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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Australia_25 Gen1 1 Rod Marsh (Australia) flag Rod Marsh (Australia) 1971-1984 | M-92 | Ct/St-124 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-15.95
Australia_25 Gen1 2 Allan Border (Australia) flag Allan Border (Australia) 1979-1994 | M-273 | Ct/St-127 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.88
Australia_25 Gen1 3 Wayne Phillips (Australia) flag Wayne Phillips (Australia) 1982-1986 | M-48 | Ct/St-49 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-11.80
Australia_25 Gen1 4 Greg Dyer (Australia) flag Greg Dyer (Australia) 1986-1988 | M-23 | Ct/St-28 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-14.28
Australia_25 Gen1 5 Tim Zoehrer (Australia) flag Tim Zoehrer (Australia) 1986-1994 | M-22 | Ct/St-23 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-12.41
Australia_25 Gen2 1 Ian Healy (Australia) flag Ian Healy (Australia) 1988-1997 | M-168 | Ct/St-233 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-16.49
Australia_25 Gen3 1 Adam Gilchrist (Australia) flag Adam Gilchrist (Australia) 1996-2008 | M-287 | Ct/St-472 | FPM-1.6 | avgCR-20.04
Australia_25 Gen3 2 Mark Waugh (Australia) flag Mark Waugh (Australia) 1988-2002 | M-244 | Ct/St-108 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.87
Australia_25 Gen3 3 Ricky Ponting (Australia) flag Ricky Ponting (Australia) 1995-2012 | M-375 | Ct/St-160 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.54
Australia_25 Gen3 4 Steve Waugh (Australia) flag Steve Waugh (Australia) 1986-2002 | M-325 | Ct/St-111 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.39
Australia_25 Gen3 5 Mark Taylor (Australia) flag Mark Taylor (Australia) 1989-1997 | M-113 | Ct/St-56 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.03
Australia_25 Gen3 6 Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 1993-2005 | M-194 | Ct/St-80 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.29
Australia_25 Gen3 7 Andrew Symonds (Australia) flag Andrew Symonds (Australia) 1998-2009 | M-198 | Ct/St-82 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.34
Australia_25 Gen3 8 Matthew Hayden (Australia) flag Matthew Hayden (Australia) 1993-2008 | M-161 | Ct/St-68 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.98
Australia_25 Gen3 9 Damien Martyn (Australia) flag Damien Martyn (Australia) 1992-2006 | M-208 | Ct/St-69 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.19
Australia_25 Gen4 1 Brad Haddin (Australia) flag Brad Haddin (Australia) 2001-2015 | M-126 | Ct/St-181 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-17.47
Australia_25 Gen4 2 Tim Paine (Australia) flag Tim Paine (Australia) 2009-2018 | M-35 | Ct/St-55 | FPM-1.6 | avgCR-18.56
Australia_25 Gen4 3 Michael Hussey (Australia) flag Michael Hussey (Australia) 2004-2012 | M-185 | Ct/St-105 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-7.76
Australia_25 Gen4 4 Michael Clarke (Australia) flag Michael Clarke (Australia) 2003-2015 | M-245 | Ct/St-106 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.89
Australia_25 Gen4 5 Shane Watson (Australia) flag Shane Watson (Australia) 2002-2015 | M-190 | Ct/St-64 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.30
Australia_25 Gen5 1 Alex Carey (Australia) flag Alex Carey (Australia) 2018-2025 | M-85 | Ct/St-104 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-15.47
Australia_25 Gen5 2 Matthew Wade (Australia) flag Matthew Wade (Australia) 2012-2021 | M-97 | Ct/St-117 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-13.80
Australia_25 Gen5 3 Glenn Maxwell (Australia) flag Glenn Maxwell (Australia) 2012-2025 | M-149 | Ct/St-91 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-9.02
Australia_25 Gen5 4 Steven Smith (Australia) flag Steven Smith (Australia) 2010-2025 | M-170 | Ct/St-90 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.61
Australia_25 Gen5 5 Aaron Finch (Australia) flag Aaron Finch (Australia) 2013-2022 | M-146 | Ct/St-71 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.44
England_25 Gen1 1 Bob Taylor (England) flag Bob Taylor (England) 1973-1984 | M-27 | Ct/St-32 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-13.28
England_25 Gen1 2 Paul Downton (England) flag Paul Downton (England) 1977-1988 | M-28 | Ct/St-29 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-12.42
England_25 Gen1 3 David Bairstow (England) flag David Bairstow (England) 1979-1984 | M-21 | Ct/St-21 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-12.53
England_25 Gen1 4 David Gower (England) flag David Gower (England) 1978-1991 | M-114 | Ct/St-44 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.05
England_25 Gen1 5 Graham Gooch (England) flag Graham Gooch (England) 1976-1995 | M-125 | Ct/St-45 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.40
England_25 Gen1 6 Ian Botham (England) flag Ian Botham (England) 1976-1992 | M-116 | Ct/St-36 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.92
England_25 Gen2 1 Jack Russell (England) flag Jack Russell (England) 1987-1998 | M-40 | Ct/St-47 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-13.78
England_25 Gen3 1 Alec Stewart (England) flag Alec Stewart (England) 1989-2003 | M-170 | Ct/St-174 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-12.20
England_25 Gen3 2 Geraint Jones (P.N.G./England) flag Geraint Jones (P.N.G./England) 2004-2014 | M-51 | Ct/St-72 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-16.69
England_25 Gen3 3 Graeme Hick (England) flag Graeme Hick (England) 1991-2001 | M-120 | Ct/St-64 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.75
England_25 Gen3 4 Chris Read (England) flag Chris Read (England) 2000-2006 | M-36 | Ct/St-43 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-13.53
England_25 Gen3 5 Neil Fairbrother (England) flag Neil Fairbrother (England) 1987-1999 | M-75 | Ct/St-33 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.11
England_25 Gen3 6 Graham Thorpe (England) flag Graham Thorpe (England) 1993-2002 | M-82 | Ct/St-42 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.40
England_25 Gen4 1 Craig Kieswetter (England) flag Craig Kieswetter (England) 2010-2013 | M-46 | Ct/St-65 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-16.12
England_25 Gen4 2 Matt Prior (England) flag Matt Prior (England) 2004-2011 | M-68 | Ct/St-79 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-12.93
England_25 Gen4 3 Paul Collingwood (England) flag Paul Collingwood (England) 2001-2011 | M-197 | Ct/St-108 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.34
England_25 Gen4 4 Andrew Strauss (England) flag Andrew Strauss (England) 2003-2011 | M-127 | Ct/St-57 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.58
England_25 Gen4 5 Ian Bell (England) flag Ian Bell (England) 2004-2015 | M-161 | Ct/St-54 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.86
England_25 Gen4 6 James Anderson (England) flag James Anderson (England) 2002-2015 | M-194 | Ct/St-53 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.69
England_25 Gen5 1 Jos Buttler (England) flag Jos Buttler (England) 2012-2025 | M-196 | Ct/St-274 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-16.32
England_25 Gen5 2 Joe Root (England) flag Joe Root (England) 2013-2025 | M-186 | Ct/St-89 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.37
England_25 Gen5 3 Ben Stokes (England) flag Ben Stokes (England) 2011-2023 | M-114 | Ct/St-55 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.76
England_25 Gen5 4 Jonny Bairstow (England) flag Jonny Bairstow (England) 2011-2023 | M-107 | Ct/St-58 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.03
England_25 Gen5 5 Eoin Morgan (England/Ireland) flag Eoin Morgan (England/Ireland) 2006-2022 | M-248 | Ct/St-87 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.20
England_25 Gen5 6 Chris Woakes (England) flag Chris Woakes (England) 2011-2023 | M-122 | Ct/St-50 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.48
India_25 Gen1 1 Kapil Dev (India) flag Kapil Dev (India) 1978-1994 | M-225 | Ct/St-71 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.22
India_25 Gen1 2 Syed Kirmani (India) flag Syed Kirmani (India) 1976-1986 | M-49 | Ct/St-36 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-7.76
India_25 Gen1 3 Kris Srikkanth (India) flag Kris Srikkanth (India) 1981-1992 | M-146 | Ct/St-42 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.37
India_25 Gen2 1 Mohammad Azharuddin (India) flag Mohammad Azharuddin (India) 1985-2000 | M-334 | Ct/St-156 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.50
India_25 Gen2 2 Kiran More (India) flag Kiran More (India) 1984-1993 | M-94 | Ct/St-90 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-10.72
India_25 Gen2 3 Chandrakant Pandit (India) flag Chandrakant Pandit (India) 1986-1992 | M-36 | Ct/St-30 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-9.01
India_25 Gen3 1 Nayan Mongia (India) flag Nayan Mongia (India) 1994-2000 | M-140 | Ct/St-154 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-12.14
India_25 Gen3 2 Rahul Dravid (India) flag Rahul Dravid (India) 1996-2011 | M-344 | Ct/St-210 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-7.45
India_25 Gen3 3 Sachin Tendulkar (India) flag Sachin Tendulkar (India) 1989-2012 | M-463 | Ct/St-140 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.68
India_25 Gen3 4 Saba Karim (India) flag Saba Karim (India) 1997-2000 | M-34 | Ct/St-30 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-8.98
India_25 Gen3 5 Anil Kumble (India) flag Anil Kumble (India) 1990-2007 | M-271 | Ct/St-85 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.68
India_25 Gen3 6 Mohammad Kaif (India) flag Mohammad Kaif (India) 2002-2006 | M-125 | Ct/St-55 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.24
India_25 Gen3 7 Sourav Ganguly (India) flag Sourav Ganguly (India) 1992-2007 | M-311 | Ct/St-100 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.97
India_25 Gen4 1 MS Dhoni (India) flag MS Dhoni (India) 2004-2019 | M-350 | Ct/St-444 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-14.58
India_25 Gen4 2 Suresh Raina (India) flag Suresh Raina (India) 2005-2018 | M-226 | Ct/St-102 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.82
India_25 Gen4 3 Dinesh Karthik (India) flag Dinesh Karthik (India) 2004-2019 | M-94 | Ct/St-71 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-8.56
India_25 Gen4 4 Parthiv Patel (India) flag Parthiv Patel (India) 2003-2012 | M-38 | Ct/St-39 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-10.42
India_25 Gen4 5 Yuvraj Singh (India) flag Yuvraj Singh (India) 2000-2017 | M-304 | Ct/St-94 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.12
India_25 Gen4 6 Virender Sehwag (India) flag Virender Sehwag (India) 1999-2013 | M-251 | Ct/St-93 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.59
India_25 Gen5 1 Virat Kohli (India) flag Virat Kohli (India) 2008-2025 | M-305 | Ct/St-164 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.41
India_25 Gen5 2 KL Rahul (India) flag KL Rahul (India) 2016-2025 | M-88 | Ct/St-80 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-10.18
India_25 Gen5 3 Shikhar Dhawan (India) flag Shikhar Dhawan (India) 2010-2022 | M-167 | Ct/St-83 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.29
India_25 Gen5 4 Shubman Gill (India) flag Shubman Gill (India) 2019-2025 | M-58 | Ct/St-38 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-9.09
India_25 Gen5 5 Rohit Sharma (India) flag Rohit Sharma (India) 2007-2025 | M-276 | Ct/St-100 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.55
India_25 Gen5 6 Kedar Jadhav (India) flag Kedar Jadhav (India) 2014-2020 | M-73 | Ct/St-33 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.65
New Zealand_25 Gen1 1 Ian Smith (New Zealand) flag Ian Smith (New Zealand) 1980-1992 | M-98 | Ct/St-86 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-9.62
New Zealand_25 Gen1 2 Ervin McSweeney (New Zealand) flag Ervin McSweeney (New Zealand) 1986-1987 | M-16 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-12.79
New Zealand_25 Gen1 3 Warren Lees (New Zealand) flag Warren Lees (New Zealand) 1979-1983 | M-31 | Ct/St-30 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-10.63
New Zealand_25 Gen1 4 Jeremy Coney (New Zealand) flag Jeremy Coney (New Zealand) 1979-1987 | M-88 | Ct/St-40 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.10
New Zealand_25 Gen1 5 John Wright (New Zealand) flag John Wright (New Zealand) 1978-1992 | M-149 | Ct/St-51 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.95
New Zealand_25 Gen2 1 Tony Blain (New Zealand) flag Tony Blain (New Zealand) 1986-1994 | M-38 | Ct/St-38 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-10.77
New Zealand_25 Gen2 2 Martin Crowe (New Zealand) flag Martin Crowe (New Zealand) 1982-1995 | M-143 | Ct/St-66 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.46
New Zealand_25 Gen3 1 Adam Parore (New Zealand) flag Adam Parore (New Zealand) 1992-2002 | M-179 | Ct/St-141 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-8.87
New Zealand_25 Gen3 2 Stephen Fleming (New Zealand) flag Stephen Fleming (New Zealand) 1994-2007 | M-280 | Ct/St-133 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.54
New Zealand_25 Gen3 3 Chris Harris (New Zealand) flag Chris Harris (New Zealand) 1990-2004 | M-250 | Ct/St-96 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.11
New Zealand_25 Gen3 4 Lee Germon (New Zealand) flag Lee Germon (New Zealand) 1994-1997 | M-37 | Ct/St-30 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-8.87
New Zealand_25 Gen3 5 Nathan Astle (New Zealand) flag Nathan Astle (New Zealand) 1995-2007 | M-223 | Ct/St-83 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.60
New Zealand_25 Gen3 6 Scott Styris (New Zealand) flag Scott Styris (New Zealand) 1999-2011 | M-188 | Ct/St-73 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.01
New Zealand_25 Gen3 7 Chris Cairns (New Zealand) flag Chris Cairns (New Zealand) 1991-2006 | M-215 | Ct/St-66 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.83
New Zealand_25 Gen3 8 Lou Vincent (New Zealand) flag Lou Vincent (New Zealand) 2001-2007 | M-102 | Ct/St-41 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.09
New Zealand_25 Gen4 1 Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) flag Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) 2002-2016 | M-260 | Ct/St-277 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-12.10
New Zealand_25 Gen4 2 Gareth Hopkins (New Zealand) flag Gareth Hopkins (New Zealand) 2004-2010 | M-25 | Ct/St-28 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-13.44
New Zealand_25 Gen5 1 Tom Latham (New Zealand) flag Tom Latham (New Zealand) 2012-2025 | M-161 | Ct/St-157 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-11.40
New Zealand_25 Gen5 2 Luke Ronchi (New Zealand/Australia) flag Luke Ronchi (New Zealand/Australia) 2008-2017 | M-85 | Ct/St-117 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-15.66
New Zealand_25 Gen5 3 Ross Taylor (New Zealand) flag Ross Taylor (New Zealand) 2006-2022 | M-236 | Ct/St-142 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-8.48
New Zealand_25 Gen5 4 Martin Guptill (New Zealand) flag Martin Guptill (New Zealand) 2009-2022 | M-198 | Ct/St-104 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.35
New Zealand_25 Gen5 5 Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) flag Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) 2021-2025 | M-56 | Ct/St-39 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-10.44
New Zealand_25 Gen5 6 Kane Williamson (New Zealand) flag Kane Williamson (New Zealand) 2010-2025 | M-175 | Ct/St-76 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.77
New Zealand_25 Gen5 7 Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) flag Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) 2015-2025 | M-122 | Ct/St-51 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.28
New Zealand_25 Gen5 8 Trent Boult (New Zealand) flag Trent Boult (New Zealand) 2012-2023 | M-114 | Ct/St-43 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.02
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