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.
Gen1
Gen2
Gen3
Gen4
Gen5
| Group | Sub-Group | SG_rank | Team (or Player) | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Ian Botham (England)
|
1977-1992 | M-102 | R-5200 | A-34 | SR*-61 | avgCR-18.30 | CI*- 10 10 14 10 13 10 10 4 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Alec Stewart (England)
|
1990-2003 | M-133 | R-8463 | A-40 | SR*-49 | avgCR-21.13 | CI*- 11 13 7 12 12 11 13 10 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Kevin Pietersen (England)
|
2005-2014 | M-104 | R-8181 | A-47 | SR*-62 | avgCR-24.53 | CI*- 14 13 13 14 14 17 12 11 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Mike Atherton (England)
|
1989-2001 | M-115 | R-7728 | A-38 | SR*-37 | avgCR-21.65 | CI*- 11 12 10 12 12 11 11 13 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Joe Root (England)
|
2012-2026 | M-163 | R-13943 | A-51 | SR*-58 | avgCR-27.20 | CI*- 14 15 15 14 15 16 15 12 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Jonny Bairstow (England)
|
2012-2024 | M-100 | R-6042 | A-36 | SR*-59 | avgCR-20.60 | CI*- 11 11 10 11 14 11 9 10 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Ian Bell (England)
|
2004-2015 | M-118 | R-7727 | A-43 | SR*-49 | avgCR-20.45 | CI*- 11 12 11 11 12 12 11 10 |
| India_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Polly Umrigar (India)
|
1948-1962 | M-59 | R-3631 | A-42 | SR*-38 | avgCR-18.40 | CI*- 10 11 10 12 10 13 9 9 |
| India_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Vijay Hazare (India)
|
1946-1953 | M-30 | R-2192 | A-48 | SR*-39 | avgCR-22.64 | CI*- 15 11 15 11 12 12 13 13 |
| India_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Vijay Manjrekar (India)
|
1951-1965 | M-55 | R-3208 | A-39 | SR*-36 | avgCR-17.33 | CI*- 11 8 10 9 10 8 11 9 |
| India_25 | Gen2 | 4 |
Pankaj Roy (India)
|
1951-1960 | M-43 | R-2442 | A-33 | SR*-35 | avgCR-18.09 | CI*- 11 9 10 9 9 8 12 11 |
| India_25 | Gen2 | 5 |
Chandu Borde (India)
|
1958-1969 | M-55 | R-3061 | A-36 | SR*-41 | avgCR-17.63 | CI*- 11 7 11 7 11 10 9 6 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Sunil Gavaskar (India)
|
1971-1987 | M-125 | R-10122 | A-51 | SR*-44 | avgCR-25.44 | CI*- 14 15 14 15 12 16 15 16 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Dilip Vengsarkar (India)
|
1976-1992 | M-116 | R-6868 | A-42 | SR*-44 | avgCR-18.71 | CI*- 12 10 12 10 11 12 11 9 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Gundappa Viswanath (India)
|
1969-1983 | M-91 | R-6080 | A-42 | SR*-44 | avgCR-21.04 | CI*- 12 11 11 12 12 13 11 10 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Kapil Dev (India)
|
1978-1994 | M-131 | R-5248 | A-31 | SR*-74 | avgCR-14.78 | CI*- 9 9 9 9 11 10 9 4 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Sachin Tendulkar (India)
|
1989-2013 | M-200 | R-15921 | A-54 | SR*-54 | avgCR-24.13 | CI*- 13 15 13 15 17 15 14 9 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Virender Sehwag (India)
|
2001-2013 | M-104 | R-8586 | A-49 | SR*-82 | avgCR-28.00 | CI*- 16 16 17 14 18 21 12 10 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Rahul Dravid (India)
|
1996-2012 | M-164 | R-13288 | A-52 | SR*-43 | avgCR-23.16 | CI*- 11 14 12 15 14 15 12 9 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Mohammad Azharuddin (India)
|
1984-2000 | M-99 | R-6215 | A-45 | SR*-57 | avgCR-19.77 | CI*- 13 11 13 10 14 13 11 8 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
VVS Laxman (India)
|
1996-2012 | M-134 | R-8781 | A-46 | SR*-49 | avgCR-20.73 | CI*- 10 12 11 13 10 13 14 9 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Virat Kohli (India)
|
2011-2025 | M-123 | R-9230 | A-47 | SR*-56 | avgCR-23.05 | CI*- 12 14 12 14 12 17 11 12 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Cheteshwar Pujara (India)
|
2010-2023 | M-103 | R-7195 | A-44 | SR*-44 | avgCR-20.36 | CI*- 12 11 13 10 13 11 12 8 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Rohit Sharma (India)
|
2013-2024 | M-67 | R-4301 | A-41 | SR*-57 | avgCR-20.68 | CI*- 14 10 13 10 13 13 11 9 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Ajinkya Rahane (India)
|
2013-2023 | M-85 | R-5077 | A-38 | SR*-50 | avgCR-18.83 | CI*- 8 12 9 12 11 11 10 9 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
Murali Vijay (India)
|
2008-2018 | M-61 | R-3982 | A-38 | SR*-46 | avgCR-19.51 | CI*- 12 10 12 10 13 13 9 9 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 8 |
MS Dhoni (India)
|
2005-2014 | M-90 | R-4876 | A-38 | SR*-59 | avgCR-17.38 | CI*- 9 10 9 10 12 11 9 5 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 9 |
Wriddhiman Saha (India)
|
2010-2021 | M-40 | R-1353 | A-29 | SR*-46 | avgCR-10.33 | CI*- 6 7 6 7 7 8 5 4 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
John Reid (New Zealand)
|
1949-1965 | M-58 | R-3428 | A-33 | SR*-43 | avgCR-20.00 | CI*- 7 12 13 9 12 9 11 6 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Martin Crowe (New Zealand)
|
1982-1995 | M-77 | R-5444 | A-45 | SR*-45 | avgCR-21.70 | CI*- 12 12 10 12 13 12 13 8 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Glenn Turner (New Zealand)
|
1969-1983 | M-41 | R-2991 | A-45 | SR*-32 | avgCR-21.68 | CI*- 12 12 10 13 9 14 11 12 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Andrew Jones (New Zealand)
|
1987-1995 | M-39 | R-2922 | A-44 | SR*-39 | avgCR-20.58 | CI*- 11 10 8 11 11 10 12 9 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Jeremy Coney (New Zealand)
|
1974-1987 | M-52 | R-2668 | A-38 | SR*-42 | avgCR-16.38 | CI*- 10 9 6 10 9 10 8 9 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
Bevan Congdon (New Zealand)
|
1965-1978 | M-61 | R-3448 | A-32 | SR*-35 | avgCR-16.59 | CI*- 8 10 6 9 9 10 8 10 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 8 |
Mark Burgess (New Zealand)
|
1968-1980 | M-50 | R-2684 | A-31 | SR*-39 | avgCR-16.90 | CI*- 7 10 12 8 10 9 10 7 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Chris Cairns (New Zealand)
|
1989-2004 | M-62 | R-3320 | A-34 | SR*-57 | avgCR-17.63 | CI*- 10 9 7 10 10 10 12 6 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Nathan Astle (New Zealand)
|
1996-2006 | M-81 | R-4702 | A-37 | SR*-50 | avgCR-18.52 | CI*- 9 11 9 11 10 11 10 10 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
|
2010-2025 | M-108 | R-9461 | A-55 | SR*-52 | avgCR-24.99 | CI*- 15 12 13 14 12 16 14 12 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Ross Taylor (New Zealand)
|
2007-2022 | M-112 | R-7683 | A-45 | SR*-59 | avgCR-21.57 | CI*- 12 12 10 12 13 12 11 11 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
|
2004-2016 | M-101 | R-6453 | A-39 | SR*-65 | avgCR-21.12 | CI*- 12 11 13 11 13 10 12 9 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand)
|
2019-2025 | M-35 | R-2175 | A-44 | SR*-54 | avgCR-19.32 | CI*- 10 11 8 12 11 8 14 11 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
Tom Blundell (New Zealand)
|
2017-2025 | M-44 | R-2173 | A-33 | SR*-53 | avgCR-18.22 | CI*- 10 10 7 12 7 9 13 12 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 8 |
BJ Watling (New Zealand)
|
2009-2021 | M-75 | R-3790 | A-38 | SR*-43 | avgCR-15.29 | CI*- 8 10 10 8 9 9 10 6 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 10 |
Martin Guptill (New Zealand)
|
2009-2016 | M-47 | R-2586 | A-29 | SR*-47 | avgCR-17.45 | CI*- 10 9 9 9 12 8 8 8 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Hanif Mohammad (Pakistan)
|
1952-1969 | M-55 | R-3915 | A-44 | SR*-34 | avgCR-20.31 | CI*- 11 11 11 12 11 12 11 7 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Javed Miandad (Pakistan)
|
1976-1993 | M-124 | R-8832 | A-53 | SR*-47 | avgCR-20.40 | CI*- 12 13 12 13 16 12 10 9 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan)
|
1969-1985 | M-78 | R-5062 | A-45 | SR*-54 | avgCR-19.89 | CI*- 11 11 11 12 14 15 8 5 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Saleem Malik (Pakistan)
|
1982-1999 | M-103 | R-5768 | A-44 | SR*-49 | avgCR-17.16 | CI*- 11 10 10 11 10 11 14 6 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Asif Iqbal (Pakistan)
|
1964-1980 | M-58 | R-3575 | A-39 | SR*-50 | avgCR-20.60 | CI*- 10 12 9 12 10 12 13 9 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Majid Khan (Pakistan)
|
1964-1983 | M-63 | R-3931 | A-39 | SR*-46 | avgCR-19.33 | CI*- 9 12 9 13 13 10 11 7 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Mudassar Nazar (Pakistan)
|
1976-1989 | M-76 | R-4114 | A-38 | SR*-42 | avgCR-16.08 | CI*- 12 8 11 9 12 11 8 7 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
Mushtaq Mohammad (Pakistan)
|
1959-1979 | M-57 | R-3643 | A-39 | SR*-40 | avgCR-18.73 | CI*- 9 10 8 11 11 14 9 4 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 8 |
Imran Khan (Pakistan)
|
1971-1992 | M-88 | R-3807 | A-38 | SR*-49 | avgCR-14.24 | CI*- 7 9 7 10 11 8 8 5 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 9 |
Mohsin Khan (Pakistan)
|
1978-1986 | M-48 | R-2709 | A-37 | SR*-49 | avgCR-18.15 | CI*- 12 10 10 12 11 12 9 11 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan)
|
1992-2007 | M-120 | R-8830 | A-50 | SR*-54 | avgCR-23.56 | CI*- 12 14 13 14 15 13 15 9 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Younis Khan (Pakistan)
|
2000-2017 | M-118 | R-10099 | A-52 | SR*-52 | avgCR-26.48 | CI*- 15 14 15 12 15 15 13 13 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan)
|
1998-2010 | M-90 | R-7530 | A-52 | SR*-52 | avgCR-25.03 | CI*- 14 14 13 15 15 16 12 10 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
|
1998-2010 | M-27 | R-1716 | A-37 | SR*-87 | avgCR-25.09 | CI*- 13 14 14 13 13 8 16 18 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 6 |
Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistan)
|
1987-2001 | M-60 | R-3315 | A-38 | SR*-45 | avgCR-17.21 | CI*- 9 11 9 11 11 11 10 9 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 8 |
Moin Khan (Pakistan)
|
1990-2004 | M-69 | R-2741 | A-29 | SR*-51 | avgCR-13.73 | CI*- 9 8 9 7 11 7 5 10 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Azhar Ali (Pakistan)
|
2010-2022 | M-97 | R-7142 | A-42 | SR*-42 | avgCR-21.89 | CI*- 11 12 13 11 14 12 12 8 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Babar Azam (Pakistan)
|
2016-2025 | M-61 | R-4366 | A-42 | SR*-54 | avgCR-23.45 | CI*- 14 12 13 12 12 14 13 11 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Asad Shafiq (Pakistan)
|
2010-2020 | M-77 | R-4660 | A-38 | SR*-49 | avgCR-20.38 | CI*- 6 11 11 10 12 9 11 10 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pakistan)
|
2010-2023 | M-54 | R-3031 | A-37 | SR*-70 | avgCR-20.34 | CI*- 25 10 12 9 10 13 9 10 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan)
|
2001-2017 | M-75 | R-5222 | A-47 | SR*-45 | avgCR-21.52 | CI*- 4 11 12 10 12 12 11 9 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan)
|
2003-2018 | M-55 | R-3652 | A-38 | SR*-56 | avgCR-20.23 | CI*- 7 11 12 6 13 10 9 10 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Dudley Nourse (South Africa)
|
1935-1951 | M-34 | R-2960 | A-54 | SR*-41 | avgCR-27.29 | CI*- 15 13 na 14 14 14 15 13 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Bruce Mitchell (South Africa)
|
1929-1949 | M-42 | R-3471 | A-49 | SR*-34 | avgCR-26.42 | CI*- 12 15 na 14 12 13 14 19 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
Herbie Taylor (South Africa)
|
1912-1932 | M-42 | R-2936 | A-41 | SR*-42 | avgCR-22.90 | CI*- 14 10 na 12 10 12 15 14 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
Aubrey Faulkner (South Africa)
|
1906-1924 | M-25 | R-1754 | A-41 | SR*-49 | avgCR-24.30 | CI*- 10 14 na 13 9 15 14 12 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Eddie Barlow (South Africa)
|
1961-1970 | M-30 | R-2516 | A-46 | SR*-41 | avgCR-23.41 | CI*- 11 15 na 12 13 14 12 9 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Jackie McGlew (South Africa)
|
1951-1962 | M-34 | R-2440 | A-42 | SR*-34 | avgCR-20.23 | CI*- 10 12 na 11 14 10 9 10 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 4 |
Colin Bland (South Africa)
|
1961-1966 | M-21 | R-1669 | A-49 | SR*-46 | avgCR-23.16 | CI*- 11 13 na 12 10 10 16 9 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
|
1995-2013 | M-166 | R-13289 | A-55 | SR*-46 | avgCR-23.03 | CI*- 13 13 14 13 14 13 15 9 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Daryll Cullinan (South Africa)
|
1993-2001 | M-70 | R-4554 | A-44 | SR*-49 | avgCR-20.50 | CI*- 11 12 12 12 15 13 10 8 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa)
|
1996-2008 | M-90 | R-6167 | A-42 | SR*-50 | avgCR-20.69 | CI*- 11 13 9 12 13 14 9 10 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 6 |
Hansie Cronje (South Africa)
|
1992-2000 | M-68 | R-3714 | A-36 | SR*-45 | avgCR-17.02 | CI*- 9 11 10 10 11 10 10 8 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 8 |
Neil McKenzie (South Africa)
|
2000-2009 | M-58 | R-3253 | A-37 | SR*-42 | avgCR-16.63 | CI*- 8 10 10 9 10 9 11 6 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 9 |
Mark Boucher (South Africa)
|
1997-2012 | M-147 | R-5515 | A-30 | SR*-50 | avgCR-11.63 | CI*- 7 6 8 6 8 7 6 4 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Hashim Amla (South Africa)
|
2004-2019 | M-124 | R-9282 | A-47 | SR*-50 | avgCR-21.95 | CI*- 12 13 13 12 13 12 14 10 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
AB de Villiers (South Africa)
|
2004-2018 | M-114 | R-8765 | A-51 | SR*-55 | avgCR-23.37 | CI*- 13 14 15 13 14 15 12 10 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Aiden Markram (South Africa)
|
2017-2025 | M-50 | R-3192 | A-35 | SR*-59 | avgCR-21.79 | CI*- 13 10 10 12 13 8 11 15 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Faf du Plessis (South Africa)
|
2012-2021 | M-69 | R-4163 | A-40 | SR*-46 | avgCR-18.61 | CI*- 10 11 7 11 13 10 9 9 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
Temba Bavuma (South Africa)
|
2014-2025 | M-66 | R-3810 | A-38 | SR*-49 | avgCR-18.07 | CI*- 9 10 9 10 9 12 10 9 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 8 |
Alviro Petersen (South Africa)
|
2010-2015 | M-36 | R-2093 | A-35 | SR*-52 | avgCR-17.35 | CI*- 10 10 9 10 13 10 7 7 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Roy Dias (Sri Lanka)
|
1982-1987 | M-20 | R-1285 | A-37 | SR*-51 | avgCR-22.14 | CI*- 11 13 12 10 12 7 12 17 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
|
1997-2014 | M-149 | R-11814 | A-50 | SR*-51 | avgCR-21.99 | CI*- 14 11 13 11 14 16 9 9 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka)
|
1984-2002 | M-93 | R-6361 | A-43 | SR*-50 | avgCR-21.50 | CI*- 13 11 12 12 11 15 12 10 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 6 |
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
|
1999-2013 | M-87 | R-5492 | A-41 | SR*-66 | avgCR-20.07 | CI*- 11 11 11 11 13 13 10 7 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 7 |
Thilan Samaraweera (Sri Lanka)
|
2001-2013 | M-81 | R-5462 | A-49 | SR*-47 | avgCR-19.17 | CI*- 10 12 10 11 15 9 11 6 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 9 |
Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka)
|
1990-2007 | M-90 | R-5502 | A-39 | SR*-44 | avgCR-18.14 | CI*- 9 11 9 11 12 12 9 7 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 11 |
Romesh Kaluwitharana (Sri Lanka)
|
1992-2004 | M-49 | R-1933 | A-26 | SR*-60 | avgCR-13.88 | CI*- 7 8 7 8 7 10 6 5 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
|
2009-2025 | M-119 | R-8214 | A-44 | SR*-48 | avgCR-20.94 | CI*- 10 12 10 13 10 12 12 9 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka)
|
2011-2025 | M-90 | R-6361 | A-44 | SR*-50 | avgCR-21.43 | CI*- 11 11 11 12 13 12 11 8 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka)
|
2015-2025 | M-73 | R-4757 | A-37 | SR*-59 | avgCR-21.14 | CI*- 11 11 11 12 10 8 11 16 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Dhananjaya de Silva (Sri Lanka)
|
2016-2025 | M-65 | R-4133 | A-39 | SR*-58 | avgCR-19.65 | CI*- 10 11 11 10 13 9 11 9 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
Kaushal Silva (Sri Lanka)
|
2011-2018 | M-39 | R-2099 | A-28 | SR*-40 | avgCR-16.73 | CI*- 7 10 8 10 7 10 8 11 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
George Headley (West Indies)
|
1930-1954 | M-22 | R-2190 | A-61 | SR*-46 | avgCR-30.85 | CI*- 18 15 3 17 21 11 15 21 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Everton Weekes (West Indies)
|
1948-1958 | M-48 | R-4455 | A-59 | SR*-51 | avgCR-25.45 | CI*- 14 14 26 13 20 15 12 6 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Clyde Walcott (West Indies)
|
1948-1960 | M-44 | R-3798 | A-57 | SR*-48 | avgCR-24.00 | CI*- 15 10 16 13 17 13 15 5 |