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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Gen2
Gen3
Gen4
Gen5
| Group | Sub-Group | SG_rank | Team (or Player) | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World_100 | Gen1 | 1 |
Kapil Dev (India)
|
1978-1994 | M-225 | W-253 | A-27 | SR-44 | ER-3.7 | avgCR-8.80 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 2 |
Joel Garner (West Indies)
|
1977-1987 | M-98 | W-146 | A-19 | SR-36 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-12.96 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 3 |
Imran Khan (Pakistan)
|
1974-1992 | M-175 | W-182 | A-27 | SR-41 | ER-3.9 | avgCR-8.76 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 4 |
Richard Hadlee (New Zealand)
|
1973-1990 | M-115 | W-158 | A-22 | SR-39 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-11.10 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 5 |
Michael Holding (West Indies)
|
1976-1987 | M-102 | W-142 | A-21 | SR-38 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-11.62 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 6 |
Abdul Qadir (Pakistan)
|
1983-1993 | M-104 | W-132 | A-26 | SR-39 | ER-4.1 | avgCR-11.05 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 7 |
Malcolm Marshall (West Indies)
|
1980-1992 | M-136 | W-157 | A-27 | SR-46 | ER-3.5 | avgCR-9.81 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 8 |
Andy Roberts (West Indies)
|
1975-1983 | M-56 | W-87 | A-20 | SR-36 | ER-3.4 | avgCR-13.78 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 9 |
Dennis Lillee (Australia)
|
1972-1983 | M-63 | W-103 | A-21 | SR-35 | ER-3.6 | avgCR-12.94 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 10 |
Ian Botham (England)
|
1976-1992 | M-116 | W-145 | A-29 | SR-43 | ER-4.0 | avgCR-9.97 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 11 |
Ewen Chatfield (New Zealand)
|
1979-1989 | M-114 | W-140 | A-26 | SR-43 | ER-3.6 | avgCR-9.74 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 12 |
Carl Rackemann (Australia)
|
1983-1991 | M-52 | W-82 | A-22 | SR-34 | ER-3.9 | avgCR-12.21 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 13 |
Martin Snedden (New Zealand)
|
1980-1990 | M-93 | W-114 | A-28 | SR-40 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-9.55 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 14 |
Mudassar Nazar (Pakistan)
|
1977-1989 | M-122 | W-111 | A-31 | SR-44 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-7.40 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 1 |
Craig McDermott (Australia)
|
1985-1996 | M-138 | W-203 | A-25 | SR-37 | ER-4.0 | avgCR-11.55 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 2 |
Manoj Prabhakar (India)
|
1984-1996 | M-130 | W-157 | A-29 | SR-40 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-9.44 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 3 |
Curtly Ambrose (West Indies)
|
1988-2000 | M-176 | W-225 | A-24 | SR-42 | ER-3.5 | avgCR-10.95 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 4 |
Patrick Patterson (West Indies)
|
1986-1993 | M-59 | W-90 | A-25 | SR-34 | ER-4.4 | avgCR-11.83 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 5 |
Phil DeFreitas (England)
|
1987-1997 | M-103 | W-115 | A-33 | SR-50 | ER-4.0 | avgCR-9.22 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 6 |
Courtney Walsh (West Indies)
|
1985-2000 | M-205 | W-227 | A-30 | SR-48 | ER-3.8 | avgCR-8.91 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 7 |
Winston Benjamin (West Indies)
|
1986-1995 | M-85 | W-100 | A-31 | SR-44 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-9.33 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 8 |
Simon O'Donnell (Australia)
|
1985-1991 | M-87 | W-108 | A-29 | SR-40 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-9.08 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 9 |
Aaqib Javed (Pakistan)
|
1988-1998 | M-163 | W-182 | A-31 | SR-44 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-9.01 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 10 |
Chris Pringle (New Zealand)
|
1990-1995 | M-64 | W-103 | A-24 | SR-32 | ER-4.5 | avgCR-11.88 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 11 |
Ian Bishop (West Indies)
|
1988-1997 | M-84 | W-118 | A-27 | SR-37 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-10.94 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 12 |
Danny Morrison (New Zealand)
|
1987-1996 | M-96 | W-126 | A-28 | SR-36 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-9.52 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 2 |
Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka)
|
1993-2011 | M-350 | W-534 | A-23 | SR-35 | ER-3.9 | avgCR-12.02 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 3 |
Glenn McGrath (Australia)
|
1993-2007 | M-250 | W-381 | A-22 | SR-34 | ER-3.9 | avgCR-12.81 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 4 |
Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
|
1989-2003 | M-262 | W-416 | A-24 | SR-30 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-12.17 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 5 |
Brett Lee (Australia)
|
2000-2012 | M-221 | W-380 | A-23 | SR-29 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-13.36 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 7 |
Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
|
1996-2008 | M-303 | W-393 | A-25 | SR-40 | ER-3.7 | avgCR-10.33 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 8 |
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan)
|
1995-2003 | M-169 | W-288 | A-22 | SR-30 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-13.18 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 9 |
Allan Donald (South Africa)
|
1991-2003 | M-164 | W-272 | A-22 | SR-31 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-13.34 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 10 |
Shane Warne (Australia)
|
1993-2005 | M-194 | W-293 | A-26 | SR-36 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-11.83 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 11 |
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
|
1996-2015 | M-398 | W-395 | A-35 | SR-45 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-8.04 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 12 |
Shane Bond (New Zealand)
|
2002-2010 | M-82 | W-147 | A-21 | SR-29 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-15.45 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 13 |
Javagal Srinath (India)
|
1991-2003 | M-229 | W-315 | A-28 | SR-38 | ER-4.5 | avgCR-10.44 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 14 |
Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan)
|
1998-2011 | M-163 | W-247 | A-25 | SR-31 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-12.29 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 15 |
Anil Kumble (India)
|
1990-2007 | M-271 | W-337 | A-31 | SR-43 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-9.23 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 16 |
Makhaya Ntini (South Africa)
|
1998-2009 | M-173 | W-266 | A-25 | SR-33 | ER-4.5 | avgCR-11.62 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 18 |
Ajit Agarkar (India)
|
1998-2007 | M-191 | W-288 | A-28 | SR-33 | ER-5.1 | avgCR-10.78 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 20 |
Darren Gough (England)
|
1994-2006 | M-159 | W-235 | A-26 | SR-36 | ER-4.4 | avgCR-11.23 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 21 |
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
|
1996-2014 | M-328 | W-273 | A-32 | SR-39 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-7.17 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 22 |
Damien Fleming (Australia)
|
1994-2001 | M-88 | W-134 | A-25 | SR-34 | ER-4.4 | avgCR-12.64 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 23 |
Heath Streak (Zimbabwe)
|
1993-2005 | M-189 | W-239 | A-30 | SR-40 | ER-4.5 | avgCR-9.74 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 24 |
Andrew Flintoff (England)
|
1999-2009 | M-141 | W-169 | A-24 | SR-33 | ER-4.4 | avgCR-9.86 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 25 |
Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan)
|
1996-2011 | M-265 | W-269 | A-32 | SR-41 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-8.03 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 26 |
Venkatesh Prasad (India)
|
1994-2001 | M-161 | W-196 | A-32 | SR-41 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-9.29 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 27 |
Chris Cairns (New Zealand)
|
1991-2006 | M-215 | W-201 | A-33 | SR-40 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-7.23 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 28 |
Mushtaq Ahmed (Pakistan)
|
1989-2003 | M-144 | W-161 | A-33 | SR-47 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-9.00 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 29 |
Steve Waugh (Australia)
|
1986-2002 | M-325 | W-195 | A-35 | SR-45 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-4.72 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 30 |
Paul Reiffel (Australia)
|
1992-1999 | M-92 | W-106 | A-29 | SR-45 | ER-3.9 | avgCR-9.63 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 31 |
Fanie de Villiers (South Africa)
|
1992-1997 | M-83 | W-95 | A-28 | SR-46 | ER-3.6 | avgCR-9.48 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 1 |
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
|
2004-2019 | M-226 | W-338 | A-29 | SR-32 | ER-5.4 | avgCR-12.27 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 3 |
James Anderson (England)
|
2002-2015 | M-194 | W-269 | A-29 | SR-36 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-11.04 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 4 |
Morne Morkel (South Africa)
|
2007-2018 | M-117 | W-188 | A-25 | SR-31 | ER-5.0 | avgCR-12.81 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 5 |
Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan)
|
2008-2015 | M-113 | W-184 | A-23 | SR-33 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-13.00 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 6 |
Kyle Mills (New Zealand)
|
2001-2015 | M-170 | W-240 | A-27 | SR-34 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-10.71 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 7 |
Dale Steyn (South Africa)
|
2005-2019 | M-125 | W-196 | A-26 | SR-32 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-12.18 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 8 |
Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka)
|
2008-2015 | M-87 | W-152 | A-22 | SR-27 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-13.23 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 9 |
Mashrafe Mortaza (Bangladesh)
|
2001-2020 | M-220 | W-270 | A-33 | SR-40 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-8.65 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 10 |
Stuart Broad (England)
|
2006-2016 | M-121 | W-178 | A-30 | SR-34 | ER-5.3 | avgCR-11.52 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 11 |
Umar Gul (Pakistan)
|
2003-2016 | M-130 | W-179 | A-29 | SR-34 | ER-5.2 | avgCR-10.67 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 12 |
Dwayne Bravo (West Indies)
|
2004-2014 | M-164 | W-199 | A-30 | SR-33 | ER-5.4 | avgCR-8.74 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 13 |
Nuwan Kulasekara (Sri Lanka)
|
2003-2017 | M-184 | W-199 | A-34 | SR-41 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-8.51 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 14 |
Jerome Taylor (West Indies)
|
2003-2017 | M-90 | W-128 | A-30 | SR-34 | ER-5.2 | avgCR-11.25 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 17 |
Harbhajan Singh (India)
|
1998-2015 | M-236 | W-269 | A-33 | SR-46 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-8.73 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 18 |
Shane Watson (Australia)
|
2002-2015 | M-190 | W-168 | A-32 | SR-38 | ER-5.0 | avgCR-7.33 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 2 |
Mohammed Shami (India)
|
2013-2025 | M-108 | W-206 | A-24 | SR-26 | ER-5.6 | avgCR-16.02 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 4 |
Adam Zampa (Australia)
|
2016-2025 | M-116 | W-196 | A-29 | SR-31 | ER-5.6 | avgCR-14.04 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 5 |
Adil Rashid (England)
|
2009-2025 | M-158 | W-235 | A-32 | SR-34 | ER-5.7 | avgCR-11.23 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 6 |
Tim Southee (New Zealand)
|
2008-2023 | M-161 | W-221 | A-34 | SR-36 | ER-5.5 | avgCR-11.38 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 8 |
Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
|
2015-2025 | M-117 | W-210 | A-20 | SR-28 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-12.70 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 10 |
Matt Henry (New Zealand)
|
2014-2025 | M-93 | W-168 | A-25 | SR-29 | ER-5.2 | avgCR-14.36 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 12 |
Chris Woakes (England)
|
2011-2023 | M-122 | W-173 | A-30 | SR-33 | ER-5.4 | avgCR-12.41 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 13 |
Imran Tahir (South Africa)
|
2011-2019 | M-107 | W-173 | A-25 | SR-32 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-13.07 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 14 |
Jasprit Bumrah (India)
|
2016-2023 | M-89 | W-149 | A-24 | SR-31 | ER-4.6 | avgCR-14.25 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 15 |
Pat Cummins (Australia)
|
2011-2024 | M-90 | W-143 | A-29 | SR-33 | ER-5.3 | avgCR-13.76 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 16 |
Kagiso Rabada (South Africa)
|
2015-2025 | M-106 | W-168 | A-27 | SR-32 | ER-5.1 | avgCR-12.60 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 17 |
Josh Hazlewood (Australia)
|
2010-2025 | M-96 | W-142 | A-28 | SR-35 | ER-4.7 | avgCR-12.97 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 19 |
Liam Plunkett (U.S.A.)
|
2005-2019 | M-89 | W-135 | A-30 | SR-31 | ER-5.8 | avgCR-12.08 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 20 |
Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka)
|
2009-2021 | M-166 | W-175 | A-33 | SR-34 | ER-5.8 | avgCR-8.72 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 21 |
Yuzvendra Chahal (India)
|
2016-2023 | M-72 | W-121 | A-27 | SR-31 | ER-5.3 | avgCR-13.13 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 22 |
Hasan Ali (Pakistan)
|
2016-2025 | M-68 | W-102 | A-31 | SR-32 | ER-5.8 | avgCR-13.35 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 23 |
Ravichandran Ashwin (India)
|
2010-2023 | M-116 | W-156 | A-33 | SR-40 | ER-4.9 | avgCR-10.19 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 24 |
Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan)
|
2009-2025 | M-176 | W-176 | A-33 | SR-45 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-6.66 |
| Australia_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Dennis Lillee (Australia)
|
1972-1983 | M-63 | W-103 | A-21 | SR-35 | ER-3.6 | avgCR-12.94 |
| Australia_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Carl Rackemann (Australia)
|
1983-1991 | M-52 | W-82 | A-22 | SR-34 | ER-3.9 | avgCR-12.21 |
| Australia_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
Terry Alderman (Australia)
|
1981-1991 | M-65 | W-88 | A-23 | SR-38 | ER-3.7 | avgCR-9.91 |
| Australia_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
Geoff Lawson (Australia)
|
1980-1989 | M-79 | W-88 | A-29 | SR-48 | ER-3.7 | avgCR-9.00 |
| Australia_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Craig McDermott (Australia)
|
1985-1996 | M-138 | W-203 | A-25 | SR-37 | ER-4.0 | avgCR-11.55 |
| Australia_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Simon O'Donnell (Australia)
|
1985-1991 | M-87 | W-108 | A-29 | SR-40 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-9.08 |
| Australia_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Peter Taylor (Australia)
|
1987-1992 | M-83 | W-97 | A-28 | SR-41 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-8.30 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Brett Lee (Australia)
|
2000-2012 | M-221 | W-380 | A-23 | SR-29 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-13.36 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Glenn McGrath (Australia)
|
1993-2007 | M-250 | W-381 | A-22 | SR-34 | ER-3.9 | avgCR-12.81 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Shane Warne (Australia)
|
1993-2005 | M-194 | W-293 | A-26 | SR-36 | ER-4.3 | avgCR-11.83 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Damien Fleming (Australia)
|
1994-2001 | M-88 | W-134 | A-25 | SR-34 | ER-4.4 | avgCR-12.64 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Jason Gillespie (Australia)
|
1996-2005 | M-97 | W-142 | A-25 | SR-36 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-11.28 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
Paul Reiffel (Australia)
|
1992-1999 | M-92 | W-106 | A-29 | SR-45 | ER-3.9 | avgCR-9.63 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 8 |
Michael Kasprowicz (Australia)
|
1995-2005 | M-43 | W-67 | A-25 | SR-33 | ER-4.5 | avgCR-11.60 |