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.
Gen1
Gen2
Gen3
Gen4
Gen5
| Group | Sub-Group | SG_rank | Team (or Player) | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 4 |
Trevor Goddard (South Africa)
|
1955-1970 | M-41 | Ct/St-48 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-11.03 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Graeme Smith (South Africa)
|
2002-2014 | M-117 | Ct/St-169 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-14.48 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
|
1995-2013 | M-166 | Ct/St-200 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-11.40 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
Brian McMillan (South Africa)
|
1992-1998 | M-38 | Ct/St-49 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-13.58 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 6 |
Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa)
|
1996-2008 | M-90 | Ct/St-94 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-9.75 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 7 |
Daryll Cullinan (South Africa)
|
1993-2001 | M-70 | Ct/St-67 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-7.87 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 8 |
Gary Kirsten (South Africa)
|
1993-2004 | M-101 | Ct/St-83 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-7.33 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 9 |
Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
|
1995-2008 | M-108 | Ct/St-72 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-5.24 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 10 |
Ashwell Prince (South Africa)
|
2002-2011 | M-66 | Ct/St-47 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-5.37 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
AB de Villiers (South Africa)
|
2004-2018 | M-114 | Ct/St-227 | FPM-2.0 | avgCR-18.77 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Hashim Amla (South Africa)
|
2004-2019 | M-124 | Ct/St-108 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-7.52 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Dean Elgar (South Africa)
|
2012-2024 | M-86 | Ct/St-92 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-8.63 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Aiden Markram (South Africa)
|
2017-2025 | M-49 | Ct/St-61 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-10.97 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
Faf du Plessis (South Africa)
|
2012-2021 | M-69 | Ct/St-63 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-7.69 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 8 |
Jean-Paul Duminy (South Africa)
|
2008-2017 | M-46 | Ct/St-38 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-7.71 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Hashan Tillakaratne (Sri Lanka)
|
1989-2004 | M-83 | Ct/St-124 | FPM-1.5 | avgCR-14.55 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
|
1997-2014 | M-149 | Ct/St-205 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-13.16 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 6 |
Roshan Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
|
1986-1998 | M-52 | Ct/St-56 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-10.37 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 8 |
Russel Arnold (Sri Lanka)
|
1997-2004 | M-44 | Ct/St-51 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-10.11 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 9 |
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
|
1991-2007 | M-110 | Ct/St-78 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-5.86 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 10 |
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
|
1999-2013 | M-87 | Ct/St-88 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-8.89 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 11 |
Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka)
|
1990-2007 | M-90 | Ct/St-58 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-5.89 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 12 |
Jehan Mubarak (Sri Lanka)
|
2002-2015 | M-13 | Ct/St-15 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-13.19 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 13 |
Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka)
|
1992-2010 | M-133 | Ct/St-72 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-3.86 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka)
|
2015-2025 | M-73 | Ct/St-118 | FPM-1.6 | avgCR-14.35 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Dhananjaya de Silva (Sri Lanka)
|
2016-2025 | M-65 | Ct/St-87 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-11.68 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka)
|
2011-2025 | M-90 | Ct/St-105 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-9.63 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
|
2009-2025 | M-119 | Ct/St-78 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-5.48 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Lahiru Thirimanne (Sri Lanka)
|
2011-2022 | M-44 | Ct/St-36 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-7.82 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
Kaushal Silva (Sri Lanka)
|
2011-2018 | M-39 | Ct/St-35 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-7.84 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 8 |
Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka)
|
2012-2025 | M-100 | Ct/St-62 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-4.34 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 9 |
Kithuruwan Vithanage (Sri Lanka)
|
2013-2015 | M-10 | Ct/St-10 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-9.71 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 10 |
Dilruwan Perera (Sri Lanka)
|
2014-2021 | M-43 | Ct/St-19 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-3.32 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Baron Constantine (West Indies)
|
1928-1939 | M-18 | Ct/St-28 | FPM-1.6 | avgCR-17.19 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Garry Sobers (West Indies)
|
1954-1974 | M-93 | Ct/St-109 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-12.43 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Clyde Walcott (West Indies)
|
1948-1960 | M-44 | Ct/St-64 | FPM-1.5 | avgCR-11.30 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 5 |
Everton Weekes (West Indies)
|
1948-1958 | M-48 | Ct/St-49 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-8.71 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Clive Lloyd (West Indies)
|
1966-1984 | M-110 | Ct/St-90 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-7.24 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Viv Richards (West Indies)
|
1974-1991 | M-121 | Ct/St-122 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-9.31 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Roy Fredericks (West Indies)
|
1968-1977 | M-59 | Ct/St-62 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-9.52 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
Richie Richardson (West Indies)
|
1983-1995 | M-86 | Ct/St-90 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-9.69 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 8 |
Gus Logie (West Indies)
|
1983-1991 | M-52 | Ct/St-57 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-11.86 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 9 |
Gordon Greenidge (West Indies)
|
1974-1991 | M-108 | Ct/St-96 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-7.46 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Brian Lara (West Indies)
|
1990-2006 | M-131 | Ct/St-164 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-13.80 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 6 |
Carl Hooper (West Indies)
|
1987-2002 | M-102 | Ct/St-115 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-11.94 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Shai Hope (West Indies)
|
2015-2025 | M-43 | Ct/St-70 | FPM-1.6 | avgCR-13.71 |
| Bangladesh_15 | Gen4 | 2 |
Shahriar Nafees (Bangladesh)
|
2005-2013 | M-24 | Ct/St-19 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-6.52 |
| Bangladesh_15 | Gen4 | 3 |
Mohammad Ashraful (Bangladesh)
|
2001-2013 | M-61 | Ct/St-25 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-3.55 |
| Bangladesh_15 | Gen5 | 4 |
Soumya Sarkar (Bangladesh)
|
2015-2021 | M-16 | Ct/St-23 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-14.96 |
| Bangladesh_15 | Gen5 | 5 |
Shadman Islam (Bangladesh)
|
2018-2025 | M-25 | Ct/St-25 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-10.45 |
| Bangladesh_15 | Gen5 | 6 |
Mahmudullah (Bangladesh)
|
2009-2021 | M-50 | Ct/St-39 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-5.72 |
| Bangladesh_15 | Gen5 | 7 |
Imrul Kayes (Bangladesh)
|
2008-2019 | M-39 | Ct/St-35 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-5.26 |
| Bangladesh_15 | Gen5 | 8 |
Zakir Hasan (Bangladesh)
|
2022-2024 | M-13 | Ct/St-11 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-6.99 |
| Bangladesh_15 | Gen5 | 9 |
Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
|
2007-2024 | M-71 | Ct/St-29 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-2.89 |
| Bangladesh_15 | Gen5 | 10 |
Nasir Hossain (Bangladesh)
|
2011-2017 | M-19 | Ct/St-10 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-3.31 |
| Bangladesh_15 | Gen5 | 11 |
Mahmudul Hasan Joy (Bangladesh)
|
2021-2025 | M-19 | Ct/St-9 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-3.89 |
| Bangladesh_15 | Gen5 | 12 |
Hasan Mahmud (Bangladesh)
|
2024-2025 | M-13 | Ct/St-6 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-3.74 |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen4 | 3 |
Sean Ervine (Zimbabwe)
|
2003-2004 | M-5 | Ct/St-7 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-9.54 |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen4 | 4 |
Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe)
|
1992-2002 | M-60 | Ct/St-60 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-7.73 |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen4 | 5 |
Mark Dekker (Zimbabwe)
|
1993-1996 | M-14 | Ct/St-12 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-9.31 |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen4 | 6 |
Neil Johnson (Zimbabwe)
|
1998-2000 | M-13 | Ct/St-12 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-9.58 |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen4 | 7 |
Dave Houghton (Zimbabwe)
|
1992-1997 | M-22 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-6.50 |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen4 | 8 |
Grant Flower (Zimbabwe)
|
1992-2004 | M-67 | Ct/St-43 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-4.94 |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen4 | 9 |
Stuart Carlisle (Zimbabwe)
|
1995-2005 | M-37 | Ct/St-34 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-7.56 |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen4 | 10 |
Paul Strang (Zimbabwe)
|
1994-2001 | M-24 | Ct/St-15 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-5.46 |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen4 | 11 |
Trevor Gripper (Zimbabwe)
|
1999-2004 | M-20 | Ct/St-14 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-5.47 |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen4 | 12 |
Craig Wishart (Zimbabwe)
|
1995-2005 | M-27 | Ct/St-15 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-3.81 |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen5 | 3 |
Brian Bennett (Zimbabwe)
|
2024-2025 | M-11 | Ct/St-18 | FPM-1.6 | avgCR-15.48 |