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. Updated - 16th Nov 2025. Next Update- post 7th Jan 2026.
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World_100 Gen3 1 Wasim Akram (Pakistan) flag Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 1984-2003 | M-356 | W-502 | A-24 | SR-36 | ER-3.9 | avgCR-11.71
World_100 Gen3 6 Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka) flag Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka) 1994-2008 | M-322 | W-400 | A-28 | SR-39 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-10.22
World_100 Gen3 17 Zaheer Khan (India) flag Zaheer Khan (India) 2000-2012 | M-200 | W-282 | A-29 | SR-36 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-10.87
World_100 Gen3 19 Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) flag Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 1997-2015 | M-295 | W-305 | A-32 | SR-46 | ER-4.1 | avgCR-8.48
World_100 Gen4 2 Mitchell Johnson (Australia) flag Mitchell Johnson (Australia) 2005-2015 | M-153 | W-239 | A-25 | SR-31 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-12.72
World_100 Gen4 15 Nathan Bracken (Australia) flag Nathan Bracken (Australia) 2001-2009 | M-116 | W-174 | A-24 | SR-33 | ER-4.4 | avgCR-12.07
World_100 Gen4 16 Abdur Razzak (Bangladesh) flag Abdur Razzak (Bangladesh) 2004-2014 | M-153 | W-207 | A-29 | SR-38 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-8.91
World_100 Gen4 19 Irfan Pathan (India) flag Irfan Pathan (India) 2004-2012 | M-120 | W-173 | A-30 | SR-34 | ER-5.3 | avgCR-11.27
World_100 Gen5 1 Mitchell Starc (Australia) flag Mitchell Starc (Australia) 2010-2025 | M-130 | W-247 | A-24 | SR-27 | ER-5.3 | avgCR-16.42
World_100 Gen5 3 Trent Boult (New Zealand) flag Trent Boult (New Zealand) 2012-2023 | M-114 | W-211 | A-24 | SR-29 | ER-5.0 | avgCR-15.52
World_100 Gen5 7 Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) flag Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) 2006-2023 | M-247 | W-317 | A-30 | SR-40 | ER-4.5 | avgCR-8.96
World_100 Gen5 9 Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) flag Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) 2018-2025 | M-71 | W-135 | A-25 | SR-27 | ER-5.6 | avgCR-16.21
World_100 Gen5 11 Kuldeep Yadav (India) flag Kuldeep Yadav (India) 2017-2025 | M-114 | W-182 | A-27 | SR-32 | ER-5.0 | avgCR-12.93
World_100 Gen5 18 Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) flag Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) 2015-2025 | M-116 | W-177 | A-27 | SR-31 | ER-5.2 | avgCR-11.53
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-10.18
Australia_25 Gen4 1 Mitchell Johnson (Australia) flag Mitchell Johnson (Australia) 2005-2015 | M-153 | W-239 | A-25 | SR-31 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-12.72
Australia_25 Gen4 2 Nathan Bracken (Australia) flag Nathan Bracken (Australia) 2001-2009 | M-116 | W-174 | A-24 | SR-33 | ER-4.4 | avgCR-12.07
Australia_25 Gen5 1 Mitchell Starc (Australia) flag Mitchell Starc (Australia) 2010-2025 | M-130 | W-247 | A-24 | SR-27 | ER-5.3 | avgCR-16.42
Australia_25 Gen5 5 James Faulkner (Australia) flag James Faulkner (Australia) 2013-2017 | M-69 | W-96 | A-31 | SR-33 | ER-5.5 | avgCR-10.88
England_25 Gen3 5 Alan Mullally (England) flag Alan Mullally (England) 1996-2001 | M-50 | W-63 | A-27 | SR-43 | ER-3.8 | avgCR-9.60
England_25 Gen5 6 Reece Topley (England) flag Reece Topley (England) 2015-2024 | M-30 | W-47 | A-27 | SR-29 | ER-5.5 | avgCR-14.08
England_25 Gen5 7 David Willey (England) flag David Willey (England) 2015-2023 | M-73 | W-100 | A-30 | SR-32 | ER-5.5 | avgCR-10.21
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-9.41
India_25 Gen3 3 Zaheer Khan (India) flag Zaheer Khan (India) 2000-2012 | M-200 | W-282 | A-29 | SR-36 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-10.87
India_25 Gen4 2 Irfan Pathan (India) flag Irfan Pathan (India) 2004-2012 | M-120 | W-173 | A-30 | SR-34 | ER-5.3 | avgCR-11.27
India_25 Gen4 4 Ashish Nehra (India) flag Ashish Nehra (India) 2001-2011 | M-120 | W-157 | A-32 | SR-37 | ER-5.2 | avgCR-11.09
India_25 Gen5 2 Kuldeep Yadav (India) flag Kuldeep Yadav (India) 2017-2025 | M-114 | W-182 | A-27 | SR-32 | ER-5.0 | avgCR-12.93
India_25 Gen5 4 Ravindra Jadeja (India) flag Ravindra Jadeja (India) 2009-2025 | M-204 | W-231 | A-35 | SR-44 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-9.03
New Zealand_25 Gen1 5 Gary Troup (New Zealand) flag Gary Troup (New Zealand) 1976-1985 | M-22 | W-32 | A-25 | SR-37 | ER-4.0 | avgCR-10.88
New Zealand_25 Gen3 2 Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) flag Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 1997-2015 | M-295 | W-305 | A-32 | SR-46 | ER-4.1 | avgCR-8.48
New Zealand_25 Gen3 3 Geoff Allott (New Zealand) flag Geoff Allott (New Zealand) 1997-2000 | M-31 | W-52 | A-23 | SR-29 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-14.46
New Zealand_25 Gen3 5 Shayne O'Connor (New Zealand) flag Shayne O'Connor (New Zealand) 1997-2000 | M-38 | W-46 | A-30 | SR-32 | ER-5.7 | avgCR-10.15
New Zealand_25 Gen5 1 Trent Boult (New Zealand) flag Trent Boult (New Zealand) 2012-2023 | M-114 | W-211 | A-24 | SR-29 | ER-5.0 | avgCR-15.52
New Zealand_25 Gen5 5 Mitchell McClenaghan (New Zealand) flag Mitchell McClenaghan (New Zealand) 2013-2016 | M-48 | W-82 | A-28 | SR-28 | ER-6.0 | avgCR-13.46
New Zealand_25 Gen5 7 Corey Anderson (U.S.A.) flag Corey Anderson (U.S.A.) 2013-2017 | M-49 | W-60 | A-25 | SR-25 | ER-6.1 | avgCR-10.03
Pakistan_25 Gen3 1 Wasim Akram (Pakistan) flag Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 1984-2003 | M-356 | W-502 | A-24 | SR-36 | ER-3.9 | avgCR-11.71
Pakistan_25 Gen5 1 Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) flag Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) 2018-2025 | M-71 | W-135 | A-25 | SR-27 | ER-5.6 | avgCR-16.21
Pakistan_25 Gen5 4 Wahab Riaz (Pakistan) flag Wahab Riaz (Pakistan) 2008-2020 | M-91 | W-120 | A-34 | SR-36 | ER-5.7 | avgCR-11.05
South Africa_25 Gen4 3 Lonwabo Tsotsobe (South Africa) flag Lonwabo Tsotsobe (South Africa) 2009-2013 | M-61 | W-94 | A-25 | SR-32 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-11.67
South Africa_25 Gen5 5 Wayne Parnell (South Africa) flag Wayne Parnell (South Africa) 2009-2023 | M-73 | W-99 | A-30 | SR-32 | ER-5.6 | avgCR-10.05
South Africa_25 Gen5 6 Keshav Maharaj (South Africa) flag Keshav Maharaj (South Africa) 2017-2025 | M-54 | W-72 | A-30 | SR-38 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-10.83
Sri Lanka_25 Gen3 2 Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka) flag Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka) 1994-2008 | M-322 | W-400 | A-28 | SR-39 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-10.22
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-6.30
Sri Lanka_25 Gen3 7 Nuwan Zoysa (Sri Lanka) flag Nuwan Zoysa (Sri Lanka) 1997-2007 | M-95 | W-108 | A-30 | SR-39 | ER-4.5 | avgCR-9.07
Sri Lanka_25 Gen3 8 Sajeewa de Silva (Sri Lanka) flag Sajeewa de Silva (Sri Lanka) 1996-2000 | M-38 | W-52 | A-25 | SR-31 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-9.98
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-8.63
Sri Lanka_25 Gen5 2 Dilshan Madushanka (Sri Lanka) flag Dilshan Madushanka (Sri Lanka) 2023-2025 | M-28 | W-50 | A-25 | SR-24 | ER-6.1 | avgCR-15.50
West Indies_25 Gen3 3 Ian Bradshaw (West Indies) flag Ian Bradshaw (West Indies) 2004-2007 | M-62 | W-78 | A-29 | SR-41 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-10.03
West Indies_25 Gen3 6 Keith Arthurton (West Indies) flag Keith Arthurton (West Indies) 1988-1999 | M-105 | W-42 | A-28 | SR-33 | ER-5.1 | avgCR-3.91
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-8.91
Bangladesh_15 Gen4 3 Syed Rasel (Bangladesh) flag Syed Rasel (Bangladesh) 2005-2010 | M-52 | W-61 | A-34 | SR-44 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-8.02
Bangladesh_15 Gen5 1 Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) flag Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) 2015-2025 | M-116 | W-177 | A-27 | SR-31 | ER-5.2 | avgCR-11.53
Bangladesh_15 Gen5 2 Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) flag Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) 2006-2023 | M-247 | W-317 | A-30 | SR-40 | ER-4.5 | avgCR-8.96
Bangladesh_15 Gen5 8 Shoriful Islam (Bangladesh) flag Shoriful Islam (Bangladesh) 2021-2024 | M-40 | W-58 | A-29 | SR-32 | ER-5.6 | avgCR-10.71
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-4.32
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-6.94
Afghanistan_15 Gen5 6 Fareed Ahmad (Afghanistan) flag Fareed Ahmad (Afghanistan) 2014-2024 | M-19 | W-25 | A-27 | SR-30 | ER-5.4 | avgCR-8.77
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-7.53
Netherlands_10 Gen5 2 Fred Klaassen (England) flag Fred Klaassen (England) 2018-2025 | M-20 | W-32 | A-25 | SR-35 | ER-4.4 | avgCR-9.99
Netherlands_10 Gen5 3 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-7.73
Scotland_10 Gen5 6 Mark Watt (Scotland) flag Mark Watt (Scotland) 2016-2025 | M-82 | W-110 | A-27 | SR-38 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-4.97
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