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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New Zealand_25 Gen2 6 Jeetan Patel (New Zealand) flag Jeetan Patel (New Zealand) 2006-2020 | M-228 | Ct/St-77 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.89
New Zealand_25 Gen3 3 Martin Guptill (New Zealand) flag Martin Guptill (New Zealand) 2006-2025 | M-220 | Ct/St-117 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.11
New Zealand_25 Gen3 5 Tom Bruce (New Zealand) flag Tom Bruce (New Zealand) 2015-2025 | M-119 | Ct/St-79 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-8.04
New Zealand_25 Gen3 6 Michael Bracewell (New Zealand) flag Michael Bracewell (New Zealand) 2012-2025 | M-155 | Ct/St-90 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-7.00
New Zealand_25 Gen4 2 Glenn Phillips (New Zealand) flag Glenn Phillips (New Zealand) 2016-2025 | M-184 | Ct/St-102 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-7.96
New Zealand_25 Gen4 4 Devon Conway (New Zealand) flag Devon Conway (New Zealand) 2017-2025 | M-115 | Ct/St-50 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.29
New Zealand_25 Gen5 1 Dale Phillips (New Zealand) flag Dale Phillips (New Zealand) 2019-2025 | M-40 | Ct/St-29 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-10.45
Pakistan_25 Gen1 1 Naved-ul-Hasan (Pakistan) flag Naved-ul-Hasan (Pakistan) 2005-2012 | M-62 | Ct/St-22 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.86
Pakistan_25 Gen2 1 Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan) flag Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan) 2008-2019 | M-65 | Ct/St-22 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-5.10
Pakistan_25 Gen3 3 Babar Azam (Pakistan) flag Babar Azam (Pakistan) 2016-2025 | M-144 | Ct/St-74 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.42
Pakistan_25 Gen3 4 Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) flag Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) 2008-2025 | M-288 | Ct/St-119 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.80
Pakistan_25 Gen3 5 Umar Akmal (Pakistan) flag Umar Akmal (Pakistan) 2012-2023 | M-95 | Ct/St-65 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-8.55
Pakistan_25 Gen3 6 Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) flag Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) 2004-2022 | M-180 | Ct/St-45 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.43
Pakistan_25 Gen3 7 Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan) 2008-2023 | M-157 | Ct/St-52 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-5.45
Pakistan_25 Gen3 8 Wahab Riaz (Pakistan) flag Wahab Riaz (Pakistan) 2011-2023 | M-200 | Ct/St-50 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.76
Pakistan_25 Gen3 9 Mohammad Sami (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Sami (Pakistan) 2003-2019 | M-90 | Ct/St-23 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.67
Pakistan_25 Gen3 10 Junaid Khan (Pakistan) flag Junaid Khan (Pakistan) 2011-2020 | M-80 | Ct/St-20 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.33
Pakistan_25 Gen4 3 Iftikhar Ahmed (Pakistan) flag Iftikhar Ahmed (Pakistan) 2016-2025 | M-116 | Ct/St-61 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.30
Pakistan_25 Gen4 4 Haider Ali (Pakistan) flag Haider Ali (Pakistan) 2020-2025 | M-85 | Ct/St-29 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-5.52
Pakistan_25 Gen4 5 Imad Wasim (Pakistan) flag Imad Wasim (Pakistan) 2016-2025 | M-270 | Ct/St-65 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-4.38
Pakistan_25 Gen5 2 Shan Masood (Pakistan) flag Shan Masood (Pakistan) 2019-2025 | M-108 | Ct/St-54 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.98
Pakistan_25 Gen5 3 Usman Khan (Pakistan) flag Usman Khan (Pakistan) 2021-2025 | M-52 | Ct/St-31 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-7.88
Pakistan_25 Gen5 4 Mohammad Wasim (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Wasim (Pakistan) 2021-2025 | M-58 | Ct/St-27 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.87
South Africa_25 Gen1 3 Martin van Jaarsveld (South Africa) flag Martin van Jaarsveld (South Africa) 2004-2012 | M-87 | Ct/St-42 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.71
South Africa_25 Gen1 4 Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) flag Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) 2008-2013 | M-106 | Ct/St-52 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.99
South Africa_25 Gen1 5 Ant Botha (South Africa) flag Ant Botha (South Africa) 2004-2011 | M-71 | Ct/St-33 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.17
South Africa_25 Gen1 6 Greg Smith (South Africa) flag Greg Smith (South Africa) 2007-2015 | M-78 | Ct/St-34 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.15
South Africa_25 Gen1 7 Jacques Kallis (South Africa) flag Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 2008-2016 | M-127 | Ct/St-40 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-5.13
South Africa_25 Gen1 8 Ryan McLaren (South Africa) flag Ryan McLaren (South Africa) 2007-2018 | M-84 | Ct/St-32 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.35
South Africa_25 Gen1 9 Alfonso Thomas (South Africa) flag Alfonso Thomas (South Africa) 2008-2015 | M-139 | Ct/St-40 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.38
South Africa_25 Gen2 1 Johan Botha (South Africa) flag Johan Botha (South Africa) 2009-2021 | M-133 | Ct/St-58 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.38
South Africa_25 Gen2 2 Jean-Paul Duminy (South Africa) flag Jean-Paul Duminy (South Africa) 2009-2019 | M-105 | Ct/St-47 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.63
South Africa_25 Gen2 3 Ashwell Prince (South Africa) flag Ashwell Prince (South Africa) 2009-2015 | M-40 | Ct/St-27 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-7.37
South Africa_25 Gen3 1 David Miller (South Africa) flag David Miller (South Africa) 2011-2025 | M-312 | Ct/St-176 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-7.31
South Africa_25 Gen3 2 Faf du Plessis (South Africa) flag Faf du Plessis (South Africa) 2008-2025 | M-324 | Ct/St-169 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.78
South Africa_25 Gen3 3 AB de Villiers (South Africa) flag AB de Villiers (South Africa) 2008-2021 | M-236 | Ct/St-153 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-8.73
South Africa_25 Gen3 4 Chris Morris (South Africa) flag Chris Morris (South Africa) 2013-2021 | M-134 | Ct/St-69 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.28
South Africa_25 Gen3 5 Cameron Delport (South Africa) flag Cameron Delport (South Africa) 2015-2022 | M-165 | Ct/St-52 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-5.13
South Africa_25 Gen4 2 Rilee Rossouw (South Africa) flag Rilee Rossouw (South Africa) 2012-2025 | M-284 | Ct/St-118 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.07
South Africa_25 Gen4 3 Simon Harmer (South Africa) flag Simon Harmer (South Africa) 2017-2025 | M-159 | Ct/St-96 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-7.87
South Africa_25 Gen5 1 Tristan Stubbs (South Africa) flag Tristan Stubbs (South Africa) 2022-2025 | M-80 | Ct/St-59 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-10.84
South Africa_25 Gen5 2 Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa) flag Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa) 2018-2025 | M-135 | Ct/St-72 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-8.00
South Africa_25 Gen5 3 Donovan Ferreira (South Africa) flag Donovan Ferreira (South Africa) 2019-2025 | M-77 | Ct/St-59 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-10.00
South Africa_25 Gen5 5 Aiden Markram (South Africa) flag Aiden Markram (South Africa) 2018-2025 | M-102 | Ct/St-52 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.23
Sri Lanka_25 Gen1 1 Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) flag Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) 2008-2015 | M-106 | Ct/St-37 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-5.23
Sri Lanka_25 Gen1 2 Jehan Mubarak (Sri Lanka) flag Jehan Mubarak (Sri Lanka) 2008-2013 | M-13 | Ct/St-7 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.14
Sri Lanka_25 Gen1 3 Chamara Silva (Sri Lanka) flag Chamara Silva (Sri Lanka) 2008-2012 | M-9 | Ct/St-7 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-3.53
Sri Lanka_25 Gen1 4 Chamara Kapugedera (Sri Lanka) flag Chamara Kapugedera (Sri Lanka) 2008-2017 | M-23 | Ct/St-12 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.61
Sri Lanka_25 Gen1 5 Farveez Maharoof (Sri Lanka) flag Farveez Maharoof (Sri Lanka) 2008-2013 | M-42 | Ct/St-14 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.93
Sri Lanka_25 Gen1 6 Thilan Thushara (Sri Lanka) flag Thilan Thushara (Sri Lanka) 2008-2012 | M-10 | Ct/St-5 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-2.83
Sri Lanka_25 Gen1 7 Malinga Bandara (Sri Lanka) flag Malinga Bandara (Sri Lanka) 2010-2010 | M-16 | Ct/St-5 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.31
Sri Lanka_25 Gen1 8 Dilhara Fernando (Sri Lanka) flag Dilhara Fernando (Sri Lanka) 2008-2012 | M-18 | Ct/St-7 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.73
Sri Lanka_25 Gen2 2 Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) flag Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 2008-2017 | M-142 | Ct/St-44 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.91
Sri Lanka_25 Gen2 3 Milinda Siriwardana (Sri Lanka) flag Milinda Siriwardana (Sri Lanka) 2012-2020 | M-12 | Ct/St-6 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-3.58
Sri Lanka_25 Gen3 1 Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka) flag Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka) 2010-2025 | M-223 | Ct/St-93 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.00
Sri Lanka_25 Gen3 2 Angelo Perera (Sri Lanka) flag Angelo Perera (Sri Lanka) 2012-2024 | M-30 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-7.23
Sri Lanka_25 Gen3 3 Seekkuge Prasanna (Sri Lanka) flag Seekkuge Prasanna (Sri Lanka) 2012-2023 | M-96 | Ct/St-35 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.46
Sri Lanka_25 Gen3 4 Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka) flag Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka) 2009-2024 | M-101 | Ct/St-36 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.52
Sri Lanka_25 Gen4 2 Kusal Perera (Sri Lanka) flag Kusal Perera (Sri Lanka) 2012-2025 | M-61 | Ct/St-24 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.67
Sri Lanka_25 Gen4 4 Minod Bhanuka (Sri Lanka) flag Minod Bhanuka (Sri Lanka) 2020-2023 | M-15 | Ct/St-11 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-8.14
Sri Lanka_25 Gen5 3 Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) flag Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) 2017-2025 | M-109 | Ct/St-47 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.20
West Indies_25 Gen1 1 Gareth Breese (West Indies) flag Gareth Breese (West Indies) 2004-2014 | M-106 | Ct/St-40 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.79
West Indies_25 Gen1 2 Ottis Gibson (West Indies) flag Ottis Gibson (West Indies) 2004-2007 | M-23 | Ct/St-7 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.29
West Indies_25 Gen2 1 Dwayne Smith (West Indies) flag Dwayne Smith (West Indies) 2008-2019 | M-255 | Ct/St-102 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.87
West Indies_25 Gen2 2 Kevon Cooper (West Indies) flag Kevon Cooper (West Indies) 2012-2018 | M-128 | Ct/St-52 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.34
West Indies_25 Gen2 3 Kemar Roach (West Indies) flag Kemar Roach (West Indies) 2010-2018 | M-26 | Ct/St-15 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-6.48
West Indies_25 Gen3 1 Kieron Pollard (West Indies) flag Kieron Pollard (West Indies) 2010-2025 | M-528 | Ct/St-317 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-8.04
West Indies_25 Gen3 2 Dwayne Bravo (West Indies) flag Dwayne Bravo (West Indies) 2006-2024 | M-421 | Ct/St-196 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.52
West Indies_25 Gen3 3 Andre Russell (West Indies) flag Andre Russell (West Indies) 2012-2025 | M-430 | Ct/St-185 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.40
West Indies_25 Gen3 4 Andre Fletcher (West Indies) flag Andre Fletcher (West Indies) 2013-2025 | M-234 | Ct/St-133 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-8.67
West Indies_25 Gen3 5 Chris Barnwell (West Indies) flag Chris Barnwell (West Indies) 2013-2019 | M-55 | Ct/St-18 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-5.15
West Indies_25 Gen4 2 Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies) flag Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies) 2016-2025 | M-224 | Ct/St-122 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.36
West Indies_25 Gen4 3 Rovman Powell (West Indies) flag Rovman Powell (West Indies) 2016-2025 | M-199 | Ct/St-101 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.29
West Indies_25 Gen4 4 Jason Holder (West Indies) flag Jason Holder (West Indies) 2013-2025 | M-210 | Ct/St-101 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.86
West Indies_25 Gen4 5 Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies) flag Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies) 2018-2025 | M-172 | Ct/St-54 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.99
West Indies_25 Gen5 2 Kadeem Alleyne (West Indies) flag Kadeem Alleyne (West Indies) 2021-2025 | M-28 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-8.95
West Indies_25 Gen5 3 Alick Athanaze (West Indies) flag Alick Athanaze (West Indies) 2023-2025 | M-24 | Ct/St-10 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.01
West Indies_25 Gen5 4 Keacy Carty (West Indies) flag Keacy Carty (West Indies) 2022-2025 | M-27 | Ct/St-10 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.48
Bangladesh_15 Gen2 1 Nazmul Hossain Milon (Bangladesh) flag Nazmul Hossain Milon (Bangladesh) 2012-2020 | M-46 | Ct/St-18 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.78
Bangladesh_15 Gen3 6 Najmul Hossain Shanto (Bangladesh) flag Najmul Hossain Shanto (Bangladesh) 2016-2025 | M-88 | Ct/St-39 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.32
Bangladesh_15 Gen3 7 Mominul Haque (Bangladesh) flag Mominul Haque (Bangladesh) 2012-2024 | M-83 | Ct/St-24 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.89
Bangladesh_15 Gen4 2 Mohammad Naim (Bangladesh) flag Mohammad Naim (Bangladesh) 2019-2025 | M-64 | Ct/St-30 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.91
Bangladesh_15 Gen5 2 Shamim Hossain (Bangladesh) flag Shamim Hossain (Bangladesh) 2022-2025 | M-51 | Ct/St-22 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.00
Bangladesh_15 Gen5 3 Rishad Hossain (Bangladesh) flag Rishad Hossain (Bangladesh) 2019-2025 | M-23 | Ct/St-8 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-5.46
Zimbabwe_15 Gen1 1 James Cameron (Zimbabwe) flag James Cameron (Zimbabwe) 2010-2012 | M-36 | Ct/St-18 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.16
Zimbabwe_15 Gen2 2 Sean Ervine (Zimbabwe) flag Sean Ervine (Zimbabwe) 2005-2017 | M-154 | Ct/St-48 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-5.01
Zimbabwe_15 Gen2 3 Gary Ballance (Zimbabwe) flag Gary Ballance (Zimbabwe) 2010-2021 | M-82 | Ct/St-38 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.37
Zimbabwe_15 Gen4 1 Ben Curran (Zimbabwe) flag Ben Curran (Zimbabwe) 2018-2022 | M-23 | Ct/St-10 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.60
Zimbabwe_15 Gen5 1 Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) flag Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) 2017-2025 | M-145 | Ct/St-62 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.22
Zimbabwe_15 Gen5 2 Ryan Burl (Zimbabwe) flag Ryan Burl (Zimbabwe) 2019-2025 | M-30 | Ct/St-16 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.77
Afghanistan_15 Gen3 2 Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan) flag Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan) 2013-2025 | M-247 | Ct/St-104 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.05
Afghanistan_15 Gen4 1 Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) flag Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) 2016-2025 | M-358 | Ct/St-127 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.57
Afghanistan_15 Gen4 2 Naveen-ul-Haq (Afghanistan) flag Naveen-ul-Haq (Afghanistan) 2019-2025 | M-146 | Ct/St-36 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-4.53
Afghanistan_15 Gen4 3 Darwish Rasooli (Afghanistan) flag Darwish Rasooli (Afghanistan) 2019-2025 | M-13 | Ct/St-4 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-2.94
Afghanistan_15 Gen5 1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan) flag Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan) 2019-2025 | M-117 | Ct/St-72 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-8.88
Afghanistan_15 Gen5 2 Gulbadin Naib (Afghanistan) flag Gulbadin Naib (Afghanistan) 2023-2025 | M-18 | Ct/St-10 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-7.14
Afghanistan_15 Gen5 3 Noor Ahmad (Afghanistan) flag Noor Ahmad (Afghanistan) 2020-2025 | M-125 | Ct/St-28 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-4.67
Afghanistan_15 Gen5 4 Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) flag Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) 2023-2025 | M-18 | Ct/St-10 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-6.36
Ireland_15 Gen2 2 William Porterfield (Ireland) flag William Porterfield (Ireland) 2008-2017 | M-90 | Ct/St-43 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.34
Ireland_15 Gen5 1 William Smale (Ireland) flag William Smale (Ireland) 2023-2025 | M-25 | Ct/St-15 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-7.11
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