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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Gen2
Gen3
Gen4
Gen5
| Group | Sub-Group | SG_rank | Team (or Player) | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland_15 | Gen4 | 2 |
Trent Johnston (Ireland)
|
2006-2013 | M-67 | Ct/St-25 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-3.50 | CI*- 3 4 5 7 5 3 na na |
| Ireland_15 | Gen4 | 3 |
Andrew White (Ireland)
|
2006-2014 | M-61 | Ct/St-21 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-2.61 | CI*- 2 3 15 2 2 3 na na |
| Ireland_15 | Gen5 | 1 |
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 |
| Ireland_15 | Gen5 | 2 |
Gary Wilson (Ireland)
|
2007-2019 | M-105 | Ct/St-83 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-6.29 | CI*- 7 5 5 6 7 6 na na |
| Ireland_15 | Gen5 | 3 |
Stuart Poynter (Ireland)
|
2014-2019 | M-21 | Ct/St-23 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-8.75 | CI*- 9 8 9 5 11 4 na na |
| Ireland_15 | Gen5 | 4 |
William Porterfield (Ireland)
|
2006-2022 | M-148 | Ct/St-68 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-4.62 | CI*- 3 6 7 7 6 4 na na |
| Ireland_15 | Gen5 | 5 |
Paul Stirling (Ireland)
|
2008-2025 | M-170 | Ct/St-67 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.36 | CI*- 5 4 3 7 5 4 na na |
| Ireland_15 | Gen5 | 6 |
Andy Balbirnie (Ireland)
|
2010-2025 | M-117 | Ct/St-44 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.45 | CI*- 4 5 5 6 7 1 na na |
| Ireland_15 | Gen5 | 7 |
Harry Tector (Ireland)
|
2020-2025 | M-54 | Ct/St-24 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.51 | CI*- 4 5 5 6 5 4 na na |
| Ireland_15 | Gen5 | 8 |
Mark Adair (Ireland)
|
2019-2025 | M-54 | Ct/St-24 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.39 | CI*- 2 5 4 9 6 3 na na |
| Ireland_15 | Gen5 | 9 |
Andy McBrine (Ireland)
|
2014-2025 | M-96 | Ct/St-34 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-3.29 | CI*- 3 4 3 4 3 3 na na |
| Kenya_10 | Gen3 | 1 |
Kennedy Otieno (Kenya)
|
1996-2009 | M-90 | Ct/St-57 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-5.39 | CI*- 6 5 3 7 8 4 na na |
| Kenya_10 | Gen3 | 2 |
Steve Tikolo (Kenya)
|
1996-2014 | M-135 | Ct/St-67 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-4.09 | CI*- 4 4 5 5 4 4 na na |
| Kenya_10 | Gen3 | 3 |
Tony Suji (Kenya)
|
1996-2008 | M-60 | Ct/St-19 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-2.77 | CI*- 3 2 4 2 3 2 na na |
| Kenya_10 | Gen3 | 4 |
Mohammad Sheikh (Kenya)
|
1997-2000 | M-21 | Ct/St-7 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-2.05 | CI*- 1 3 2 0 0 3 na na |
| Kenya_10 | Gen4 | 1 |
David Obuya (Kenya)
|
2001-2012 | M-74 | Ct/St-44 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-5.66 | CI*- 3 7 10 13 6 5 na na |
| Netherlands_10 | Gen4 | 1 |
Jeroen Smits (Netherlands)
|
2003-2009 | M-38 | Ct/St-48 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-7.37 | CI*- 8 7 na 11 10 3 na na |
| Netherlands_10 | Gen4 | 2 |
Atse Buurman (Netherlands)
|
2007-2011 | M-17 | Ct/St-20 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-7.33 | CI*- 3 12 18 na 8 7 na na |
| Netherlands_10 | Gen4 | 3 |
Bas Zuiderent (Netherlands)
|
1996-2011 | M-57 | Ct/St-26 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-3.64 | CI*- 1 5 7 5 5 2 na na |
| Netherlands_10 | Gen4 | 4 |
Alexei Kervezee (Netherlands)
|
2006-2012 | M-39 | Ct/St-18 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-4.13 | CI*- 2 5 11 1 6 3 na na |
| Netherlands_10 | Gen4 | 5 |
Peter Borren (Netherlands)
|
2006-2014 | M-58 | Ct/St-28 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-2.77 | CI*- 4 2 4 3 4 2 na na |
| Netherlands_10 | Gen4 | 6 |
Daan van Bunge (Netherlands)
|
2002-2013 | M-37 | Ct/St-11 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-1.86 | CI*- 1 2 0 4 2 1 na na |
| Netherlands_10 | Gen5 | 1 |
Scott Edwards (Netherlands)
|
2018-2025 | M-69 | Ct/St-79 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-9.62 | CI*- 5 13 24 17 11 8 na na |
| Netherlands_10 | Gen5 | 2 |
Sybrand Engelbrecht (Netherlands)
|
2023-2024 | M-12 | Ct/St-9 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-9.99 | CI*- na 11 13 na 17 2 na na |
| Netherlands_10 | Gen5 | 3 |
Tom Cooper (Netherlands)
|
2010-2023 | M-32 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.03 | CI*- 4 6 3 36 8 2 na na |
| Netherlands_10 | Gen5 | 4 |
Logan van Beek (Netherlands)
|
2021-2023 | M-33 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.61 | CI*- 7 4 3 7 8 3 na na |
| Netherlands_10 | Gen5 | 5 |
Noah Croes (Netherlands)
|
2023-2025 | M-21 | Ct/St-14 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-5.51 | CI*- 4 7 na na 7 3 na na |
| Netherlands_10 | Gen5 | 6 |
Bas de Leede (Netherlands)
|
2018-2025 | M-54 | Ct/St-27 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-4.76 | CI*- 2 7 8 8 7 2 na na |
| Netherlands_10 | Gen5 | 7 |
Wesley Barresi (Netherlands)
|
2010-2025 | M-55 | Ct/St-34 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-3.77 | CI*- 3 4 7 3 5 2 na na |
| Netherlands_10 | Gen5 | 8 |
Roelof van der Merwe (Netherlands/South Africa)
|
2009-2025 | M-39 | Ct/St-13 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.20 | CI*- 3 4 2 6 5 0 na na |
| Netherlands_10 | Gen5 | 9 |
Teja Nidamanuru (Netherlands)
|
2022-2025 | M-41 | Ct/St-13 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-2.42 | CI*- 0 3 3 0 3 1 na na |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Ervin McSweeney (New Zealand)
|
1986-1987 | M-16 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-12.64 | CI*- 8 14 15 12 19 10 na na |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
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 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
Warren Lees (New Zealand)
|
1979-1983 | M-31 | Ct/St-30 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-10.44 | CI*- 2 13 na 10 10 10 na na |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
Jeremy Coney (New Zealand)
|
1979-1987 | M-88 | Ct/St-40 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.96 | CI*- 2 7 5 6 6 6 na na |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen1 | 5 |
John Wright (New Zealand)
|
1978-1992 | M-149 | Ct/St-51 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.84 | CI*- 4 4 3 4 4 3 na na |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
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 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
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 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
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 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
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 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Lee Germon (New Zealand)
|
1994-1997 | M-37 | Ct/St-30 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-8.84 | CI*- 6 10 12 6 5 11 na na |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Scott Styris (New Zealand)
|
1999-2011 | M-188 | Ct/St-73 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.93 | CI*- 5 5 6 5 5 5 na na |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
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 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Nathan Astle (New Zealand)
|
1995-2007 | M-223 | Ct/St-83 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.52 | CI*- 5 4 3 5 5 4 na na |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
Lou Vincent (New Zealand)
|
2001-2007 | M-102 | Ct/St-41 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.05 | CI*- 6 5 3 6 6 4 na na |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 8 |
Chris Cairns (New Zealand)
|
1991-2006 | M-215 | Ct/St-66 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.75 | CI*- 5 3 3 4 4 3 na na |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
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 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Gareth Hopkins (New Zealand)
|
2004-2010 | M-25 | Ct/St-28 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-13.18 | CI*- 8 14 17 10 20 9 na na |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
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 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
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 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
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 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
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 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand)
|
2021-2026 | M-59 | Ct/St-41 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-10.20 | CI*- 11 10 10 11 10 10 na na |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Michael Bracewell (New Zealand)
|
2022-2026 | M-43 | Ct/St-33 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-9.79 | CI*- 10 10 12 8 11 9 na na |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
|
2010-2025 | M-175 | Ct/St-76 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.71 | CI*- 5 7 8 5 7 4 na na |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 8 |
Mitchell Santner (New Zealand)
|
2015-2025 | M-124 | Ct/St-53 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.40 | CI*- 6 5 6 5 7 4 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Zulqarnain (Pakistan)
|
1985-1989 | M-16 | Ct/St-23 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-15.59 | CI*- 13 17 16 na 19 14 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
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 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
Ashraf Ali (Pakistan)
|
1980-1985 | M-16 | Ct/St-20 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-14.31 | CI*- 7 19 11 18 16 12 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
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 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
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 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Aamer Malik (Pakistan)
|
1988-1994 | M-24 | Ct/St-16 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-6.42 | CI*- 0 7 6 7 8 6 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Saleem Malik (Pakistan)
|
1982-1999 | M-283 | Ct/St-81 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.56 | CI*- 5 3 4 4 5 3 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
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 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
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 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
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 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistan)
|
1986-2000 | M-250 | Ct/St-90 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.57 | CI*- 3 5 4 5 4 5 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan)
|
1991-2007 | M-378 | Ct/St-113 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.64 | CI*- 3 4 3 4 4 3 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Mohammad Wasim (Pakistan)
|
1996-2000 | M-25 | Ct/St-9 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.66 | CI*- 0 6 0 9 4 7 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
Imran Nazir (Pakistan)
|
1999-2009 | M-79 | Ct/St-26 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.20 | CI*- 1 5 5 4 6 3 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 8 |
Aamer Sohail (Pakistan)
|
1990-2000 | M-156 | Ct/St-49 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.06 | CI*- 2 5 3 4 5 3 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 9 |
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
1984-2003 | M-356 | Ct/St-88 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-2.99 | CI*- 3 3 3 3 4 2 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 10 |
Azhar Mahmood (Pakistan)
|
1996-2007 | M-143 | Ct/St-37 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-2.84 | CI*- 2 3 4 2 3 3 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
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 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
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 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
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 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan)
|
2003-2019 | M-218 | Ct/St-85 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.65 | CI*- 2 5 4 6 5 4 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
Shoaib Malik (Pakistan)
|
1999-2019 | M-287 | Ct/St-98 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.07 | CI*- 3 4 3 6 5 3 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
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 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
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 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Babar Azam (Pakistan)
|
2015-2025 | M-140 | Ct/St-62 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.38 | CI*- 3 6 4 7 6 5 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
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 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
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 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
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 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
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 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
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 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
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 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Brian McMillan (South Africa)
|
1991-1998 | M-78 | Ct/St-42 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.42 | CI*- 11 6 8 7 7 8 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
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 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 8 |
Ashwell Prince (South Africa)
|
2002-2007 | M-52 | Ct/St-26 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.38 | CI*- 7 6 5 6 7 5 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 9 |
Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
|
1996-2008 | M-303 | Ct/St-108 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.11 | CI*- 4 4 3 4 4 4 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 10 |
Neil McKenzie (South Africa)
|
2000-2009 | M-64 | Ct/St-21 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.79 | CI*- 5 5 6 5 6 3 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 11 |
Gary Kirsten (South Africa)
|
1993-2003 | M-185 | Ct/St-62 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.09 | CI*- 3 4 5 4 5 3 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
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 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
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 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Jean-Paul Duminy (South Africa)
|
2004-2019 | M-199 | Ct/St-82 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.22 | CI*- 8 4 4 6 7 4 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
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 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
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 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa)
|
2018-2025 | M-60 | Ct/St-58 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-10.38 | CI*- 10 10 9 11 16 4 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
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 |