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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Ian Botham (England)
|
1976-1992 | M-116 | W-145 | A-29 | SR-43 | ER-4.0 | avgCR-9.97 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
Bob Willis (England)
|
1973-1984 | M-64 | W-80 | A-25 | SR-45 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-9.53 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
Neil Foster (England)
|
1984-1989 | M-48 | W-59 | A-31 | SR-44 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-10.17 |
| England_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Phil DeFreitas (England)
|
1987-1997 | M-103 | W-115 | A-33 | SR-50 | ER-4.0 | avgCR-9.22 |
| England_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Chris Lewis (England)
|
1990-1998 | M-53 | W-66 | A-29 | SR-40 | ER-4.4 | avgCR-10.13 |
| England_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Paul Jarvis (England)
|
1988-1993 | M-16 | W-24 | A-28 | SR-37 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-11.89 |
| England_25 | Gen2 | 4 |
Gladstone Small (England)
|
1987-1992 | M-53 | W-58 | A-33 | SR-48 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-8.88 |
| England_25 | Gen2 | 5 |
Angus Fraser (England)
|
1989-1999 | M-42 | W-47 | A-30 | SR-51 | ER-3.5 | avgCR-9.09 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Darren Gough (England)
|
1994-2006 | M-159 | W-235 | A-26 | SR-36 | ER-4.4 | avgCR-11.23 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Andrew Flintoff (England)
|
1999-2009 | M-141 | W-169 | A-24 | SR-33 | ER-4.4 | avgCR-9.86 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Steve Harmison (England)
|
2002-2009 | M-58 | W-76 | A-33 | SR-38 | ER-5.2 | avgCR-10.24 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Andy Caddick (England)
|
1993-2003 | M-54 | W-69 | A-28 | SR-43 | ER-4.0 | avgCR-10.33 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Alan Mullally (England)
|
1996-2001 | M-50 | W-63 | A-27 | SR-43 | ER-3.8 | avgCR-9.60 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
James Anderson (England)
|
2002-2015 | M-194 | W-269 | A-29 | SR-36 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-11.04 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Stuart Broad (England)
|
2006-2016 | M-121 | W-178 | A-30 | SR-34 | ER-5.3 | avgCR-11.52 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Chris Woakes (England)
|
2011-2023 | M-122 | W-173 | A-30 | SR-33 | ER-5.4 | avgCR-12.41 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Liam Plunkett (U.S.A.)
|
2005-2019 | M-89 | W-135 | A-30 | SR-31 | ER-5.8 | avgCR-12.08 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Jofra Archer (England)
|
2019-2025 | M-36 | W-65 | A-24 | SR-29 | ER-5.0 | avgCR-15.73 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Steven Finn (England)
|
2011-2017 | M-69 | W-102 | A-29 | SR-35 | ER-5.1 | avgCR-11.46 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Reece Topley (England)
|
2015-2024 | M-30 | W-47 | A-27 | SR-29 | ER-5.5 | avgCR-14.08 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
David Willey (England)
|
2015-2023 | M-73 | W-100 | A-30 | SR-32 | ER-5.5 | avgCR-10.21 |
| India_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Kapil Dev (India)
|
1978-1994 | M-225 | W-253 | A-27 | SR-44 | ER-3.7 | avgCR-8.80 |
| India_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Roger Binny (India)
|
1980-1987 | M-72 | W-77 | A-29 | SR-38 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-8.91 |
| India_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
Madan Lal (India)
|
1974-1987 | M-67 | W-73 | A-29 | SR-43 | ER-4.1 | avgCR-9.15 |
| India_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
Chetan Sharma (India)
|
1983-1994 | M-65 | W-67 | A-35 | SR-42 | ER-5.0 | avgCR-8.67 |
| India_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Manoj Prabhakar (India)
|
1984-1996 | M-130 | W-157 | A-29 | SR-40 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-9.44 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Javagal Srinath (India)
|
1991-2003 | M-229 | W-315 | A-28 | SR-38 | ER-4.5 | avgCR-10.44 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Zaheer Khan (India)
|
2000-2012 | M-200 | W-282 | A-29 | SR-36 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-10.87 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Ajit Agarkar (India)
|
1998-2007 | M-191 | W-288 | A-28 | SR-33 | ER-5.1 | avgCR-10.78 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Venkatesh Prasad (India)
|
1994-2001 | M-161 | W-196 | A-32 | SR-41 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-9.29 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Debasis Mohanty (India)
|
1997-2001 | M-45 | W-57 | A-29 | SR-35 | ER-5.0 | avgCR-9.95 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Irfan Pathan (India)
|
2004-2012 | M-120 | W-173 | A-30 | SR-34 | ER-5.3 | avgCR-11.27 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Ishant Sharma (India)
|
2007-2016 | M-80 | W-115 | A-31 | SR-32 | ER-5.7 | avgCR-11.71 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Ashish Nehra (India)
|
2001-2011 | M-120 | W-157 | A-32 | SR-37 | ER-5.2 | avgCR-11.09 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Mohammed Shami (India)
|
2013-2025 | M-108 | W-206 | A-24 | SR-26 | ER-5.6 | avgCR-16.02 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Jasprit Bumrah (India)
|
2016-2023 | M-89 | W-149 | A-24 | SR-31 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-14.25 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India)
|
2012-2022 | M-121 | W-141 | A-35 | SR-41 | ER-5.1 | avgCR-9.85 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 8 |
Umesh Yadav (India)
|
2010-2018 | M-75 | W-106 | A-34 | SR-33 | ER-6.0 | avgCR-11.38 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Richard Hadlee (New Zealand)
|
1973-1990 | M-115 | W-158 | A-22 | SR-39 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-11.10 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Ewen Chatfield (New Zealand)
|
1979-1989 | M-114 | W-140 | A-26 | SR-43 | ER-3.6 | avgCR-9.74 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
Martin Snedden (New Zealand)
|
1980-1990 | M-93 | W-114 | A-28 | SR-40 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-9.55 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
Lance Cairns (New Zealand)
|
1974-1985 | M-78 | W-89 | A-31 | SR-45 | ER-4.1 | avgCR-8.97 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen1 | 5 |
Gary Troup (New Zealand)
|
1976-1985 | M-22 | W-32 | A-25 | SR-37 | ER-4.0 | avgCR-10.88 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Chris Pringle (New Zealand)
|
1990-1995 | M-64 | W-103 | A-24 | SR-32 | ER-4.5 | avgCR-11.88 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Danny Morrison (New Zealand)
|
1987-1996 | M-96 | W-126 | A-28 | SR-36 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-9.52 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Willie Watson (New Zealand)
|
1986-1994 | M-61 | W-74 | A-30 | SR-44 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-9.12 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen2 | 4 |
Martin Crowe (New Zealand)
|
1982-1995 | M-143 | W-29 | A-33 | SR-45 | ER-4.4 | avgCR-1.92 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Shane Bond (New Zealand)
|
2002-2010 | M-82 | W-147 | A-21 | SR-29 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-15.45 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Geoff Allott (New Zealand)
|
1997-2000 | M-31 | W-52 | A-23 | SR-29 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-14.46 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Chris Cairns (New Zealand)
|
1991-2006 | M-215 | W-201 | A-33 | SR-40 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-7.23 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Shayne O'Connor (New Zealand)
|
1997-2000 | M-38 | W-46 | A-30 | SR-32 | ER-5.7 | avgCR-10.15 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Kyle Mills (New Zealand)
|
2001-2015 | M-170 | W-240 | A-27 | SR-34 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-10.71 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Jacob Oram (New Zealand)
|
2001-2012 | M-160 | W-173 | A-29 | SR-40 | ER-4.4 | avgCR-9.21 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
|
2012-2023 | M-114 | W-211 | A-24 | SR-29 | ER-5.0 | avgCR-15.52 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Matt Henry (New Zealand)
|
2014-2025 | M-93 | W-168 | A-25 | SR-29 | ER-5.2 | avgCR-14.36 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Tim Southee (New Zealand)
|
2008-2023 | M-161 | W-221 | A-34 | SR-36 | ER-5.5 | avgCR-11.38 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand)
|
2016-2023 | M-65 | W-99 | A-32 | SR-33 | ER-5.7 | avgCR-12.91 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Mitchell McClenaghan (New Zealand)
|
2013-2016 | M-48 | W-82 | A-28 | SR-28 | ER-6.0 | avgCR-13.46 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Hamish Bennett (New Zealand)
|
2010-2020 | M-19 | W-33 | A-25 | SR-27 | ER-5.5 | avgCR-13.87 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
Corey Anderson (U.S.A.)
|
2013-2017 | M-49 | W-60 | A-25 | SR-25 | ER-6.1 | avgCR-10.03 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Imran Khan (Pakistan)
|
1974-1992 | M-175 | W-182 | A-27 | SR-41 | ER-3.9 | avgCR-8.76 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
Mudassar Nazar (Pakistan)
|
1977-1989 | M-122 | W-111 | A-31 | SR-44 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-7.40 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
Sarfraz Nawaz (Pakistan)
|
1973-1984 | M-45 | W-63 | A-23 | SR-38 | ER-3.6 | avgCR-11.94 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 5 |
Sikander Bakht (Pakistan)
|
1977-1989 | M-27 | W-33 | A-26 | SR-39 | ER-4.1 | avgCR-10.12 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Aaqib Javed (Pakistan)
|
1988-1998 | M-163 | W-182 | A-31 | SR-44 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-9.01 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
1984-2003 | M-356 | W-502 | A-24 | SR-36 | ER-3.9 | avgCR-11.71 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
|
1989-2003 | M-262 | W-416 | A-24 | SR-30 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-12.17 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan)
|
1998-2011 | M-163 | W-247 | A-25 | SR-31 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-12.29 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan)
|
1996-2011 | M-265 | W-269 | A-32 | SR-41 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-8.03 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 9 |
Shahid Nazir (Pakistan)
|
1996-2000 | M-17 | W-19 | A-34 | SR-43 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-8.98 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Umar Gul (Pakistan)
|
2003-2016 | M-130 | W-179 | A-29 | SR-34 | ER-5.2 | avgCR-10.67 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Naved-ul-Hasan (Pakistan)
|
2003-2010 | M-74 | W-110 | A-29 | SR-32 | ER-5.6 | avgCR-11.81 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)
|
2018-2025 | M-71 | W-135 | A-25 | SR-27 | ER-5.6 | avgCR-16.21 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Hasan Ali (Pakistan)
|
2016-2025 | M-68 | W-102 | A-31 | SR-32 | ER-5.8 | avgCR-13.35 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Haris Rauf (Pakistan)
|
2020-2025 | M-54 | W-97 | A-26 | SR-27 | ER-5.9 | avgCR-13.95 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Wahab Riaz (Pakistan)
|
2008-2020 | M-91 | W-120 | A-34 | SR-36 | ER-5.7 | avgCR-11.05 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Allan Donald (South Africa)
|
1991-2003 | M-164 | W-272 | A-22 | SR-31 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-13.34 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
|
1996-2008 | M-303 | W-393 | A-25 | SR-40 | ER-3.7 | avgCR-10.33 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Makhaya Ntini (South Africa)
|
1998-2009 | M-173 | W-266 | A-25 | SR-33 | ER-4.5 | avgCR-11.62 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
|
1996-2014 | M-328 | W-273 | A-32 | SR-39 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-7.17 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Lance Klusener (South Africa)
|
1996-2004 | M-171 | W-192 | A-30 | SR-38 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-8.96 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Fanie de Villiers (South Africa)
|
1992-1997 | M-83 | W-95 | A-28 | SR-46 | ER-3.6 | avgCR-9.48 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
Craig Matthews (South Africa)
|
1991-1997 | M-56 | W-79 | A-25 | SR-38 | ER-3.9 | avgCR-10.42 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 8 |
Andre Nel (South Africa)
|
2001-2008 | M-79 | W-106 | A-28 | SR-36 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-10.36 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 9 |
Roger Telemachus (South Africa)
|
1998-2006 | M-37 | W-56 | A-28 | SR-34 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-11.09 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 10 |
Andrew Hall (South Africa)
|
1999-2007 | M-88 | W-95 | A-26 | SR-35 | ER-4.5 | avgCR-9.07 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 11 |
Eric Simons (South Africa)
|
1994-1995 | M-23 | W-33 | A-25 | SR-37 | ER-4.0 | avgCR-10.83 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 12 |
Steve Elworthy (South Africa)
|
1998-2002 | M-39 | W-44 | A-28 | SR-39 | ER-4.4 | avgCR-9.90 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Morne Morkel (South Africa)
|
2007-2018 | M-117 | W-188 | A-25 | SR-31 | ER-5.0 | avgCR-12.81 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Dale Steyn (South Africa)
|
2005-2019 | M-125 | W-196 | A-26 | SR-32 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-12.18 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Lonwabo Tsotsobe (South Africa)
|
2009-2013 | M-61 | W-94 | A-25 | SR-32 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-11.67 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Charl Langeveldt (South Africa)
|
2001-2010 | M-72 | W-100 | A-30 | SR-35 | ER-5.1 | avgCR-10.34 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Kagiso Rabada (South Africa)
|
2015-2025 | M-106 | W-168 | A-27 | SR-32 | ER-5.1 | avgCR-12.60 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Lungi Ngidi (South Africa)
|
2018-2025 | M-73 | W-114 | A-28 | SR-29 | ER-5.8 | avgCR-12.35 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Ryan McLaren (South Africa)
|
2009-2014 | M-54 | W-77 | A-27 | SR-31 | ER-5.2 | avgCR-11.00 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Wayne Parnell (South Africa)
|
2009-2023 | M-73 | W-99 | A-30 | SR-32 | ER-5.6 | avgCR-10.05 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
Andile Phehlukwayo (South Africa)
|
2016-2024 | M-85 | W-97 | A-31 | SR-33 | ER-5.8 | avgCR-8.55 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Rumesh Ratnayake (Sri Lanka)
|
1982-1993 | M-70 | W-76 | A-36 | SR-47 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-9.09 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Ravi Ratnayeke (Sri Lanka)
|
1982-1990 | M-78 | W-85 | A-34 | SR-42 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-8.35 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Champaka Ramanayake (Sri Lanka)
|
1986-1995 | M-62 | W-68 | A-30 | SR-42 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-8.84 |