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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Gen5
Group Sub-Group SG_rank Team (or Player) Stats
Zimbabwe_15 Gen3 4 Stuart Carlisle (Zimbabwe) flag Stuart Carlisle (Zimbabwe) 1995-2005 | M-111 | Ct/St-39 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.33
Zimbabwe_15 Gen3 5 Brian Murphy (Zimbabwe) flag Brian Murphy (Zimbabwe) 2000-2003 | M-31 | Ct/St-11 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.78
Zimbabwe_15 Gen3 6 John Rennie (Zimbabwe) flag John Rennie (Zimbabwe) 1993-2000 | M-44 | Ct/St-12 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.44
Zimbabwe_15 Gen3 7 Dion Ebrahim (Zimbabwe) flag Dion Ebrahim (Zimbabwe) 2001-2005 | M-82 | Ct/St-23 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.25
Zimbabwe_15 Gen4 3 Elton Chigumbura (Zimbabwe) flag Elton Chigumbura (Zimbabwe) 2004-2018 | M-213 | Ct/St-72 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.92
Zimbabwe_15 Gen5 2 Craig Ervine (Zimbabwe) flag Craig Ervine (Zimbabwe) 2010-2025 | M-128 | Ct/St-58 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.17
Zimbabwe_15 Gen5 3 Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) flag Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) 2013-2025 | M-153 | Ct/St-61 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.64
Afghanistan_15 Gen5 2 Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan) flag Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan) 2009-2025 | M-176 | Ct/St-85 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.80
Afghanistan_15 Gen5 5 Ihsanullah (Afghanistan) flag Ihsanullah (Afghanistan) 2017-2018 | M-16 | Ct/St-10 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-6.92
Afghanistan_15 Gen5 6 Najibullah Zadran (Afghanistan) flag Najibullah Zadran (Afghanistan) 2012-2023 | M-92 | Ct/St-40 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.80
Afghanistan_15 Gen5 8 Nawroz Mangal (Afghanistan) flag Nawroz Mangal (Afghanistan) 2009-2016 | M-49 | Ct/St-19 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-3.92
Afghanistan_15 Gen5 9 Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) flag Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) 2019-2025 | M-39 | Ct/St-13 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.54
Ireland_15 Gen4 2 Trent Johnston (Ireland) flag Trent Johnston (Ireland) 2006-2013 | M-67 | Ct/St-25 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-3.66
Ireland_15 Gen4 3 Andrew White (Ireland) flag Andrew White (Ireland) 2006-2014 | M-61 | Ct/St-21 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-2.97
Ireland_15 Gen5 3 William Porterfield (Ireland) flag William Porterfield (Ireland) 2006-2022 | M-148 | Ct/St-68 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-4.99
Ireland_15 Gen5 5 Paul Stirling (Ireland) flag Paul Stirling (Ireland) 2008-2025 | M-170 | Ct/St-67 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.55
Ireland_15 Gen5 6 Andy Balbirnie (Ireland) flag Andy Balbirnie (Ireland) 2010-2025 | M-117 | Ct/St-44 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.82
Ireland_15 Gen5 7 Harry Tector (Ireland) flag Harry Tector (Ireland) 2020-2025 | M-54 | Ct/St-24 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.83
Ireland_15 Gen5 8 Mark Adair (Ireland) flag Mark Adair (Ireland) 2019-2025 | M-54 | Ct/St-24 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.54
Ireland_15 Gen5 9 Andy McBrine (Ireland) flag Andy McBrine (Ireland) 2014-2025 | M-96 | Ct/St-34 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-3.55
Netherlands_10 Gen4 3 Alexei Kervezee (Netherlands) flag Alexei Kervezee (Netherlands) 2006-2012 | M-39 | Ct/St-18 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-4.70
Netherlands_10 Gen4 4 Bas Zuiderent (Netherlands) flag Bas Zuiderent (Netherlands) 1996-2011 | M-57 | Ct/St-26 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-3.97
Netherlands_10 Gen5 2 Sybrand Engelbrecht (Netherlands) flag Sybrand Engelbrecht (Netherlands) 2023-2024 | M-12 | Ct/St-9 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-11.23
Netherlands_10 Gen5 3 Noah Croes (Netherlands) flag Noah Croes (Netherlands) 2023-2025 | M-21 | Ct/St-14 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-6.24
Netherlands_10 Gen5 4 Logan van Beek (Netherlands) flag Logan van Beek (Netherlands) 2021-2023 | M-33 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.20
Netherlands_10 Gen5 5 Tom Cooper (Netherlands) flag Tom Cooper (Netherlands) 2010-2023 | M-32 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.50
Netherlands_10 Gen5 6 Wesley Barresi (Netherlands) flag Wesley Barresi (Netherlands) 2010-2025 | M-55 | Ct/St-34 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-4.42
Kenya_10 Gen3 1 Steve Tikolo (Kenya) flag Steve Tikolo (Kenya) 1996-2014 | M-135 | Ct/St-67 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-4.62
Kenya_10 Gen3 3 Tony Suji (Kenya) flag Tony Suji (Kenya) 1996-2008 | M-60 | Ct/St-19 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.01
Kenya_10 Gen3 4 Mohammad Sheikh (Kenya) flag Mohammad Sheikh (Kenya) 1997-2000 | M-21 | Ct/St-7 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-2.27
Scotland_10 Gen5 2 Freddie Coleman (Scotland) flag Freddie Coleman (Scotland) 2013-2015 | M-16 | Ct/St-8 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.25
Scotland_10 Gen5 3 Calum MacLeod (Scotland) flag Calum MacLeod (Scotland) 2008-2022 | M-88 | Ct/St-53 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-5.66
Scotland_10 Gen5 4 George Munsey (Scotland) flag George Munsey (Scotland) 2017-2025 | M-70 | Ct/St-37 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-4.40
Scotland_10 Gen5 5 Brandon McMullen (Scotland) flag Brandon McMullen (Scotland) 2022-2025 | M-37 | Ct/St-22 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-5.07
Scotland_10 Gen5 6 Michael Leask (Scotland) flag Michael Leask (Scotland) 2014-2025 | M-91 | Ct/St-37 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-3.23
Scotland_10 Gen5 7 Craig Wallace (Scotland) flag Craig Wallace (Scotland) 2012-2022 | M-32 | Ct/St-19 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-3.93
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