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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
|
1977-1989 | M-122 | R-2653 | BaA-25 | W-111 | BoA-31 | Ct/St-21 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-22.24 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
|
1975-1996 | M-233 | R-7381 | BaA-42 | W-7 | BoA-42 | Ct/St-73 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-15.74 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
|
1983-1993 | M-104 | R-641 | BaA-15 | W-132 | BoA-26 | Ct/St-21 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-20.92 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 5 |
|
1974-1985 | M-62 | R-2572 | BaA-48 | W-7 | BoA-32 | Ct/St-16 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-19.94 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
|
1982-1999 | M-283 | R-7170 | BaA-33 | W-89 | BoA-33 | Ct/St-81 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-17.37 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
|
1988-1998 | M-163 | R-267 | BaA-11 | W-182 | BoA-31 | Ct/St-24 | FPM-0.1 | avgCR-16.99 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
|
1996-2015 | M-398 | R-8064 | BaA-24 | W-395 | BoA-35 | Ct/St-127 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-24.43 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
|
1984-2003 | M-356 | R-3717 | BaA-17 | W-502 | BoA-24 | Ct/St-88 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-24.47 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
|
1996-2011 | M-265 | R-5080 | BaA-30 | W-269 | BoA-32 | Ct/St-35 | FPM-0.1 | avgCR-23.17 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
|
1989-2003 | M-262 | R-969 | BaA-10 | W-416 | BoA-24 | Ct/St-35 | FPM-0.1 | avgCR-21.32 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
|
1995-2003 | M-169 | R-711 | BaA-12 | W-288 | BoA-22 | Ct/St-40 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-22.66 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
|
1998-2011 | M-163 | R-394 | BaA-9 | W-247 | BoA-25 | Ct/St-20 | FPM-0.1 | avgCR-21.73 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
|
1991-2007 | M-378 | R-11739 | BaA-40 | W-3 | BoA-21 | Ct/St-113 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-14.58 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 8 |
|
1990-2000 | M-156 | R-4780 | BaA-32 | W-85 | BoA-44 | Ct/St-49 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-22.29 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 9 |
|
1989-2003 | M-247 | R-8824 | BaA-39 | W-6 | BoA-32 | Ct/St-42 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-16.47 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 10 |
|
1996-2007 | M-143 | R-1521 | BaA-18 | W-123 | BoA-39 | Ct/St-37 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-19.16 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 11 |
|
1986-2000 | M-250 | R-6564 | BaA-32 | W-5 | BoA-95 | Ct/St-90 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-13.88 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
|
2003-2019 | M-218 | R-6614 | BaA-33 | W-139 | BoA-39 | Ct/St-85 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-23.71 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
|
1999-2019 | M-287 | R-7534 | BaA-35 | W-158 | BoA-39 | Ct/St-98 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-20.56 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
|
2008-2015 | M-113 | R-324 | BaA-7 | W-184 | BoA-23 | Ct/St-25 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-22.27 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
|
2003-2016 | M-130 | R-457 | BaA-10 | W-179 | BoA-29 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-0.1 | avgCR-19.65 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
|
2018-2025 | M-71 | R-277 | BaA-13 | W-135 | BoA-25 | Ct/St-18 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-25.79 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
|
2008-2020 | M-91 | R-740 | BaA-15 | W-120 | BoA-34 | Ct/St-29 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-22.10 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
|
2016-2025 | M-68 | R-383 | BaA-14 | W-102 | BoA-31 | Ct/St-13 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-23.84 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
|
1983-1994 | M-109 | R-3367 | BaA-34 | W-18 | BoA-37 | Ct/St-49 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-16.92 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
|
1996-2014 | M-328 | R-11579 | BaA-44 | W-273 | BoA-32 | Ct/St-131 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-26.46 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
|
1996-2008 | M-303 | R-3519 | BaA-26 | W-393 | BoA-25 | Ct/St-108 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-23.76 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
|
1992-2000 | M-188 | R-5565 | BaA-39 | W-114 | BoA-35 | Ct/St-73 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-23.90 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
|
1996-2004 | M-171 | R-3576 | BaA-41 | W-192 | BoA-30 | Ct/St-35 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-24.95 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
|
1998-2009 | M-173 | R-199 | BaA-9 | W-266 | BoA-25 | Ct/St-30 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-20.10 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
|
1999-2007 | M-88 | R-905 | BaA-21 | W-95 | BoA-26 | Ct/St-29 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-20.88 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
|
1991-1998 | M-78 | R-841 | BaA-23 | W-70 | BoA-37 | Ct/St-42 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-20.10 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 8 |
|
1995-2005 | M-115 | R-1414 | BaA-27 | W-96 | BoA-36 | Ct/St-33 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-19.56 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 9 |
|
1993-1999 | M-80 | R-694 | BaA-17 | W-72 | BoA-38 | Ct/St-23 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-19.33 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 10 |
|
2001-2008 | M-79 | R-127 | BaA-13 | W-106 | BoA-28 | Ct/St-21 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-19.26 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 11 |
|
1993-2000 | M-138 | R-3860 | BaA-33 | W-5 | BoA-25 | Ct/St-62 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-14.42 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 12 |
|
1998-2002 | M-23 | R-305 | BaA-18 | W-4 | BoA-11 | Ct/St-3 | FPM-0.1 | avgCR-9.22 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
|
2005-2018 | M-228 | R-9577 | BaA-54 | W-7 | BoA-29 | Ct/St-181 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-19.79 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
|
2004-2019 | M-199 | R-5117 | BaA-37 | W-69 | BoA-46 | Ct/St-82 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-18.95 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
|
2007-2018 | M-117 | R-268 | BaA-9 | W-188 | BoA-25 | Ct/St-31 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-21.70 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
|
2005-2019 | M-125 | R-365 | BaA-9 | W-196 | BoA-26 | Ct/St-28 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-21.20 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
|
2002-2013 | M-197 | R-6989 | BaA-38 | W-18 | BoA-53 | Ct/St-105 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-18.11 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
|
2015-2025 | M-106 | R-401 | BaA-15 | W-168 | BoA-27 | Ct/St-41 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-22.30 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
|
2011-2019 | M-107 | R-157 | BaA-8 | W-173 | BoA-25 | Ct/St-25 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-21.70 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
|
2016-2024 | M-85 | R-883 | BaA-23 | W-97 | BoA-31 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-20.98 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
|
2018-2025 | M-73 | R-125 | BaA-10 | W-114 | BoA-28 | Ct/St-18 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-21.40 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
|
2017-2025 | M-83 | R-2590 | BaA-37 | W-20 | BoA-58 | Ct/St-40 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-20.30 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
|
2009-2023 | M-73 | R-574 | BaA-21 | W-99 | BoA-30 | Ct/St-13 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-21.25 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
|
1982-1993 | M-70 | R-612 | BaA-17 | W-76 | BoA-36 | Ct/St-11 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-22.00 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
|
1982-1999 | M-269 | R-7456 | BaA-36 | W-79 | BoA-48 | Ct/St-63 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-18.20 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
|
1985-1996 | M-147 | R-3902 | BaA-28 | W-26 | BoA-52 | Ct/St-49 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-15.99 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
|
1989-2011 | M-445 | R-13430 | BaA-32 | W-323 | BoA-37 | Ct/St-123 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-24.58 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
|
1984-2003 | M-308 | R-9284 | BaA-35 | W-106 | BoA-39 | Ct/St-95 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-19.99 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
|
1993-2011 | M-350 | R-674 | BaA-7 | W-534 | BoA-23 | Ct/St-130 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-21.77 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
|
1994-2008 | M-322 | R-2025 | BaA-14 | W-400 | BoA-28 | Ct/St-60 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-20.87 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
|
1994-2007 | M-147 | R-1627 | BaA-17 | W-151 | BoA-32 | Ct/St-79 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-19.15 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
|
2001-2012 | M-147 | R-239 | BaA-9 | W-187 | BoA-30 | Ct/St-27 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-18.08 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
|
1994-2004 | M-141 | R-1222 | BaA-23 | W-138 | BoA-36 | Ct/St-34 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-18.63 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 8 |
|
1990-2002 | M-134 | R-344 | BaA-9 | W-109 | BoA-40 | Ct/St-26 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-16.01 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 9 |
|
1986-2003 | M-200 | R-3789 | BaA-30 | W-6 | BoA-24 | Ct/St-95 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-11.11 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 10 |
|
1998-2001 | M-20 | R-195 | BaA-18 | W-13 | BoA-40 | Ct/St-4 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-14.73 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 11 |
|
1992-2001 | M-16 | R-144 | BaA-16 | W-10 | BoA-51 | Ct/St-6 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-14.19 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
|
1999-2016 | M-330 | R-10290 | BaA-39 | W-106 | BoA-45 | Ct/St-124 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-20.99 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
|
2004-2019 | M-226 | R-567 | BaA-7 | W-338 | BoA-29 | Ct/St-31 | FPM-0.1 | avgCR-21.55 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
|
1998-2015 | M-448 | R-12650 | BaA-33 | W-8 | BoA-70 | Ct/St-218 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-14.21 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
|
2003-2017 | M-184 | R-1327 | BaA-15 | W-199 | BoA-34 | Ct/St-46 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-19.83 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
|
2004-2016 | M-109 | R-1113 | BaA-20 | W-135 | BoA-28 | Ct/St-26 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-21.08 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 6 |
|
2008-2015 | M-87 | R-188 | BaA-8 | W-152 | BoA-22 | Ct/St-15 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-21.29 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
|
2008-2023 | M-226 | R-5916 | BaA-40 | W-126 | BoA-33 | Ct/St-53 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-21.68 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
|
2009-2021 | M-166 | R-2338 | BaA-20 | W-175 | BoA-33 | Ct/St-62 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-22.43 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
|
2017-2025 | M-68 | R-1126 | BaA-24 | W-111 | BoA-24 | Ct/St-19 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-25.09 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
|
2016-2023 | M-90 | R-1865 | BaA-26 | W-44 | BoA-43 | Ct/St-41 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-20.02 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
|
2009-2021 | M-86 | R-244 | BaA-9 | W-109 | BoA-32 | Ct/St-20 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-19.30 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
|
1975-1991 | M-187 | R-6721 | BaA-47 | W-118 | BoA-36 | Ct/St-100 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-25.86 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
|
1977-1987 | M-98 | R-239 | BaA-9 | W-146 | BoA-19 | Ct/St-30 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-22.72 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
|
1976-1987 | M-102 | R-282 | BaA-9 | W-142 | BoA-21 | Ct/St-30 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-21.75 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
|
1980-1992 | M-136 | R-955 | BaA-15 | W-157 | BoA-27 | Ct/St-15 | FPM-0.1 | avgCR-20.74 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen1 | 5 |
|
1975-1983 | M-56 | R-231 | BaA-10 | W-87 | BoA-20 | Ct/St-6 | FPM-0.1 | avgCR-23.89 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen1 | 6 |
|
1973-1985 | M-87 | R-1977 | BaA-40 | W-8 | BoA-26 | Ct/St-39 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-15.22 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen1 | 7 |
|
1983-1990 | M-43 | R-184 | BaA-15 | W-36 | BoA-42 | Ct/St-14 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-16.43 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
|
1988-2000 | M-176 | R-639 | BaA-11 | W-225 | BoA-24 | Ct/St-45 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-20.81 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
|
1987-1999 | M-143 | R-3675 | BaA-29 | W-83 | BoA-35 | Ct/St-55 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-21.20 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
|
1985-2000 | M-205 | R-321 | BaA-7 | W-227 | BoA-30 | Ct/St-27 | FPM-0.1 | avgCR-18.04 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 4 |
|
1988-1997 | M-84 | R-405 | BaA-16 | W-118 | BoA-27 | Ct/St-12 | FPM-0.1 | avgCR-20.51 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 5 |
|
1983-1996 | M-105 | R-855 | BaA-16 | W-100 | BoA-34 | Ct/St-55 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-19.65 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 6 |
|
1986-1995 | M-85 | R-298 | BaA-7 | W-100 | BoA-31 | Ct/St-16 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-19.14 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
|
1987-2003 | M-227 | R-5761 | BaA-35 | W-193 | BoA-36 | Ct/St-120 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-24.30 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
|
1990-2007 | M-299 | R-10405 | BaA-40 | W-4 | BoA-15 | Ct/St-120 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-16.50 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
|
1994-2011 | M-268 | R-8778 | BaA-42 | W-14 | BoA-45 | Ct/St-73 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-15.78 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
|
1997-2005 | M-108 | R-227 | BaA-7 | W-130 | BoA-32 | Ct/St-20 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-18.17 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
|
1999-2019 | M-301 | R-10480 | BaA-38 | W-167 | BoA-35 | Ct/St-124 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-23.55 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
|
2004-2014 | M-164 | R-2968 | BaA-25 | W-199 | BoA-30 | Ct/St-73 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-23.39 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
|
2000-2018 | M-207 | R-5606 | BaA-33 | W-89 | BoA-46 | Ct/St-50 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-19.26 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
|
2004-2015 | M-126 | R-1871 | BaA-25 | W-81 | BoA-48 | Ct/St-67 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-19.80 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
|
2000-2013 | M-181 | R-5804 | BaA-43 | W-16 | BoA-37 | Ct/St-45 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-16.24 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
|
2013-2023 | M-138 | R-2237 | BaA-25 | W-159 | BoA-37 | Ct/St-65 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-22.76 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
|
2007-2022 | M-123 | R-2706 | BaA-26 | W-55 | BoA-39 | Ct/St-64 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-19.46 |
| Bangladesh_15 | Gen3 | 1 |
|
1995-2007 | M-125 | R-1191 | BaA-13 | W-125 | BoA-38 | Ct/St-28 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-18.56 |
| Bangladesh_15 | Gen3 | 2 |
|
1998-2006 | M-77 | R-991 | BaA-14 | W-67 | BoA-43 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-18.73 |
| Bangladesh_15 | Gen4 | 1 |
|
2001-2020 | M-220 | R-1787 | BaA-14 | W-270 | BoA-33 | Ct/St-62 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-19.71 |