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 Sydney Barnes (England) flag Sydney Barnes (England) 1901-1914 | M-27 | W-189 | A-16 | SR-42 | ER-2.4 | avgCR-47.29
World_100 Gen1 2 Clarrie Grimmett (Australia) flag Clarrie Grimmett (Australia) 1925-1936 | M-37 | W-216 | A-24 | SR-67 | ER-2.2 | avgCR-33.34
World_100 Gen1 3 Bill O'Reilly (Australia) flag Bill O'Reilly (Australia) 1932-1946 | M-27 | W-144 | A-23 | SR-70 | ER-1.9 | avgCR-32.24
World_100 Gen1 4 Hugh Trumble (Australia) flag Hugh Trumble (Australia) 1890-1904 | M-32 | W-141 | A-22 | SR-57 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-27.69
World_100 Gen2 1 Fred Trueman (England) flag Fred Trueman (England) 1952-1965 | M-67 | W-307 | A-22 | SR-49 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-26.46
World_100 Gen2 2 Alec Bedser (England) flag Alec Bedser (England) 1946-1955 | M-51 | W-236 | A-25 | SR-67 | ER-2.2 | avgCR-28.10
World_100 Gen2 3 Richie Benaud (Australia) flag Richie Benaud (Australia) 1952-1964 | M-63 | W-248 | A-27 | SR-77 | ER-2.1 | avgCR-24.99
World_100 Gen2 4 Hugh Tayfield (South Africa) flag Hugh Tayfield (South Africa) 1949-1960 | M-37 | W-170 | A-26 | SR-80 | ER-1.9 | avgCR-30.56
World_100 Gen2 5 Lance Gibbs (West Indies) flag Lance Gibbs (West Indies) 1958-1976 | M-79 | W-309 | A-29 | SR-88 | ER-2.0 | avgCR-25.61
World_100 Gen2 6 Ray Lindwall (Australia) flag Ray Lindwall (Australia) 1946-1960 | M-61 | W-228 | A-23 | SR-60 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-23.67
World_100 Gen2 8 Jim Laker (England) flag Jim Laker (England) 1948-1959 | M-46 | W-193 | A-21 | SR-62 | ER-2.0 | avgCR-26.91
World_100 Gen2 9 Brian Statham (England) flag Brian Statham (England) 1951-1965 | M-70 | W-252 | A-25 | SR-64 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-20.96
World_100 Gen2 10 Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan) flag Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan) 1952-1962 | M-34 | W-139 | A-25 | SR-71 | ER-2.1 | avgCR-26.83
World_100 Gen2 11 Graham McKenzie (Australia) flag Graham McKenzie (Australia) 1961-1971 | M-60 | W-246 | A-30 | SR-72 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-26.65
World_100 Gen2 13 Subhash Gupte (India) flag Subhash Gupte (India) 1951-1961 | M-36 | W-149 | A-30 | SR-76 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-25.37
World_100 Gen2 14 John Snow (England) flag John Snow (England) 1965-1976 | M-49 | W-202 | A-27 | SR-59 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-26.48
World_100 Gen2 15 Wes Hall (West Indies) flag Wes Hall (West Indies) 1958-1969 | M-48 | W-192 | A-26 | SR-54 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-26.41
World_100 Gen2 16 Sonny Ramadhin (West Indies) flag Sonny Ramadhin (West Indies) 1950-1960 | M-43 | W-158 | A-29 | SR-88 | ER-2.0 | avgCR-22.36
World_100 Gen2 18 Keith Miller (Australia) flag Keith Miller (Australia) 1946-1956 | M-55 | W-170 | A-23 | SR-62 | ER-2.2 | avgCR-19.18
World_100 Gen3 1 Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 1973-1990 | M-86 | W-431 | A-22 | SR-51 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-33.53
World_100 Gen3 2 Imran Khan (Pakistan) flag Imran Khan (Pakistan) 1971-1992 | M-88 | W-362 | A-23 | SR-54 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-27.72
World_100 Gen3 3 Dennis Lillee (Australia) flag Dennis Lillee (Australia) 1971-1984 | M-70 | W-355 | A-24 | SR-52 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-32.53
World_100 Gen3 4 Ian Botham (England) flag Ian Botham (England) 1977-1992 | M-102 | W-383 | A-28 | SR-57 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-24.37
World_100 Gen3 5 Malcolm Marshall (West Indies) flag Malcolm Marshall (West Indies) 1978-1991 | M-81 | W-376 | A-21 | SR-47 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-29.76
World_100 Gen3 6 Kapil Dev (India) flag Kapil Dev (India) 1978-1994 | M-131 | W-434 | A-30 | SR-64 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-22.55
World_100 Gen3 7 Bob Willis (England) flag Bob Willis (England) 1971-1984 | M-90 | W-325 | A-25 | SR-53 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-23.43
World_100 Gen3 8 Bhagwath Chandrasekhar (India) flag Bhagwath Chandrasekhar (India) 1964-1979 | M-58 | W-242 | A-30 | SR-66 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-26.86
World_100 Gen3 9 Joel Garner (West Indies) flag Joel Garner (West Indies) 1977-1987 | M-58 | W-259 | A-21 | SR-51 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-28.59
World_100 Gen3 10 Michael Holding (West Indies) flag Michael Holding (West Indies) 1975-1987 | M-60 | W-249 | A-24 | SR-51 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-27.91
World_100 Gen3 13 Craig McDermott (Australia) flag Craig McDermott (Australia) 1984-1996 | M-71 | W-291 | A-29 | SR-57 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-25.44
World_100 Gen3 14 Andy Roberts (West Indies) flag Andy Roberts (West Indies) 1974-1983 | M-47 | W-202 | A-26 | SR-55 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-28.41
World_100 Gen3 15 Jeff Thomson (Australia) flag Jeff Thomson (Australia) 1972-1985 | M-51 | W-200 | A-28 | SR-53 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-25.48
World_100 Gen3 16 Erapalli Prasanna (India) flag Erapalli Prasanna (India) 1962-1978 | M-49 | W-189 | A-30 | SR-76 | ER-2.4 | avgCR-25.12
World_100 Gen3 17 Geoff Lawson (Australia) flag Geoff Lawson (Australia) 1980-1989 | M-46 | W-180 | A-31 | SR-62 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-25.40
World_100 Gen3 18 Abdul Qadir (Pakistan) flag Abdul Qadir (Pakistan) 1977-1990 | M-67 | W-236 | A-33 | SR-72 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-22.11
World_100 Gen3 19 Terry Alderman (Australia) flag Terry Alderman (Australia) 1981-1991 | M-41 | W-170 | A-27 | SR-60 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-26.41
World_100 Gen3 20 Sarfraz Nawaz (Pakistan) flag Sarfraz Nawaz (Pakistan) 1969-1984 | M-55 | W-177 | A-33 | SR-79 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-21.83
World_100 Gen3 21 Merv Hughes (Australia) flag Merv Hughes (Australia) 1985-1994 | M-53 | W-212 | A-28 | SR-58 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-24.45
World_100 Gen4 1 Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 1992-2010 | M-133 | W-800 | A-23 | SR-55 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-36.55
World_100 Gen4 2 Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 1992-2007 | M-145 | W-708 | A-25 | SR-57 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-31.96
World_100 Gen4 3 Anil Kumble (India) flag Anil Kumble (India) 1990-2008 | M-132 | W-619 | A-30 | SR-66 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-29.93
World_100 Gen4 4 Courtney Walsh (West Indies) flag Courtney Walsh (West Indies) 1984-2001 | M-132 | W-519 | A-24 | SR-58 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-25.48
World_100 Gen4 5 Glenn McGrath (Australia) flag Glenn McGrath (Australia) 1993-2007 | M-124 | W-563 | A-22 | SR-52 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-29.45
World_100 Gen4 7 Curtly Ambrose (West Indies) flag Curtly Ambrose (West Indies) 1988-2000 | M-98 | W-405 | A-21 | SR-54 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-26.36
World_100 Gen4 8 Allan Donald (South Africa) flag Allan Donald (South Africa) 1992-2002 | M-72 | W-330 | A-22 | SR-47 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-29.13
World_100 Gen4 9 Waqar Younis (Pakistan) flag Waqar Younis (Pakistan) 1989-2003 | M-87 | W-373 | A-24 | SR-43 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-26.28
World_100 Gen4 10 Harbhajan Singh (India) flag Harbhajan Singh (India) 1998-2015 | M-103 | W-417 | A-32 | SR-68 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-26.27
World_100 Gen4 11 Shaun Pollock (South Africa) flag Shaun Pollock (South Africa) 1995-2008 | M-108 | W-421 | A-23 | SR-58 | ER-2.4 | avgCR-24.64
World_100 Gen4 12 Andy Caddick (England) flag Andy Caddick (England) 1993-2003 | M-62 | W-234 | A-30 | SR-58 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-25.28
World_100 Gen4 13 Darren Gough (England) flag Darren Gough (England) 1994-2003 | M-58 | W-229 | A-28 | SR-52 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-24.54
World_100 Gen4 14 Makhaya Ntini (South Africa) flag Makhaya Ntini (South Africa) 1998-2009 | M-101 | W-390 | A-29 | SR-53 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-24.19
World_100 Gen4 15 Angus Fraser (England) flag Angus Fraser (England) 1989-1998 | M-46 | W-177 | A-27 | SR-61 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-26.57
World_100 Gen4 16 Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan) flag Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan) 1995-2004 | M-49 | W-208 | A-30 | SR-67 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-26.23
World_100 Gen4 17 Danish Kaneria (Pakistan) flag Danish Kaneria (Pakistan) 2000-2010 | M-61 | W-261 | A-35 | SR-68 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-27.86
World_100 Gen4 19 Javagal Srinath (India) flag Javagal Srinath (India) 1991-2002 | M-67 | W-236 | A-30 | SR-64 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-22.45
World_100 Gen4 21 Chris Cairns (New Zealand) flag Chris Cairns (New Zealand) 1989-2004 | M-62 | W-218 | A-29 | SR-54 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-21.86
World_100 Gen4 22 Brett Lee (Australia) flag Brett Lee (Australia) 1999-2008 | M-76 | W-310 | A-31 | SR-53 | ER-3.5 | avgCR-24.39
World_100 Gen4 24 Heath Streak (Zimbabwe) flag Heath Streak (Zimbabwe) 1993-2005 | M-65 | W-216 | A-28 | SR-63 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-19.26
World_100 Gen4 25 Matthew Hoggard (England) flag Matthew Hoggard (England) 2000-2008 | M-67 | W-248 | A-31 | SR-56 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-23.14
World_100 Gen4 26 Jason Gillespie (Australia) flag Jason Gillespie (Australia) 1996-2006 | M-71 | W-259 | A-26 | SR-55 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-22.93
World_100 Gen4 27 Steve Harmison (England) flag Steve Harmison (England) 2002-2009 | M-63 | W-226 | A-32 | SR-59 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-22.72
World_100 Gen4 28 Chris Martin (New Zealand) flag Chris Martin (New Zealand) 2000-2013 | M-71 | W-233 | A-34 | SR-60 | ER-3.4 | avgCR-21.10
World_100 Gen4 29 Jacques Kallis (South Africa) flag Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 1995-2013 | M-166 | W-292 | A-33 | SR-69 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-12.25
World_100 Gen5 1 James Anderson (England) flag James Anderson (England) 2003-2024 | M-188 | W-704 | A-26 | SR-57 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-23.58
World_100 Gen5 2 Ravichandran Ashwin (India) flag Ravichandran Ashwin (India) 2011-2024 | M-106 | W-537 | A-24 | SR-51 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-31.70
World_100 Gen5 3 Nathan Lyon (Australia) flag Nathan Lyon (Australia) 2011-2025 | M-139 | W-562 | A-30 | SR-61 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-26.30
World_100 Gen5 4 Stuart Broad (England) flag Stuart Broad (England) 2007-2023 | M-167 | W-604 | A-28 | SR-56 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-22.78
World_100 Gen5 6 Dale Steyn (South Africa) flag Dale Steyn (South Africa) 2004-2019 | M-93 | W-439 | A-23 | SR-42 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-29.66
World_100 Gen5 7 Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) flag Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) 2015-2025 | M-73 | W-340 | A-22 | SR-39 | ER-3.4 | avgCR-29.19
World_100 Gen5 9 Jasprit Bumrah (India) flag Jasprit Bumrah (India) 2018-2025 | M-51 | W-232 | A-20 | SR-42 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-33.33
World_100 Gen5 10 Yasir Shah (Pakistan) flag Yasir Shah (Pakistan) 2014-2022 | M-48 | W-244 | A-31 | SR-58 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-32.72
World_100 Gen5 11 Pat Cummins (Australia) flag Pat Cummins (Australia) 2011-2025 | M-71 | W-309 | A-22 | SR-46 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-28.65
World_100 Gen5 14 Tim Southee (New Zealand) flag Tim Southee (New Zealand) 2008-2024 | M-107 | W-391 | A-30 | SR-60 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-22.66
World_100 Gen5 15 Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) flag Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) 2009-2014 | M-35 | W-178 | A-28 | SR-65 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-33.82
World_100 Gen5 16 Graeme Swann (England) flag Graeme Swann (England) 2008-2013 | M-60 | W-255 | A-30 | SR-60 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-27.21
World_100 Gen5 17 Josh Hazlewood (Australia) flag Josh Hazlewood (Australia) 2014-2025 | M-76 | W-295 | A-24 | SR-52 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-24.74
World_100 Gen5 18 Morne Morkel (South Africa) flag Morne Morkel (South Africa) 2006-2018 | M-86 | W-309 | A-28 | SR-53 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-23.34
World_100 Gen5 20 Ishant Sharma (India) flag Ishant Sharma (India) 2007-2021 | M-105 | W-311 | A-32 | SR-62 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-20.01
World_100 Gen5 21 Kemar Roach (West Indies) flag Kemar Roach (West Indies) 2009-2025 | M-85 | W-284 | A-27 | SR-53 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-20.82
World_100 Gen5 24 Mohammed Shami (India) flag Mohammed Shami (India) 2013-2023 | M-64 | W-229 | A-28 | SR-50 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-23.55
Australia_25 Gen1 1 Clarrie Grimmett (Australia) flag Clarrie Grimmett (Australia) 1925-1936 | M-37 | W-216 | A-24 | SR-67 | ER-2.2 | avgCR-33.34
Australia_25 Gen1 2 Charlie Turner (Australia) flag Charlie Turner (Australia) 1887-1895 | M-17 | W-101 | A-17 | SR-51 | ER-1.9 | avgCR-38.48
Australia_25 Gen1 3 Bill O'Reilly (Australia) flag Bill O'Reilly (Australia) 1932-1946 | M-27 | W-144 | A-23 | SR-70 | ER-1.9 | avgCR-32.24
Australia_25 Gen1 4 Frederick Spofforth (Australia) flag Frederick Spofforth (Australia) 1877-1887 | M-18 | W-94 | A-18 | SR-45 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-33.44
Australia_25 Gen1 5 Hugh Trumble (Australia) flag Hugh Trumble (Australia) 1890-1904 | M-32 | W-141 | A-22 | SR-57 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-27.69
Australia_25 Gen2 1 Graham McKenzie (Australia) flag Graham McKenzie (Australia) 1961-1971 | M-60 | W-246 | A-30 | SR-72 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-26.65
Australia_25 Gen2 2 Richie Benaud (Australia) flag Richie Benaud (Australia) 1952-1964 | M-63 | W-248 | A-27 | SR-77 | ER-2.1 | avgCR-24.99
Australia_25 Gen2 4 Ray Lindwall (Australia) flag Ray Lindwall (Australia) 1946-1960 | M-61 | W-228 | A-23 | SR-60 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-23.67
Australia_25 Gen2 5 Keith Miller (Australia) flag Keith Miller (Australia) 1946-1956 | M-55 | W-170 | A-23 | SR-62 | ER-2.2 | avgCR-19.18
Australia_25 Gen3 1 Dennis Lillee (Australia) flag Dennis Lillee (Australia) 1971-1984 | M-70 | W-355 | A-24 | SR-52 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-32.53
Australia_25 Gen3 2 Craig McDermott (Australia) flag Craig McDermott (Australia) 1984-1996 | M-71 | W-291 | A-29 | SR-57 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-25.44
Australia_25 Gen3 3 Jeff Thomson (Australia) flag Jeff Thomson (Australia) 1972-1985 | M-51 | W-200 | A-28 | SR-53 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-25.48
Australia_25 Gen3 4 Geoff Lawson (Australia) flag Geoff Lawson (Australia) 1980-1989 | M-46 | W-180 | A-31 | SR-62 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-25.40
Australia_25 Gen3 5 Merv Hughes (Australia) flag Merv Hughes (Australia) 1985-1994 | M-53 | W-212 | A-28 | SR-58 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-24.45
Australia_25 Gen4 1 Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 1992-2007 | M-145 | W-708 | A-25 | SR-57 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-31.96
Australia_25 Gen4 2 Glenn McGrath (Australia) flag Glenn McGrath (Australia) 1993-2007 | M-124 | W-563 | A-22 | SR-52 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-29.45
Australia_25 Gen4 3 Brett Lee (Australia) flag Brett Lee (Australia) 1999-2008 | M-76 | W-310 | A-31 | SR-53 | ER-3.5 | avgCR-24.39
Australia_25 Gen4 4 Stuart MacGill (Australia) flag Stuart MacGill (Australia) 1998-2008 | M-44 | W-208 | A-29 | SR-54 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-27.56
Australia_25 Gen4 5 Jason Gillespie (Australia) flag Jason Gillespie (Australia) 1996-2006 | M-71 | W-259 | A-26 | SR-55 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-22.93
Australia_25 Gen5 1 Nathan Lyon (Australia) flag Nathan Lyon (Australia) 2011-2025 | M-139 | W-562 | A-30 | SR-61 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-26.30
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