World_100 Gen4 5 Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) flag Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) 2008-2015 | M-113 | W-184 | A-23 | SR-33 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-12.78 | CI*- 5 13 13 12 14 12 na na
World_100 Gen4 8 Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka) flag Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka) 2008-2015 | M-87 | W-152 | A-22 | SR-27 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-12.78 | CI*- 12 14 14 9 13 13 na na
World_100 Gen4 16 Harbhajan Singh (India) flag Harbhajan Singh (India) 1998-2015 | M-236 | W-269 | A-33 | SR-46 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-8.64 | CI*- 8 9 9 8 8 10 na na
World_100 Gen4 19 Abdur Razzak (Bangladesh) flag Abdur Razzak (Bangladesh) 2004-2014 | M-153 | W-207 | A-29 | SR-38 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-8.66 | CI*- 9 8 9 10 10 7 na na
World_100 Gen5 6 Adam Zampa (Australia) flag Adam Zampa (Australia) 2016-2025 | M-116 | W-196 | A-29 | SR-31 | ER-5.6 | avgCR-13.80 | CI*- 11 15 16 12 13 15 na na
World_100 Gen5 8 Kuldeep Yadav (India) flag Kuldeep Yadav (India) 2017-2026 | M-120 | W-194 | A-27 | SR-32 | ER-5.1 | avgCR-12.75 | CI*- 11 14 12 16 13 13 na na
World_100 Gen5 9 Adil Rashid (England) flag Adil Rashid (England) 2009-2026 | M-161 | W-242 | A-31 | SR-33 | ER-5.6 | avgCR-11.16 | CI*- 10 12 14 11 12 11 na na
World_100 Gen5 10 Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) flag Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) 2006-2023 | M-247 | W-317 | A-30 | SR-40 | ER-4.5 | avgCR-8.67 | CI*- 9 8 9 9 9 9 na na
World_100 Gen5 12 Imran Tahir (South Africa) flag Imran Tahir (South Africa) 2011-2019 | M-107 | W-173 | A-25 | SR-32 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-12.89 | CI*- 11 14 15 13 13 13 na na
World_100 Gen5 13 Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) flag Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) 2015-2025 | M-117 | W-210 | A-20 | SR-28 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-12.13 | CI*- na 12 14 12 11 14 na na
World_100 Gen5 19 Yuzvendra Chahal (India) flag Yuzvendra Chahal (India) 2016-2023 | M-72 | W-121 | A-27 | SR-31 | ER-5.3 | avgCR-12.83 | CI*- 10 14 10 15 14 12 na na
World_100 Gen5 22 Ravichandran Ashwin (India) flag Ravichandran Ashwin (India) 2010-2023 | M-116 | W-156 | A-33 | SR-40 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-10.02 | CI*- 10 10 11 9 9 12 na na
Afghanistan_15 Gen5 1 Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) flag Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) 2015-2025 | M-117 | W-210 | A-20 | SR-28 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-12.13 | CI*- na 12 14 12 11 14 na na
Afghanistan_15 Gen5 2 Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan) flag Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan) 2017-2023 | M-75 | W-101 | A-28 | SR-39 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-9.29 | CI*- na 9 9 12 10 9 na na
Afghanistan_15 Gen5 7 Amir Hamza (Afghanistan) flag Amir Hamza (Afghanistan) 2012-2017 | M-31 | W-40 | A-25 | SR-39 | ER-3.9 | avgCR-6.92 | CI*- na 7 6 4 6 8 na na
Australia_25 Gen2 3 Peter Taylor (Australia) flag Peter Taylor (Australia) 1987-1992 | M-83 | W-97 | A-28 | SR-41 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-8.29 | CI*- 9 6 5 9 8 8 na na
Australia_25 Gen3 2 Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 1993-2005 | M-194 | W-293 | A-26 | SR-36 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-11.74 | CI*- 11 12 12 12 11 12 na na
Australia_25 Gen3 5 Brad Hogg (Australia) flag Brad Hogg (Australia) 1996-2008 | M-123 | W-156 | A-27 | SR-36 | ER-4.5 | avgCR-10.04 | CI*- 9 11 11 10 9 11 na na
Australia_25 Gen5 2 Adam Zampa (Australia) flag Adam Zampa (Australia) 2016-2025 | M-116 | W-196 | A-29 | SR-31 | ER-5.6 | avgCR-13.80 | CI*- 11 15 16 12 13 15 na na
Bangladesh_15 Gen4 2 Abdur Razzak (Bangladesh) flag Abdur Razzak (Bangladesh) 2004-2014 | M-153 | W-207 | A-29 | SR-38 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-8.66 | CI*- 9 8 9 10 10 7 na na
Bangladesh_15 Gen5 1 Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) flag Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) 2006-2023 | M-247 | W-317 | A-30 | SR-40 | ER-4.5 | avgCR-8.67 | CI*- 9 8 9 9 9 9 na na
Bangladesh_15 Gen5 7 Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Bangladesh) flag Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Bangladesh) 2017-2025 | M-114 | W-121 | A-37 | SR-46 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-7.85 | CI*- 8 8 8 8 8 8 na na
England_25 Gen1 3 John Emburey (England) flag John Emburey (England) 1980-1993 | M-61 | W-76 | A-31 | SR-45 | ER-4.1 | avgCR-10.31 | CI*- 8 11 10 10 10 10 na na
England_25 Gen4 3 Graeme Swann (England) flag Graeme Swann (England) 2000-2013 | M-79 | W-104 | A-28 | SR-37 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-9.65 | CI*- 11 8 11 9 10 9 na na
England_25 Gen5 1 Adil Rashid (England) flag Adil Rashid (England) 2009-2026 | M-161 | W-242 | A-31 | SR-33 | ER-5.6 | avgCR-11.16 | CI*- 10 12 14 11 12 11 na na
India_25 Gen1 2 Ravi Shastri (India) flag Ravi Shastri (India) 1981-1992 | M-149 | W-129 | A-36 | SR-51 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-7.12 | CI*- 7 7 7 8 7 8 na na
India_25 Gen2 2 Venkatapathy Raju (India) flag Venkatapathy Raju (India) 1990-1996 | M-53 | W-63 | A-32 | SR-44 | ER-4.4 | avgCR-9.35 | CI*- 10 9 9 9 7 11 na na
India_25 Gen3 2 Anil Kumble (India) flag Anil Kumble (India) 1990-2007 | M-271 | W-337 | A-31 | SR-43 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-9.15 | CI*- 10 9 9 9 9 10 na na
India_25 Gen4 4 Harbhajan Singh (India) flag Harbhajan Singh (India) 1998-2015 | M-236 | W-269 | A-33 | SR-46 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-8.64 | CI*- 8 9 9 8 8 10 na na
India_25 Gen4 5 Amit Mishra (India) flag Amit Mishra (India) 2003-2016 | M-36 | W-64 | A-24 | SR-30 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-11.99 | CI*- 13 12 11 12 13 11 na na
India_25 Gen5 2 Kuldeep Yadav (India) flag Kuldeep Yadav (India) 2017-2026 | M-120 | W-194 | A-27 | SR-32 | ER-5.1 | avgCR-12.75 | CI*- 11 14 12 16 13 13 na na
India_25 Gen5 4 Yuzvendra Chahal (India) flag Yuzvendra Chahal (India) 2016-2023 | M-72 | W-121 | A-27 | SR-31 | ER-5.3 | avgCR-12.83 | CI*- 10 14 10 15 14 12 na na
India_25 Gen5 5 Ravichandran Ashwin (India) flag Ravichandran Ashwin (India) 2010-2023 | M-116 | W-156 | A-33 | SR-40 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-10.02 | CI*- 10 10 11 9 9 12 na na
Ireland_15 Gen5 8 Simi Singh (Ireland) flag Simi Singh (Ireland) 2017-2022 | M-35 | W-39 | A-26 | SR-39 | ER-4.0 | avgCR-5.83 | CI*- 3 8 7 8 4 8 na na
Kenya_10 Gen3 2 Steve Tikolo (Kenya) flag Steve Tikolo (Kenya) 1996-2014 | M-135 | W-94 | A-34 | SR-43 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-3.74 | CI*- 3 4 6 4 4 3 na na
Netherlands_10 Gen5 4 Roelof van der Merwe (Netherlands/South Africa) flag Roelof van der Merwe (Netherlands/South Africa) 2009-2025 | M-39 | W-45 | A-34 | SR-44 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-7.26 | CI*- 8 7 9 10 6 10 na na
Netherlands_10 Gen5 6 Shariz Ahmad (Netherlands) flag Shariz Ahmad (Netherlands) 2022-2024 | M-20 | W-18 | A-33 | SR-33 | ER-6.0 | avgCR-4.13 | CI*- 3 5 4 4 5 4 na na
New Zealand_25 Gen3 3 Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) flag Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 1997-2015 | M-295 | W-305 | A-32 | SR-46 | ER-4.1 | avgCR-8.39 | CI*- 8 9 9 8 8 9 na na
Pakistan_25 Gen1 2 Abdul Qadir (Pakistan) flag Abdul Qadir (Pakistan) 1983-1993 | M-104 | W-132 | A-26 | SR-39 | ER-4.1 | avgCR-10.91 | CI*- 11 11 11 12 12 10 na na
Pakistan_25 Gen3 3 Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan) flag Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan) 1995-2003 | M-169 | W-288 | A-22 | SR-30 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-12.96 | CI*- 13 13 13 12 15 12 na na
Pakistan_25 Gen3 5 Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) flag Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) 1996-2015 | M-398 | W-395 | A-35 | SR-45 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-7.89 | CI*- 6 8 8 8 7 9 na na
Pakistan_25 Gen3 6 Mushtaq Ahmed (Pakistan) flag Mushtaq Ahmed (Pakistan) 1989-2003 | M-144 | W-161 | A-33 | SR-47 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-8.90 | CI*- 7 9 8 9 10 8 na na
Pakistan_25 Gen3 9 Arshad Khan (Pakistan) flag Arshad Khan (Pakistan) 1993-2006 | M-58 | W-56 | A-35 | SR-50 | ER-4.1 | avgCR-8.03 | CI*- 6 8 8 8 9 8 na na
Pakistan_25 Gen4 1 Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) flag Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) 2008-2015 | M-113 | W-184 | A-23 | SR-33 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-12.78 | CI*- 5 13 13 12 14 12 na na
South Africa_25 Gen5 1 Imran Tahir (South Africa) flag Imran Tahir (South Africa) 2011-2019 | M-107 | W-173 | A-25 | SR-32 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-12.89 | CI*- 11 14 15 13 13 13 na na
South Africa_25 Gen5 6 Keshav Maharaj (South Africa) flag Keshav Maharaj (South Africa) 2017-2025 | M-56 | W-73 | A-31 | SR-40 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-10.49 | CI*- 8 12 11 11 10 11 na na
Scotland_10 Gen5 7 Mark Watt (Scotland) flag Mark Watt (Scotland) 2016-2025 | M-82 | W-110 | A-27 | SR-38 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-4.10 | CI*- 4 4 3 na 5 4 na na
Scotland_10 Gen5 9 Chris Greaves (Scotland) flag Chris Greaves (Scotland) 2022-2025 | M-30 | W-28 | A-21 | SR-23 | ER-5.5 | avgCR-3.76 | CI*- 0 6 2 na 5 3 na na
Sri Lanka_25 Gen3 1 Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 1993-2011 | M-350 | W-534 | A-23 | SR-35 | ER-3.9 | avgCR-11.85 | CI*- 10 13 11 13 11 13 na na
Sri Lanka_25 Gen3 3 Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) flag Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 1989-2011 | M-445 | W-323 | A-37 | SR-46 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-6.28 | CI*- 7 6 7 6 6 6 na na
Sri Lanka_25 Gen3 5 Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) flag Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) 1994-2004 | M-141 | W-138 | A-36 | SR-51 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-7.57 | CI*- 7 8 8 8 8 7 na na
Sri Lanka_25 Gen3 8 Upul Chandana (Sri Lanka) flag Upul Chandana (Sri Lanka) 1994-2007 | M-147 | W-151 | A-32 | SR-41 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-7.63 | CI*- 9 6 8 6 8 8 na na
Sri Lanka_25 Gen4 2 Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka) flag Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka) 2008-2015 | M-87 | W-152 | A-22 | SR-27 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-12.78 | CI*- 12 14 14 9 13 13 na na
Sri Lanka_25 Gen4 5 Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) flag Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) 2004-2015 | M-71 | W-74 | A-32 | SR-44 | ER-4.4 | avgCR-8.65 | CI*- 8 10 8 10 9 8 na na
Sri Lanka_25 Gen5 3 Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) flag Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) 2017-2026 | M-69 | W-112 | A-25 | SR-29 | ER-5.1 | avgCR-11.09 | CI*- 14 8 12 4 12 11 na na
West Indies_25 Gen1 6 Larry Gomes (West Indies) flag Larry Gomes (West Indies) 1978-1987 | M-83 | W-41 | A-25 | SR-33 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-4.31 | CI*- 7 4 2 5 4 5 na na
West Indies_25 Gen2 6 Roger Harper (West Indies) flag Roger Harper (West Indies) 1983-1996 | M-105 | W-100 | A-34 | SR-52 | ER-4.0 | avgCR-7.65 | CI*- 9 7 7 8 7 8 na na
West Indies_25 Gen3 4 Keith Arthurton (West Indies) flag Keith Arthurton (West Indies) 1988-1999 | M-105 | W-42 | A-28 | SR-33 | ER-5.1 | avgCR-3.93 | CI*- 2 5 3 5 4 4 na na
Zimbabwe_15 Gen3 3 Paul Strang (Zimbabwe) flag Paul Strang (Zimbabwe) 1994-2001 | M-95 | W-96 | A-33 | SR-45 | ER-4.4 | avgCR-7.57 | CI*- 6 8 9 8 7 8 na na
Zimbabwe_15 Gen3 4 Grant Flower (Zimbabwe) flag Grant Flower (Zimbabwe) 1992-2010 | M-221 | W-104 | A-41 | SR-52 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-4.29 | CI*- 5 4 4 4 5 4 na na
Zimbabwe_15 Gen3 6 Brian Murphy (Zimbabwe) flag Brian Murphy (Zimbabwe) 2000-2003 | M-31 | W-29 | A-39 | SR-49 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-7.02 | CI*- 5 8 8 8 7 7 na na
Zimbabwe_15 Gen4 2 Ray Price (Zimbabwe) flag Ray Price (Zimbabwe) 2002-2012 | M-102 | W-100 | A-36 | SR-54 | ER-4.0 | avgCR-6.73 | CI*- 5 8 9 7 7 7 na na
Zimbabwe_15 Gen5 1 Graeme Cremer (Zimbabwe) flag Graeme Cremer (Zimbabwe) 2009-2018 | M-96 | W-119 | A-30 | SR-39 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-7.30 | CI*- 5 9 9 6 8 6 na na
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