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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Michael Hussey (Australia)
|
2005-2012 | M-38 | R-721 | A-38 | SR*-136 | avgCR-15.04 |
| Australia_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Andrew Symonds (Australia)
|
2005-2009 | M-14 | R-337 | A-48 | SR*-169 | avgCR-16.47 |
| Australia_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
David Hussey (Australia)
|
2008-2012 | M-39 | R-756 | A-23 | SR*-121 | avgCR-13.07 |
| Australia_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
Cameron White (Australia)
|
2007-2014 | M-47 | R-984 | A-33 | SR*-133 | avgCR-13.63 |
| Australia_25 | Gen1 | 5 |
Adam Gilchrist (Australia)
|
2005-2008 | M-13 | R-272 | A-23 | SR*-142 | avgCR-15.36 |
| Australia_25 | Gen1 | 6 |
Michael Clarke (Australia)
|
2005-2010 | M-34 | R-488 | A-21 | SR*-103 | avgCR-8.84 |
| Australia_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Shane Watson (Australia)
|
2006-2016 | M-58 | R-1462 | A-29 | SR*-145 | avgCR-17.52 |
| Australia_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
George Bailey (Australia)
|
2012-2017 | M-30 | R-473 | A-25 | SR*-137 | avgCR-12.00 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
David Warner (Australia)
|
2009-2024 | M-110 | R-3277 | A-33 | SR*-142 | avgCR-20.43 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Glenn Maxwell (Australia)
|
2012-2025 | M-126 | R-2835 | A-29 | SR*-156 | avgCR-15.73 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Aaron Finch (Australia)
|
2011-2022 | M-103 | R-3120 | A-34 | SR*-143 | avgCR-18.13 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Matthew Wade (Australia)
|
2011-2024 | M-92 | R-1202 | A-26 | SR*-134 | avgCR-9.15 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Steven Smith (Australia)
|
2010-2024 | M-67 | R-1094 | A-25 | SR*-125 | avgCR-9.76 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
D'Arcy Short (Australia)
|
2018-2020 | M-23 | R-642 | A-31 | SR*-119 | avgCR-14.43 |
| Australia_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Mitchell Marsh (Australia)
|
2011-2025 | M-81 | R-2083 | A-33 | SR*-140 | avgCR-16.54 |
| Australia_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Travis Head (Australia)
|
2016-2025 | M-47 | R-1197 | A-29 | SR*-157 | avgCR-17.44 |
| Australia_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Marcus Stoinis (Australia)
|
2015-2025 | M-82 | R-1338 | A-32 | SR*-148 | avgCR-11.73 |
| Australia_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Tim David (Australia/Singapore)
|
2019-2025 | M-68 | R-1596 | A-36 | SR*-169 | avgCR-13.80 |
| Australia_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Josh Inglis (Australia)
|
2022-2025 | M-41 | R-911 | A-28 | SR*-159 | avgCR-13.81 |
| Australia_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Cameron Green (Australia)
|
2022-2025 | M-21 | R-521 | A-33 | SR*-160 | avgCR-16.96 |
| Australia_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Matthew Short (Australia)
|
2023-2025 | M-21 | R-382 | A-22 | SR*-155 | avgCR-12.38 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Kevin Pietersen (England)
|
2005-2013 | M-37 | R-1176 | A-38 | SR*-142 | avgCR-20.92 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Luke Wright (England)
|
2007-2014 | M-51 | R-759 | A-19 | SR*-137 | avgCR-11.01 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
Craig Kieswetter (England)
|
2010-2012 | M-25 | R-526 | A-22 | SR*-112 | avgCR-14.07 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
Paul Collingwood (England)
|
2005-2017 | M-36 | R-583 | A-19 | SR*-127 | avgCR-10.66 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 5 |
Ravi Bopara (England)
|
2008-2014 | M-38 | R-711 | A-28 | SR*-119 | avgCR-11.64 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 6 |
Owais Shah (England)
|
2007-2009 | M-17 | R-347 | A-25 | SR*-122 | avgCR-11.54 |
| England_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Michael Lumb (England)
|
2010-2014 | M-27 | R-552 | A-21 | SR*-134 | avgCR-14.41 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Jos Buttler (England)
|
2011-2025 | M-144 | R-3869 | A-35 | SR*-149 | avgCR-18.52 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Eoin Morgan (England)
|
2009-2022 | M-115 | R-2458 | A-29 | SR*-136 | avgCR-14.00 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Alex Hales (England)
|
2011-2022 | M-75 | R-2074 | A-31 | SR*-138 | avgCR-17.56 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Jonny Bairstow (England)
|
2011-2024 | M-80 | R-1671 | A-30 | SR*-138 | avgCR-13.19 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Jason Roy (England)
|
2014-2022 | M-64 | R-1522 | A-24 | SR*-138 | avgCR-15.36 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Moeen Ali (England)
|
2014-2024 | M-92 | R-1229 | A-21 | SR*-142 | avgCR-10.60 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
Joe Root (England)
|
2012-2019 | M-32 | R-893 | A-36 | SR*-126 | avgCR-16.86 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 8 |
Ben Stokes (England)
|
2011-2022 | M-43 | R-585 | A-22 | SR*-128 | avgCR-10.04 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Dawid Malan (England)
|
2017-2023 | M-62 | R-1892 | A-36 | SR*-132 | avgCR-17.08 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Tom Banton (England)
|
2019-2025 | M-24 | R-451 | A-25 | SR*-153 | avgCR-12.11 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Phil Salt (England)
|
2022-2025 | M-50 | R-1540 | A-39 | SR*-168 | avgCR-20.25 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Harry Brook (England)
|
2022-2025 | M-52 | R-1012 | A-31 | SR*-152 | avgCR-13.94 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Liam Livingstone (England)
|
2017-2025 | M-60 | R-955 | A-25 | SR*-149 | avgCR-11.31 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Ben Duckett (England)
|
2019-2025 | M-20 | R-527 | A-29 | SR*-154 | avgCR-16.20 |
| India_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Gautam Gambhir (India)
|
2007-2012 | M-37 | R-932 | A-27 | SR*-119 | avgCR-16.34 |
| India_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Virender Sehwag (India)
|
2006-2012 | M-19 | R-394 | A-22 | SR*-145 | avgCR-15.14 |
| India_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
MS Dhoni (India)
|
2006-2019 | M-98 | R-1617 | A-38 | SR*-126 | avgCR-11.09 |
| India_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Yuvraj Singh (India)
|
2007-2017 | M-58 | R-1177 | A-28 | SR*-136 | avgCR-14.71 |
| India_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Suresh Raina (India)
|
2006-2018 | M-78 | R-1605 | A-29 | SR*-135 | avgCR-12.05 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Virat Kohli (India)
|
2010-2024 | M-125 | R-4188 | A-49 | SR*-137 | avgCR-20.22 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Rohit Sharma (India)
|
2007-2024 | M-159 | R-4231 | A-32 | SR*-141 | avgCR-16.79 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
KL Rahul (India)
|
2016-2022 | M-72 | R-2265 | A-38 | SR*-139 | avgCR-17.87 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Shikhar Dhawan (India)
|
2011-2021 | M-68 | R-1759 | A-28 | SR*-126 | avgCR-13.88 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Shreyas Iyer (India)
|
2017-2023 | M-51 | R-1104 | A-31 | SR*-136 | avgCR-12.46 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Dinesh Karthik (India)
|
2006-2022 | M-60 | R-686 | A-26 | SR*-143 | avgCR-9.68 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
Manish Pandey (India)
|
2015-2020 | M-39 | R-709 | A-44 | SR*-126 | avgCR-10.23 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 8 |
Ravindra Jadeja (India)
|
2009-2024 | M-74 | R-515 | A-21 | SR*-127 | avgCR-5.70 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Hardik Pandya (India)
|
2016-2025 | M-120 | R-1860 | A-27 | SR*-141 | avgCR-10.60 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Rishabh Pant (India)
|
2017-2024 | M-76 | R-1209 | A-23 | SR*-127 | avgCR-10.09 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Ishan Kishan (India)
|
2021-2023 | M-32 | R-796 | A-26 | SR*-124 | avgCR-13.11 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Deepak Hooda (India)
|
2022-2023 | M-21 | R-368 | A-31 | SR*-147 | avgCR-9.40 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Suryakumar Yadav (India)
|
2021-2025 | M-95 | R-2754 | A-37 | SR*-164 | avgCR-19.65 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Abhishek Sharma (India)
|
2024-2025 | M-29 | R-1012 | A-37 | SR*-190 | avgCR-23.99 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Tilak Varma (India)
|
2023-2025 | M-36 | R-996 | A-47 | SR*-147 | avgCR-16.72 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Yashasvi Jaiswal (India)
|
2023-2024 | M-23 | R-723 | A-36 | SR*-164 | avgCR-18.63 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Ruturaj Gaikwad (India)
|
2021-2024 | M-23 | R-633 | A-40 | SR*-144 | avgCR-14.76 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Sanju Samson (India)
|
2015-2025 | M-51 | R-995 | A-26 | SR*-147 | avgCR-10.86 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
Shivam Dube (India)
|
2019-2025 | M-46 | R-607 | A-28 | SR*-138 | avgCR-8.97 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
|
2005-2015 | M-71 | R-2140 | A-36 | SR*-136 | avgCR-17.85 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Jacob Oram (New Zealand)
|
2005-2012 | M-36 | R-474 | A-21 | SR*-140 | avgCR-11.08 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
Scott Styris (New Zealand)
|
2005-2010 | M-31 | R-578 | A-21 | SR*-120 | avgCR-11.67 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
Jesse Ryder (New Zealand)
|
2008-2014 | M-22 | R-457 | A-23 | SR*-128 | avgCR-12.31 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen1 | 5 |
James Franklin (New Zealand)
|
2006-2013 | M-38 | R-463 | A-20 | SR*-118 | avgCR-8.08 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Ross Taylor (New Zealand)
|
2006-2025 | M-106 | R-1954 | A-26 | SR*-121 | avgCR-11.11 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Luke Ronchi (New Zealand/Australia)
|
2008-2018 | M-33 | R-359 | A-18 | SR*-140 | avgCR-8.79 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Martin Guptill (New Zealand)
|
2009-2022 | M-122 | R-3531 | A-32 | SR*-136 | avgCR-16.37 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
|
2011-2024 | M-93 | R-2575 | A-33 | SR*-123 | avgCR-15.89 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Colin Munro (New Zealand)
|
2012-2020 | M-65 | R-1724 | A-31 | SR*-156 | avgCR-17.08 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Corey Anderson (U.S.A./New Zealand)
|
2012-2024 | M-42 | R-697 | A-25 | SR*-126 | avgCR-10.27 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Tom Latham (New Zealand)
|
2012-2023 | M-26 | R-516 | A-26 | SR*-109 | avgCR-10.78 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Colin de Grandhomme (New Zealand)
|
2012-2021 | M-41 | R-505 | A-16 | SR*-138 | avgCR-9.13 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Glenn Phillips (New Zealand)
|
2017-2025 | M-83 | R-1929 | A-31 | SR*-141 | avgCR-14.08 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Tim Seifert (New Zealand)
|
2018-2025 | M-77 | R-1850 | A-30 | SR*-143 | avgCR-14.50 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Mark Chapman (New Zealand/Hong Kong)
|
2014-2025 | M-100 | R-1890 | A-27 | SR*-135 | avgCR-10.27 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Devon Conway (New Zealand)
|
2020-2025 | M-62 | R-1675 | A-37 | SR*-127 | avgCR-15.31 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand)
|
2019-2025 | M-90 | R-1674 | A-27 | SR*-139 | avgCR-11.96 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Tim Robinson (New Zealand)
|
2024-2025 | M-23 | R-540 | A-32 | SR*-139 | avgCR-12.53 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand)
|
2021-2025 | M-38 | R-549 | A-20 | SR*-135 | avgCR-9.18 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Michael Bracewell (New Zealand)
|
2022-2025 | M-47 | R-434 | A-20 | SR*-134 | avgCR-5.88 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Kamran Akmal (Pakistan)
|
2006-2017 | M-58 | R-987 | A-21 | SR*-120 | avgCR-12.00 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
|
2006-2018 | M-99 | R-1416 | A-18 | SR*-150 | avgCR-12.48 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
Imran Nazir (Pakistan)
|
2007-2012 | M-25 | R-500 | A-22 | SR*-135 | avgCR-16.66 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan)
|
2007-2012 | M-39 | R-788 | A-38 | SR*-110 | avgCR-12.61 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 5 |
Salman Butt (Pakistan)
|
2007-2010 | M-24 | R-595 | A-28 | SR*-108 | avgCR-14.73 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 6 |
Younis Khan (Pakistan)
|
2006-2010 | M-25 | R-442 | A-22 | SR*-121 | avgCR-12.20 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Shoaib Malik (Pakistan)
|
2006-2021 | M-124 | R-2435 | A-31 | SR*-126 | avgCR-11.96 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan)
|
2006-2021 | M-119 | R-2514 | A-26 | SR*-122 | avgCR-12.29 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Umar Akmal (Pakistan)
|
2009-2019 | M-84 | R-1690 | A-26 | SR*-123 | avgCR-13.10 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen2 | 4 |
Ahmed Shehzad (Pakistan)
|
2009-2019 | M-59 | R-1471 | A-26 | SR*-115 | avgCR-12.92 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Sharjeel Khan (Pakistan)
|
2013-2021 | M-21 | R-406 | A-23 | SR*-133 | avgCR-12.59 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pakistan)
|
2010-2021 | M-61 | R-818 | A-27 | SR*-125 | avgCR-7.29 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Babar Azam (Pakistan)
|
2016-2025 | M-131 | R-4302 | A-40 | SR*-129 | avgCR-17.69 |