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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World_100 | Gen1 | 1 |
Bert Oldfield (Australia)
|
1920-1937 | M-54 | Ct/St-130 | FPM-2.4 | avgCR-18.43 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 2 |
Wally Hammond (England)
|
1927-1947 | M-85 | Ct/St-110 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-12.45 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 3 |
Dick Lilley (England)
|
1896-1909 | M-35 | Ct/St-92 | FPM-2.6 | avgCR-21.25 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 4 |
Bert Strudwick (England)
|
1910-1926 | M-28 | Ct/St-73 | FPM-2.6 | avgCR-21.01 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 5 |
Les Ames (England)
|
1929-1939 | M-47 | Ct/St-97 | FPM-2.1 | avgCR-14.88 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 6 |
Len Braund (England)
|
1901-1908 | M-23 | Ct/St-39 | FPM-1.7 | avgCR-19.54 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 7 |
Bruce Mitchell (South Africa)
|
1929-1949 | M-42 | Ct/St-56 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-13.03 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 8 |
Sammy Carter (Australia)
|
1907-1921 | M-28 | Ct/St-65 | FPM-2.3 | avgCR-17.09 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 9 |
Frank Woolley (England)
|
1909-1934 | M-64 | Ct/St-64 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-9.71 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 10 |
Wilfred Rhodes (England)
|
1899-1930 | M-58 | Ct/St-60 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-10.36 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 1 |
Godfrey Evans (England)
|
1946-1959 | M-91 | Ct/St-219 | FPM-2.4 | avgCR-18.12 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 2 |
Gil Langley (Australia)
|
1951-1956 | M-26 | Ct/St-98 | FPM-3.8 | avgCR-34.92 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 3 |
Gerry Alexander (West Indies)
|
1957-1961 | M-25 | Ct/St-90 | FPM-3.6 | avgCR-33.91 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 4 |
Wally Grout (Australia)
|
1957-1966 | M-51 | Ct/St-187 | FPM-3.7 | avgCR-34.88 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 5 |
John Waite (South Africa)
|
1951-1965 | M-50 | Ct/St-141 | FPM-2.8 | avgCR-21.84 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 6 |
Imtiaz Ahmed (Pakistan)
|
1952-1962 | M-41 | Ct/St-93 | FPM-2.3 | avgCR-18.81 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 7 |
Brian Taber (Australia)
|
1966-1970 | M-16 | Ct/St-60 | FPM-3.8 | avgCR-33.85 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 8 |
Naren Tamhane (India)
|
1955-1960 | M-21 | Ct/St-51 | FPM-2.4 | avgCR-20.04 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 9 |
Bob Simpson (Australia)
|
1957-1978 | M-62 | Ct/St-110 | FPM-1.8 | avgCR-18.58 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 10 |
Don Tallon (Australia)
|
1946-1953 | M-21 | Ct/St-58 | FPM-2.8 | avgCR-21.22 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 11 |
Tom Graveney (England)
|
1951-1969 | M-79 | Ct/St-80 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-9.64 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 12 |
Jim Parks (England)
|
1954-1968 | M-46 | Ct/St-114 | FPM-2.5 | avgCR-19.31 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 13 |
Garry Sobers (West Indies)
|
1954-1974 | M-93 | Ct/St-109 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-12.43 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 14 |
Neil Harvey (Australia)
|
1948-1963 | M-79 | Ct/St-64 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-8.61 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 15 |
Richie Benaud (Australia)
|
1952-1964 | M-63 | Ct/St-65 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-9.76 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 16 |
Colin Cowdrey (England)
|
1954-1975 | M-114 | Ct/St-120 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-9.83 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 1 |
Rod Marsh (Australia)
|
1970-1984 | M-96 | Ct/St-355 | FPM-3.7 | avgCR-34.74 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 2 |
Jeff Dujon (West Indies)
|
1981-1991 | M-81 | Ct/St-272 | FPM-3.4 | avgCR-29.40 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 3 |
Alan Knott (England)
|
1967-1981 | M-95 | Ct/St-269 | FPM-2.8 | avgCR-24.31 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 4 |
Wasim Bari (Pakistan)
|
1967-1984 | M-81 | Ct/St-228 | FPM-2.8 | avgCR-26.08 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 5 |
Deryck Murray (West Indies)
|
1963-1980 | M-62 | Ct/St-189 | FPM-3.0 | avgCR-27.29 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 6 |
Bob Taylor (England)
|
1971-1984 | M-57 | Ct/St-174 | FPM-3.1 | avgCR-27.21 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 7 |
Ian Smith (New Zealand)
|
1980-1992 | M-63 | Ct/St-176 | FPM-2.8 | avgCR-24.59 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 8 |
Syed Kirmani (India)
|
1976-1986 | M-88 | Ct/St-198 | FPM-2.3 | avgCR-19.02 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 9 |
Saleem Yousuf (Pakistan)
|
1982-1990 | M-32 | Ct/St-104 | FPM-3.3 | avgCR-27.42 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 10 |
David Murray (West Indies)
|
1978-1982 | M-19 | Ct/St-62 | FPM-3.3 | avgCR-30.32 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 11 |
Kiran More (India)
|
1986-1993 | M-49 | Ct/St-130 | FPM-2.7 | avgCR-23.35 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 12 |
Ken Wadsworth (New Zealand)
|
1969-1976 | M-33 | Ct/St-96 | FPM-2.9 | avgCR-23.53 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 13 |
Eknath Solkar (India)
|
1969-1977 | M-27 | Ct/St-53 | FPM-2.0 | avgCR-23.71 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 14 |
Ian Botham (England)
|
1977-1992 | M-102 | Ct/St-120 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-12.58 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 15 |
Greg Chappell (Australia)
|
1970-1984 | M-87 | Ct/St-122 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-13.88 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 16 |
Allan Border (Australia)
|
1978-1994 | M-156 | Ct/St-156 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-9.03 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 17 |
Ian Chappell (Australia)
|
1964-1980 | M-75 | Ct/St-105 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-13.65 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 18 |
Viv Richards (West Indies)
|
1974-1991 | M-121 | Ct/St-122 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-9.31 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 19 |
Sunil Gavaskar (India)
|
1971-1987 | M-125 | Ct/St-108 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-8.40 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 1 |
Ian Healy (Australia)
|
1988-1999 | M-119 | Ct/St-395 | FPM-3.3 | avgCR-29.94 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 2 |
Mark Boucher (South Africa)
|
1997-2012 | M-147 | Ct/St-555 | FPM-3.8 | avgCR-33.61 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 3 |
Adam Gilchrist (Australia)
|
1999-2008 | M-96 | Ct/St-416 | FPM-4.3 | avgCR-39.71 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 4 |
Alec Stewart (England)
|
1990-2003 | M-133 | Ct/St-277 | FPM-2.1 | avgCR-18.14 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 5 |
David Richardson (South Africa)
|
1992-1998 | M-42 | Ct/St-152 | FPM-3.6 | avgCR-32.67 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 6 |
Jack Russell (England)
|
1988-1998 | M-54 | Ct/St-165 | FPM-3.1 | avgCR-28.33 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 7 |
Kamran Akmal (Pakistan)
|
2002-2010 | M-53 | Ct/St-206 | FPM-3.9 | avgCR-36.92 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 8 |
Courtney Browne (West Indies)
|
1995-2005 | M-20 | Ct/St-81 | FPM-4.1 | avgCR-38.16 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 9 |
Adam Parore (New Zealand)
|
1990-2002 | M-78 | Ct/St-204 | FPM-2.6 | avgCR-21.54 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 10 |
Rashid Latif (Pakistan)
|
1992-2003 | M-37 | Ct/St-130 | FPM-3.5 | avgCR-29.55 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 11 |
Ridley Jacobs (West Indies)
|
1998-2004 | M-65 | Ct/St-219 | FPM-3.4 | avgCR-29.76 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 12 |
Geraint Jones (P.N.G.)
|
2004-2006 | M-34 | Ct/St-133 | FPM-3.9 | avgCR-35.98 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 13 |
Andy Flower (Zimbabwe)
|
1992-2002 | M-63 | Ct/St-160 | FPM-2.5 | avgCR-20.79 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 14 |
Junior Murray (West Indies)
|
1993-2002 | M-33 | Ct/St-102 | FPM-3.1 | avgCR-27.24 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 15 |
Mark Waugh (Australia)
|
1991-2002 | M-128 | Ct/St-181 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-14.40 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 16 |
Brian Lara (West Indies)
|
1990-2006 | M-131 | Ct/St-164 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-13.80 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 17 |
Mark Taylor (Australia)
|
1989-1999 | M-104 | Ct/St-157 | FPM-1.5 | avgCR-15.34 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 18 |
Romesh Kaluwitharana (Sri Lanka)
|
1992-2004 | M-49 | Ct/St-119 | FPM-2.4 | avgCR-19.84 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 19 |
Moin Khan (Pakistan)
|
1990-2004 | M-69 | Ct/St-148 | FPM-2.1 | avgCR-16.53 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 20 |
Hashan Tillakaratne (Sri Lanka)
|
1989-2004 | M-83 | Ct/St-124 | FPM-1.5 | avgCR-14.55 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 21 |
Prasanna Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
|
2000-2015 | M-58 | Ct/St-156 | FPM-2.7 | avgCR-21.43 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 22 |
Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
|
1994-2008 | M-111 | Ct/St-171 | FPM-1.5 | avgCR-16.25 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 23 |
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
|
1997-2014 | M-149 | Ct/St-205 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-13.16 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 24 |
Rahul Dravid (India)
|
1996-2012 | M-164 | Ct/St-210 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-11.84 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 25 |
Graeme Smith (South Africa)
|
2002-2014 | M-117 | Ct/St-169 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-14.48 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 26 |
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
|
1995-2013 | M-166 | Ct/St-200 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-11.40 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 27 |
Ricky Ponting (Australia)
|
1995-2012 | M-168 | Ct/St-196 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-10.57 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 28 |
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
|
2000-2015 | M-134 | Ct/St-202 | FPM-1.5 | avgCR-11.62 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 1 |
Quinton de Kock (South Africa)
|
2014-2021 | M-54 | Ct/St-232 | FPM-4.3 | avgCR-42.72 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 2 |
BJ Watling (New Zealand)
|
2009-2021 | M-75 | Ct/St-275 | FPM-3.7 | avgCR-32.43 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 3 |
Alex Carey (Australia)
|
2021-2025 | M-43 | Ct/St-177 | FPM-4.1 | avgCR-39.67 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 4 |
Brad Haddin (Australia)
|
2008-2015 | M-66 | Ct/St-270 | FPM-4.1 | avgCR-38.35 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 5 |
Tim Paine (Australia)
|
2010-2021 | M-35 | Ct/St-157 | FPM-4.5 | avgCR-40.51 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 6 |
Jonny Bairstow (England)
|
2012-2024 | M-100 | Ct/St-256 | FPM-2.6 | avgCR-23.22 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 7 |
Rishabh Pant (India)
|
2018-2025 | M-48 | Ct/St-173 | FPM-3.6 | avgCR-34.37 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 8 |
Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pakistan)
|
2010-2023 | M-54 | Ct/St-182 | FPM-3.4 | avgCR-30.92 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 9 |
MS Dhoni (India)
|
2005-2014 | M-90 | Ct/St-294 | FPM-3.3 | avgCR-28.99 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 10 |
Steven Smith (Australia)
|
2010-2025 | M-119 | Ct/St-201 | FPM-1.7 | avgCR-19.19 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 11 |
Joshua Da Silva (West Indies)
|
2020-2024 | M-33 | Ct/St-127 | FPM-3.8 | avgCR-33.98 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 12 |
Matt Prior (England)
|
2007-2014 | M-79 | Ct/St-256 | FPM-3.2 | avgCR-27.32 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 13 |
Denesh Ramdin (West Indies)
|
2005-2016 | M-74 | Ct/St-217 | FPM-2.9 | avgCR-25.67 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 14 |
Niroshan Dickwella (Sri Lanka)
|
2014-2023 | M-54 | Ct/St-161 | FPM-3.0 | avgCR-24.63 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 15 |
Jos Buttler (England)
|
2014-2022 | M-57 | Ct/St-154 | FPM-2.7 | avgCR-23.43 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 16 |
Joe Root (England)
|
2012-2025 | M-158 | Ct/St-213 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-12.41 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 17 |
Ben Foakes (England)
|
2018-2024 | M-25 | Ct/St-79 | FPM-3.2 | avgCR-30.70 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 18 |
Kyle Verreynne (South Africa)
|
2021-2025 | M-30 | Ct/St-101 | FPM-3.4 | avgCR-28.27 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 19 |
Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)
|
2016-2025 | M-41 | Ct/St-118 | FPM-2.9 | avgCR-24.61 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 20 |
Ross Taylor (New Zealand)
|
2007-2022 | M-112 | Ct/St-163 | FPM-1.5 | avgCR-14.54 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 21 |
Tom Blundell (New Zealand)
|
2017-2025 | M-42 | Ct/St-125 | FPM-3.0 | avgCR-25.27 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 22 |
Adnan Akmal (Pakistan)
|
2010-2013 | M-21 | Ct/St-77 | FPM-3.7 | avgCR-33.61 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 23 |
AB de Villiers (South Africa)
|
2004-2018 | M-114 | Ct/St-227 | FPM-2.0 | avgCR-18.77 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 24 |
Litton Das (Bangladesh)
|
2015-2025 | M-51 | Ct/St-127 | FPM-2.5 | avgCR-19.67 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 25 |
Alastair Cook (England)
|
2006-2018 | M-161 | Ct/St-175 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-10.23 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 26 |
Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
|
2004-2016 | M-101 | Ct/St-209 | FPM-2.1 | avgCR-17.89 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 27 |
Wriddhiman Saha (India)
|
2010-2021 | M-40 | Ct/St-104 | FPM-2.6 | avgCR-21.20 |