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. For the last update date and full update schedule, refer to FAQs.
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Gen5
| Group | Sub-Group | SG_rank | Team (or Player) | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World_100 | Gen1 | 1 |
Jeff Dujon (West Indies)
|
1981-1991 | M-169 | Ct/St-204 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-13.81 | CI*- 11 14 13 14 13 15 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 2 |
Rod Marsh (Australia)
|
1971-1984 | M-92 | Ct/St-124 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-15.67 | CI*- 15 18 6 16 15 17 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 3 |
Deryck Murray (West Indies)
|
1973-1980 | M-26 | Ct/St-38 | FPM-1.5 | avgCR-17.01 | CI*- 4 18 na 17 16 18 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 4 |
Wasim Bari (Pakistan)
|
1973-1984 | M-51 | Ct/St-62 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-14.80 | CI*- 5 19 5 20 19 13 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 5 |
Bob Taylor (England)
|
1973-1984 | M-27 | Ct/St-32 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-13.75 | CI*- 16 11 16 13 15 12 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 6 |
Wayne Phillips (Australia)
|
1982-1986 | M-48 | Ct/St-49 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-11.77 | CI*- 11 13 18 11 15 8 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 7 |
Ian Smith (New Zealand)
|
1980-1992 | M-98 | Ct/St-86 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-9.47 | CI*- 9 9 8 10 11 8 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 8 |
Viv Richards (West Indies)
|
1975-1991 | M-187 | Ct/St-100 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.29 | CI*- 12 6 9 7 7 7 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 9 |
Allan Border (Australia)
|
1979-1994 | M-273 | Ct/St-127 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.83 | CI*- 7 4 4 6 5 7 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 10 |
Clive Lloyd (West Indies)
|
1973-1985 | M-87 | Ct/St-39 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.37 | CI*- 3 7 3 7 6 7 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 11 |
Kapil Dev (India)
|
1978-1994 | M-225 | Ct/St-71 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.15 | CI*- 3 5 3 6 4 5 na na |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 12 |
Javed Miandad (Pakistan)
|
1975-1996 | M-233 | Ct/St-73 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.68 | CI*- 2 4 4 4 4 4 na na |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 1 |
Ian Healy (Australia)
|
1988-1997 | M-168 | Ct/St-233 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-16.28 | CI*- 17 15 14 17 19 14 na na |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 2 |
Saleem Yousuf (Pakistan)
|
1982-1990 | M-86 | Ct/St-103 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-13.56 | CI*- 12 14 14 13 12 15 na na |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 3 |
Kiran More (India)
|
1984-1993 | M-94 | Ct/St-90 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-10.67 | CI*- 12 10 12 9 11 11 na na |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 4 |
Mohammad Azharuddin (India)
|
1985-2000 | M-334 | Ct/St-156 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.45 | CI*- 6 7 6 6 7 6 na na |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 5 |
Tony Blain (New Zealand)
|
1986-1994 | M-38 | Ct/St-38 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-10.62 | CI*- 12 10 5 12 14 8 na na |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 6 |
Martin Crowe (New Zealand)
|
1982-1995 | M-143 | Ct/St-66 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.34 | CI*- 8 5 3 7 6 7 na na |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 7 |
Roger Harper (West Indies)
|
1983-1996 | M-105 | Ct/St-55 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.86 | CI*- 9 6 6 8 7 6 na na |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 8 |
Kepler Wessels (Australia/South Africa)
|
1983-1994 | M-109 | Ct/St-49 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.54 | CI*- 8 5 2 8 9 4 na na |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 9 |
Gus Logie (West Indies)
|
1981-1993 | M-158 | Ct/St-61 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.67 | CI*- 4 6 6 6 7 4 na na |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 10 |
Richie Richardson (West Indies)
|
1983-1996 | M-224 | Ct/St-75 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.59 | CI*- 4 5 4 5 5 4 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 1 |
Adam Gilchrist (Australia)
|
1996-2008 | M-287 | Ct/St-472 | FPM-1.6 | avgCR-19.78 | CI*- 20 20 21 20 21 19 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 2 |
Mark Boucher (South Africa)
|
1998-2011 | M-295 | Ct/St-425 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-16.43 | CI*- 17 16 18 17 17 16 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 3 |
Moin Khan (Pakistan)
|
1990-2004 | M-219 | Ct/St-287 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-15.07 | CI*- 14 15 15 15 14 16 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 4 |
Ridley Jacobs (West Indies)
|
1996-2004 | M-147 | Ct/St-189 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-14.28 | CI*- 12 15 13 14 16 13 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 5 |
Geraint Jones (P.N.G./England)
|
2004-2014 | M-51 | Ct/St-72 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-16.33 | CI*- 24 7 9 20 18 14 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 6 |
Courtney Browne (West Indies)
|
1995-2005 | M-46 | Ct/St-68 | FPM-1.5 | avgCR-16.02 | CI*- 8 19 13 17 21 8 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 7 |
David Richardson (South Africa)
|
1991-1998 | M-122 | Ct/St-165 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-15.77 | CI*- 14 17 16 15 18 14 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 8 |
Rashid Latif (Pakistan)
|
1992-2003 | M-166 | Ct/St-220 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-14.48 | CI*- 9 15 14 15 17 13 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 9 |
Romesh Kaluwitharana (Sri Lanka)
|
1990-2004 | M-189 | Ct/St-207 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-12.36 | CI*- 12 13 13 12 13 12 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 10 |
Alec Stewart (England)
|
1989-2003 | M-170 | Ct/St-174 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-12.12 | CI*- 15 11 6 13 13 11 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 11 |
Nayan Mongia (India)
|
1994-2000 | M-140 | Ct/St-154 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-11.89 | CI*- 14 11 12 13 14 10 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 12 |
Rahul Dravid (India)
|
1996-2011 | M-344 | Ct/St-210 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-7.32 | CI*- 6 8 7 8 8 7 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 13 |
Khaled Mashud (Bangladesh)
|
1995-2006 | M-126 | Ct/St-126 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-9.89 | CI*- 10 10 10 6 13 7 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 14 |
Andy Flower (Zimbabwe)
|
1992-2003 | M-213 | Ct/St-173 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-8.46 | CI*- 13 7 6 8 10 7 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 15 |
Adam Parore (New Zealand)
|
1992-2002 | M-179 | Ct/St-141 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-8.77 | CI*- 9 8 5 10 8 9 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 16 |
Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
|
1994-2007 | M-280 | Ct/St-133 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.47 | CI*- 8 6 5 7 7 6 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 17 |
Ricky Ponting (Australia)
|
1995-2012 | M-375 | Ct/St-160 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.42 | CI*- 5 6 4 5 6 5 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 18 |
Roshan Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
|
1986-1999 | M-213 | Ct/St-109 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.06 | CI*- 9 7 7 7 9 5 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 19 |
Carl Hooper (West Indies)
|
1987-2003 | M-227 | Ct/St-120 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.87 | CI*- 7 7 6 8 7 7 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 20 |
Graeme Hick (England)
|
1991-2001 | M-120 | Ct/St-64 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.66 | CI*- 6 8 8 7 8 7 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 21 |
Jimmy Adams (West Indies)
|
1992-2001 | M-127 | Ct/St-73 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-7.58 | CI*- 9 7 9 8 6 9 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 22 |
Upul Chandana (Sri Lanka)
|
1994-2007 | M-147 | Ct/St-79 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.35 | CI*- 6 7 7 6 6 7 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 23 |
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
|
1996-2014 | M-328 | Ct/St-131 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.82 | CI*- 6 4 4 5 4 5 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 24 |
Brian Lara (West Indies)
|
1990-2007 | M-299 | Ct/St-120 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.55 | CI*- 4 6 5 6 7 4 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 25 |
Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka)
|
1993-2011 | M-350 | Ct/St-130 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.56 | CI*- 3 5 4 5 5 4 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 26 |
Mark Waugh (Australia)
|
1988-2002 | M-244 | Ct/St-108 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.83 | CI*- 6 6 5 6 6 5 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 27 |
Jonty Rhodes (South Africa)
|
1992-2003 | M-245 | Ct/St-105 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.62 | CI*- 4 7 8 5 5 7 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 28 |
Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa)
|
1996-2010 | M-248 | Ct/St-108 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.98 | CI*- 4 6 6 5 6 4 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 29 |
Andrew Symonds (Australia)
|
1998-2009 | M-198 | Ct/St-82 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.32 | CI*- 7 4 4 6 5 6 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 30 |
Daryll Cullinan (South Africa)
|
1993-2000 | M-138 | Ct/St-62 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.45 | CI*- 5 7 7 6 7 6 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 31 |
Sachin Tendulkar (India)
|
1989-2012 | M-463 | Ct/St-140 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.65 | CI*- 4 4 4 3 4 4 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 32 |
Chris Harris (New Zealand)
|
1990-2004 | M-250 | Ct/St-96 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.04 | CI*- 5 5 5 5 5 5 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 33 |
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
|
1996-2015 | M-398 | Ct/St-127 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.67 | CI*- 3 4 4 4 4 3 na na |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 34 |
Steve Waugh (Australia)
|
1986-2002 | M-325 | Ct/St-111 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.33 | CI*- 5 4 4 5 5 4 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 1 |
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
|
2000-2015 | M-404 | Ct/St-501 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-14.01 | CI*- 17 13 15 13 13 15 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 2 |
MS Dhoni (India)
|
2004-2019 | M-350 | Ct/St-444 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-14.34 | CI*- 13 15 14 15 15 14 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 3 |
Brad Haddin (Australia)
|
2001-2015 | M-126 | Ct/St-181 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-17.31 | CI*- 18 17 14 18 17 18 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 4 |
Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
|
2002-2016 | M-260 | Ct/St-277 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-11.84 | CI*- 11 12 13 11 13 11 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 5 |
Denesh Ramdin (West Indies)
|
2005-2016 | M-139 | Ct/St-188 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-14.24 | CI*- 13 15 12 15 14 15 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 6 |
Kamran Akmal (Pakistan)
|
2002-2017 | M-157 | Ct/St-188 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-13.00 | CI*- 10 14 13 14 16 11 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 7 |
Craig Kieswetter (England)
|
2010-2013 | M-46 | Ct/St-65 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-16.01 | CI*- 20 10 11 20 18 14 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 8 |
Tatenda Taibu (Zimbabwe)
|
2001-2012 | M-150 | Ct/St-147 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-9.92 | CI*- 10 10 11 9 12 8 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 9 |
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
|
1998-2015 | M-448 | Ct/St-218 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.20 | CI*- 7 6 7 6 7 5 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 10 |
AB de Villiers (South Africa)
|
2005-2018 | M-228 | Ct/St-181 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-9.45 | CI*- 9 10 13 9 9 10 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 11 |
Matt Prior (England)
|
2004-2011 | M-68 | Ct/St-79 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-12.78 | CI*- 21 8 7 17 14 11 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 12 |
Paul Collingwood (England)
|
2001-2011 | M-197 | Ct/St-108 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.22 | CI*- 5 9 9 7 9 5 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 13 |
Younis Khan (Pakistan)
|
2000-2015 | M-265 | Ct/St-135 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.09 | CI*- 5 6 5 8 6 7 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 14 |
Umar Akmal (Pakistan)
|
2009-2019 | M-121 | Ct/St-90 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-9.55 | CI*- na 10 9 11 10 9 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 15 |
Michael Hussey (Australia)
|
2004-2012 | M-185 | Ct/St-105 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-7.69 | CI*- 6 9 8 7 7 8 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 16 |
Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe)
|
2004-2025 | M-207 | Ct/St-162 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-7.37 | CI*- 8 7 6 8 11 4 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 17 |
Graeme Smith (South Africa)
|
2002-2013 | M-197 | Ct/St-105 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.91 | CI*- 7 7 8 7 6 8 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 18 |
Niall O'Brien (Ireland)
|
2006-2018 | M-103 | Ct/St-104 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-8.11 | CI*- 10 7 8 7 12 4 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 19 |
Michael Clarke (Australia)
|
2003-2015 | M-245 | Ct/St-106 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.77 | CI*- 7 5 5 6 7 5 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 20 |
Chris Gayle (West Indies)
|
1999-2019 | M-301 | Ct/St-124 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.06 | CI*- 5 5 6 5 6 4 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 21 |
Suresh Raina (India)
|
2005-2018 | M-226 | Ct/St-102 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.73 | CI*- 4 7 5 7 7 5 na na |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 22 |
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
|
1999-2016 | M-330 | Ct/St-124 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.62 | CI*- 4 5 4 5 5 4 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 1 |
Jos Buttler (England)
|
2012-2026 | M-199 | Ct/St-275 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-16.01 | CI*- 18 15 14 17 16 17 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 2 |
Quinton de Kock (South Africa)
|
2013-2025 | M-161 | Ct/St-231 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-16.65 | CI*- 15 18 20 16 21 14 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 3 |
Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh)
|
2006-2025 | M-274 | Ct/St-299 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-11.17 | CI*- 12 11 12 10 13 9 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 4 |
Luke Ronchi (New Zealand/Australia)
|
2008-2017 | M-85 | Ct/St-117 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-15.46 | CI*- 17 14 20 15 18 14 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 5 |
Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pakistan)
|
2007-2021 | M-117 | Ct/St-143 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-13.99 | CI*- 11 14 12 17 15 13 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 6 |
Alex Carey (Australia)
|
2018-2025 | M-85 | Ct/St-104 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-15.37 | CI*- 11 17 18 14 21 11 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 7 |
Shai Hope (West Indies)
|
2016-2025 | M-148 | Ct/St-167 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-11.95 | CI*- 11 12 13 14 15 10 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 8 |
Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)
|
2015-2025 | M-100 | Ct/St-118 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-13.88 | CI*- 10 16 11 23 17 9 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 9 |
Tom Latham (New Zealand)
|
2012-2025 | M-163 | Ct/St-159 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-11.37 | CI*- 10 12 11 11 12 11 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 10 |
Matthew Wade (Australia)
|
2012-2021 | M-97 | Ct/St-117 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-13.55 | CI*- 19 10 13 14 10 16 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 11 |
Ross Taylor (New Zealand)
|
2006-2022 | M-236 | Ct/St-142 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-8.34 | CI*- 8 9 10 8 8 9 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 12 |
Virat Kohli (India)
|
2008-2026 | M-311 | Ct/St-167 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.34 | CI*- 6 8 7 8 8 6 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 13 |
Lorcan Tucker (Ireland)
|
2019-2025 | M-58 | Ct/St-75 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-11.46 | CI*- 11 12 11 16 11 12 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 14 |
Glenn Maxwell (Australia)
|
2012-2025 | M-149 | Ct/St-91 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-8.96 | CI*- 9 9 8 10 10 8 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 15 |
Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka)
|
2016-2026 | M-154 | Ct/St-116 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-8.80 | CI*- 10 8 10 7 10 8 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 16 |
KL Rahul (India)
|
2016-2026 | M-94 | Ct/St-88 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-10.33 | CI*- 13 8 11 8 10 11 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 17 |
Faf du Plessis (South Africa)
|
2011-2019 | M-143 | Ct/St-81 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-8.29 | CI*- 8 9 4 10 10 7 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 18 |
Martin Guptill (New Zealand)
|
2009-2022 | M-198 | Ct/St-104 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.21 | CI*- 7 8 6 7 8 6 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 19 |
Steven Smith (Australia)
|
2010-2025 | M-170 | Ct/St-90 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.52 | CI*- 8 7 8 7 8 7 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 20 |
Hashim Amla (South Africa)
|
2008-2019 | M-181 | Ct/St-87 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.18 | CI*- 6 6 5 6 7 5 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 21 |
Joe Root (England)
|
2013-2026 | M-189 | Ct/St-91 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.38 | CI*- 7 6 6 6 9 4 na na |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 22 |
David Miller (South Africa)
|
2010-2025 | M-178 | Ct/St-87 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.45 | CI*- 6 7 7 6 7 6 na na |