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 Gen1 1 Jeff Dujon (West Indies) flag Jeff Dujon (West Indies) 1981-1991 | M-169 | Ct/St-204 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-13.99
World_100 Gen1 2 Rod Marsh (Australia) flag Rod Marsh (Australia) 1971-1984 | M-92 | Ct/St-124 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-15.95
World_100 Gen1 3 Wasim Bari (Pakistan) flag Wasim Bari (Pakistan) 1973-1984 | M-51 | Ct/St-62 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-14.96
World_100 Gen1 4 Deryck Murray (West Indies) flag Deryck Murray (West Indies) 1973-1980 | M-26 | Ct/St-38 | FPM-1.5 | avgCR-17.33
World_100 Gen1 5 Allan Border (Australia) flag Allan Border (Australia) 1979-1994 | M-273 | Ct/St-127 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.88
World_100 Gen1 6 Viv Richards (West Indies) flag Viv Richards (West Indies) 1975-1991 | M-187 | Ct/St-100 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.42
World_100 Gen1 7 Ian Smith (New Zealand) flag Ian Smith (New Zealand) 1980-1992 | M-98 | Ct/St-86 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-9.62
World_100 Gen1 8 Wayne Phillips (Australia) flag Wayne Phillips (Australia) 1982-1986 | M-48 | Ct/St-49 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-11.80
World_100 Gen1 9 Kapil Dev (India) flag Kapil Dev (India) 1978-1994 | M-225 | Ct/St-71 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.22
World_100 Gen1 10 Javed Miandad (Pakistan) flag Javed Miandad (Pakistan) 1975-1996 | M-233 | Ct/St-73 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.75
World_100 Gen1 11 Clive Lloyd (West Indies) flag Clive Lloyd (West Indies) 1973-1985 | M-87 | Ct/St-39 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.47
World_100 Gen2 1 Ian Healy (Australia) flag Ian Healy (Australia) 1988-1997 | M-168 | Ct/St-233 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-16.49
World_100 Gen2 2 Saleem Yousuf (Pakistan) flag Saleem Yousuf (Pakistan) 1982-1990 | M-86 | Ct/St-103 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-13.79
World_100 Gen2 3 Kiran More (India) flag Kiran More (India) 1984-1993 | M-94 | Ct/St-90 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-10.72
World_100 Gen2 4 Mohammad Azharuddin (India) flag Mohammad Azharuddin (India) 1985-2000 | M-334 | Ct/St-156 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.50
World_100 Gen2 5 Martin Crowe (New Zealand) flag Martin Crowe (New Zealand) 1982-1995 | M-143 | Ct/St-66 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.46
World_100 Gen2 6 Tony Blain (New Zealand) flag Tony Blain (New Zealand) 1986-1994 | M-38 | Ct/St-38 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-10.77
World_100 Gen2 7 Richie Richardson (West Indies) flag Richie Richardson (West Indies) 1983-1996 | M-224 | Ct/St-75 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.61
World_100 Gen2 8 Gus Logie (West Indies) flag Gus Logie (West Indies) 1981-1993 | M-158 | Ct/St-61 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.68
World_100 Gen2 9 Roger Harper (West Indies) flag Roger Harper (West Indies) 1983-1996 | M-105 | Ct/St-55 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.95
World_100 Gen2 10 Kepler Wessels (Australia/South Africa) flag Kepler Wessels (Australia/South Africa) 1983-1994 | M-109 | Ct/St-49 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.61
World_100 Gen2 11 Dean Jones (Australia) flag Dean Jones (Australia) 1984-1994 | M-164 | Ct/St-54 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.03
World_100 Gen3 1 Adam Gilchrist (Australia) flag Adam Gilchrist (Australia) 1996-2008 | M-287 | Ct/St-472 | FPM-1.6 | avgCR-20.04
World_100 Gen3 2 Moin Khan (Pakistan) flag Moin Khan (Pakistan) 1990-2004 | M-219 | Ct/St-287 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-15.30
World_100 Gen3 3 Mark Boucher (South Africa) flag Mark Boucher (South Africa) 1998-2011 | M-295 | Ct/St-425 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-16.72
World_100 Gen3 4 Rashid Latif (Pakistan) flag Rashid Latif (Pakistan) 1992-2003 | M-166 | Ct/St-220 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-14.83
World_100 Gen3 5 David Richardson (South Africa) flag David Richardson (South Africa) 1991-1998 | M-122 | Ct/St-165 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-15.97
World_100 Gen3 6 Romesh Kaluwitharana (Sri Lanka) flag Romesh Kaluwitharana (Sri Lanka) 1990-2004 | M-189 | Ct/St-207 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-12.45
World_100 Gen3 7 Alec Stewart (England) flag Alec Stewart (England) 1989-2003 | M-170 | Ct/St-174 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-12.20
World_100 Gen3 8 Nayan Mongia (India) flag Nayan Mongia (India) 1994-2000 | M-140 | Ct/St-154 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-12.14
World_100 Gen3 9 Ridley Jacobs (West Indies) flag Ridley Jacobs (West Indies) 1996-2004 | M-147 | Ct/St-189 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-14.68
World_100 Gen3 10 Andy Flower (Zimbabwe) flag Andy Flower (Zimbabwe) 1992-2003 | M-213 | Ct/St-173 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-8.63
World_100 Gen3 11 Geraint Jones (P.N.G./England) flag Geraint Jones (P.N.G./England) 2004-2014 | M-51 | Ct/St-72 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-16.69
World_100 Gen3 12 Adam Parore (New Zealand) flag Adam Parore (New Zealand) 1992-2002 | M-179 | Ct/St-141 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-8.87
World_100 Gen3 13 Courtney Browne (West Indies) flag Courtney Browne (West Indies) 1995-2005 | M-46 | Ct/St-68 | FPM-1.5 | avgCR-16.50
World_100 Gen3 14 Carl Hooper (West Indies) flag Carl Hooper (West Indies) 1987-2003 | M-227 | Ct/St-120 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.99
World_100 Gen3 15 Roshan Mahanama (Sri Lanka) flag Roshan Mahanama (Sri Lanka) 1986-1999 | M-213 | Ct/St-109 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.12
World_100 Gen3 16 Rahul Dravid (India) flag Rahul Dravid (India) 1996-2011 | M-344 | Ct/St-210 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-7.45
World_100 Gen3 17 Brian Lara (West Indies) flag Brian Lara (West Indies) 1990-2007 | M-299 | Ct/St-120 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.61
World_100 Gen3 18 Mark Waugh (Australia) flag Mark Waugh (Australia) 1988-2002 | M-244 | Ct/St-108 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.87
World_100 Gen3 19 Khaled Mashud (Bangladesh) flag Khaled Mashud (Bangladesh) 1995-2006 | M-126 | Ct/St-126 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-10.31
World_100 Gen3 20 Jonty Rhodes (South Africa) flag Jonty Rhodes (South Africa) 1992-2003 | M-245 | Ct/St-105 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.66
World_100 Gen3 21 Jimmy Adams (West Indies) flag Jimmy Adams (West Indies) 1992-2001 | M-127 | Ct/St-73 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-7.67
World_100 Gen3 22 Graeme Hick (England) flag Graeme Hick (England) 1991-2001 | M-120 | Ct/St-64 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.75
World_100 Gen3 23 Steve Waugh (Australia) flag Steve Waugh (Australia) 1986-2002 | M-325 | Ct/St-111 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.39
World_100 Gen3 24 Chris Harris (New Zealand) flag Chris Harris (New Zealand) 1990-2004 | M-250 | Ct/St-96 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.11
World_100 Gen3 25 Stephen Fleming (New Zealand) flag Stephen Fleming (New Zealand) 1994-2007 | M-280 | Ct/St-133 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.54
World_100 Gen3 26 Ricky Ponting (Australia) flag Ricky Ponting (Australia) 1995-2012 | M-375 | Ct/St-160 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.54
World_100 Gen3 27 Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) flag Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) 1991-2007 | M-378 | Ct/St-113 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.71
World_100 Gen3 28 Jacques Kallis (South Africa) flag Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 1996-2014 | M-328 | Ct/St-131 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.93
World_100 Gen3 29 Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 1993-2011 | M-350 | Ct/St-130 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.61
World_100 Gen3 30 Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 1989-2012 | M-463 | Ct/St-140 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.68
World_100 Gen3 31 Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) flag Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) 1996-2010 | M-248 | Ct/St-108 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.14
World_100 Gen3 32 Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) flag Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) 1996-2015 | M-398 | Ct/St-127 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.73
World_100 Gen3 33 Shaun Pollock (South Africa) flag Shaun Pollock (South Africa) 1996-2008 | M-303 | Ct/St-108 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.18
World_100 Gen3 34 Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) flag Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 1989-2011 | M-445 | Ct/St-123 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.31
World_100 Gen4 1 Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) flag Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 2000-2015 | M-404 | Ct/St-501 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-14.32
World_100 Gen4 2 MS Dhoni (India) flag MS Dhoni (India) 2004-2019 | M-350 | Ct/St-444 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-14.58
World_100 Gen4 3 Brad Haddin (Australia) flag Brad Haddin (Australia) 2001-2015 | M-126 | Ct/St-181 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-17.47
World_100 Gen4 4 Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) flag Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) 2002-2016 | M-260 | Ct/St-277 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-12.10
World_100 Gen4 5 Denesh Ramdin (West Indies) flag Denesh Ramdin (West Indies) 2005-2016 | M-139 | Ct/St-188 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-14.69
World_100 Gen4 6 Kamran Akmal (Pakistan) flag Kamran Akmal (Pakistan) 2002-2017 | M-157 | Ct/St-188 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-13.32
World_100 Gen4 7 Craig Kieswetter (England) flag Craig Kieswetter (England) 2010-2013 | M-46 | Ct/St-65 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-16.12
World_100 Gen4 8 AB de Villiers (South Africa) flag AB de Villiers (South Africa) 2005-2018 | M-228 | Ct/St-181 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-9.60
World_100 Gen4 9 Matt Prior (England) flag Matt Prior (England) 2004-2011 | M-68 | Ct/St-79 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-12.93
World_100 Gen4 10 Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) flag Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 1998-2015 | M-448 | Ct/St-218 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.33
World_100 Gen4 11 Tatenda Taibu (Zimbabwe) flag Tatenda Taibu (Zimbabwe) 2001-2012 | M-150 | Ct/St-147 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-10.20
World_100 Gen4 12 Umar Akmal (Pakistan) flag Umar Akmal (Pakistan) 2009-2019 | M-121 | Ct/St-90 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-9.76
World_100 Gen4 13 Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) flag Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) 2004-2025 | M-207 | Ct/St-162 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-7.89
World_100 Gen4 14 Michael Hussey (Australia) flag Michael Hussey (Australia) 2004-2012 | M-185 | Ct/St-105 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-7.76
World_100 Gen4 15 Niall O'Brien (Ireland) flag Niall O'Brien (Ireland) 2006-2018 | M-103 | Ct/St-104 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-8.83
World_100 Gen4 16 Paul Collingwood (England) flag Paul Collingwood (England) 2001-2011 | M-197 | Ct/St-108 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.34
World_100 Gen4 17 Younis Khan (Pakistan) flag Younis Khan (Pakistan) 2000-2015 | M-265 | Ct/St-135 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.27
World_100 Gen4 18 Graeme Smith (South Africa) flag Graeme Smith (South Africa) 2002-2013 | M-197 | Ct/St-105 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.05
World_100 Gen4 19 Michael Clarke (Australia) flag Michael Clarke (Australia) 2003-2015 | M-245 | Ct/St-106 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.89
World_100 Gen4 20 Chris Gayle (West Indies) flag Chris Gayle (West Indies) 1999-2019 | M-301 | Ct/St-124 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.18
World_100 Gen4 21 Suresh Raina (India) flag Suresh Raina (India) 2005-2018 | M-226 | Ct/St-102 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.82
World_100 Gen4 22 Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) flag Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) 1999-2016 | M-330 | Ct/St-124 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.70
World_100 Gen5 1 Jos Buttler (England) flag Jos Buttler (England) 2012-2025 | M-196 | Ct/St-274 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-16.32
World_100 Gen5 2 Quinton de Kock (South Africa) flag Quinton de Kock (South Africa) 2013-2025 | M-158 | Ct/St-228 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-17.04
World_100 Gen5 3 Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh) flag Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh) 2006-2025 | M-274 | Ct/St-299 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-11.42
World_100 Gen5 4 Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pakistan) flag Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pakistan) 2007-2021 | M-117 | Ct/St-143 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-14.22
World_100 Gen5 5 Luke Ronchi (New Zealand/Australia) flag Luke Ronchi (New Zealand/Australia) 2008-2017 | M-85 | Ct/St-117 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-15.66
World_100 Gen5 6 Alex Carey (Australia) flag Alex Carey (Australia) 2018-2025 | M-85 | Ct/St-104 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-15.47
World_100 Gen5 7 Shai Hope (West Indies) flag Shai Hope (West Indies) 2016-2025 | M-146 | Ct/St-167 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-12.36
World_100 Gen5 8 Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) 2015-2025 | M-100 | Ct/St-118 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-14.16
World_100 Gen5 9 Tom Latham (New Zealand) flag Tom Latham (New Zealand) 2012-2025 | M-161 | Ct/St-157 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-11.40
World_100 Gen5 10 Matthew Wade (Australia) flag Matthew Wade (Australia) 2012-2021 | M-97 | Ct/St-117 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-13.80
World_100 Gen5 11 Virat Kohli (India) flag Virat Kohli (India) 2008-2025 | M-305 | Ct/St-164 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.41
World_100 Gen5 12 Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) flag Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) 2016-2025 | M-151 | Ct/St-113 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-8.94
World_100 Gen5 13 Glenn Maxwell (Australia) flag Glenn Maxwell (Australia) 2012-2025 | M-149 | Ct/St-91 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-9.02
World_100 Gen5 14 Ross Taylor (New Zealand) flag Ross Taylor (New Zealand) 2006-2022 | M-236 | Ct/St-142 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-8.48
World_100 Gen5 15 Martin Guptill (New Zealand) flag Martin Guptill (New Zealand) 2009-2022 | M-198 | Ct/St-104 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.35
World_100 Gen5 16 Faf du Plessis (South Africa) flag Faf du Plessis (South Africa) 2011-2019 | M-143 | Ct/St-81 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-8.31
World_100 Gen5 17 Steven Smith (Australia) flag Steven Smith (Australia) 2010-2025 | M-170 | Ct/St-90 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.61
World_100 Gen5 18 Matthew Cross (Scotland) flag Matthew Cross (Scotland) 2014-2025 | M-110 | Ct/St-143 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-8.81
World_100 Gen5 19 David Miller (South Africa) flag David Miller (South Africa) 2010-2025 | M-178 | Ct/St-87 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.53
World_100 Gen5 20 Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 2013-2025 | M-186 | Ct/St-89 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.37
World_100 Gen5 21 Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 2007-2025 | M-276 | Ct/St-100 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.55
World_100 Gen5 22 Hashim Amla (South Africa) flag Hashim Amla (South Africa) 2008-2019 | M-181 | Ct/St-87 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.32
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