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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World_100 Gen1 7 Dirk Nannes (Australia/Netherlands) flag Dirk Nannes (Australia/Netherlands) 2009-2010 | M-17 | W-28 | A-16 | SR-13 | ER-7.5 | avgCR-18.40 | CI*- 14 19 na 18 15 22 na na
World_100 Gen1 8 Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) flag Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 2007-2014 | M-34 | W-38 | A-20 | SR-21 | ER-5.7 | avgCR-15.07 | CI*- 16 15 10 17 15 15 na na
World_100 Gen1 9 Mitchell Johnson (Australia) flag Mitchell Johnson (Australia) 2007-2013 | M-30 | W-38 | A-21 | SR-17 | ER-7.3 | avgCR-15.59 | CI*- 12 16 9 16 15 16 na na
World_100 Gen1 10 Irfan Pathan (India) flag Irfan Pathan (India) 2006-2012 | M-24 | W-28 | A-22 | SR-17 | ER-8.0 | avgCR-15.71 | CI*- 18 16 15 16 10 20 na na
World_100 Gen1 11 Ryan Sidebottom (England) flag Ryan Sidebottom (England) 2007-2010 | M-18 | W-23 | A-19 | SR-16 | ER-7.1 | avgCR-16.18 | CI*- 10 21 5 17 14 19 na na
World_100 Gen1 18 Abdur Razzak (Bangladesh) flag Abdur Razzak (Bangladesh) 2006-2014 | M-34 | W-44 | A-19 | SR-17 | ER-6.9 | avgCR-11.63 | CI*- 11 12 11 17 12 12 na na
World_100 Gen2 7 James Faulkner (Australia) flag James Faulkner (Australia) 2012-2017 | M-24 | W-36 | A-19 | SR-14 | ER-8.0 | avgCR-16.44 | CI*- 14 19 19 15 18 15 na na
World_100 Gen2 8 Ashish Nehra (India) flag Ashish Nehra (India) 2009-2017 | M-27 | W-34 | A-22 | SR-17 | ER-7.7 | avgCR-13.77 | CI*- 11 17 12 18 15 13 na na
World_100 Gen2 12 Yuvraj Singh (India) flag Yuvraj Singh (India) 2007-2017 | M-58 | W-28 | A-18 | SR-15 | ER-7.1 | avgCR-7.18 | CI*- 7 7 8 6 8 7 na na
World_100 Gen3 3 Mohammad Amir (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Amir (Pakistan) 2009-2024 | M-62 | W-71 | A-22 | SR-19 | ER-7.1 | avgCR-14.30 | CI*- 16 14 15 13 13 16 na na
World_100 Gen3 4 Trent Boult (New Zealand) flag Trent Boult (New Zealand) 2013-2024 | M-61 | W-83 | A-21 | SR-17 | ER-7.7 | avgCR-16.63 | CI*- 10 24 23 14 17 16 na na
World_100 Gen3 5 Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) flag Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) 2006-2024 | M-129 | W-149 | A-21 | SR-18 | ER-6.8 | avgCR-12.00 | CI*- 12 12 12 12 12 12 na na
World_100 Gen3 6 Imad Wasim (Pakistan) flag Imad Wasim (Pakistan) 2015-2024 | M-75 | W-73 | A-22 | SR-21 | ER-6.2 | avgCR-12.85 | CI*- 10 14 13 11 15 11 na na
World_100 Gen3 11 Mark Watt (Scotland) flag Mark Watt (Scotland) 2015-2025 | M-77 | W-89 | A-21 | SR-18 | ER-7.0 | avgCR-8.93 | CI*- 5 11 13 17 7 11 na na
World_100 Gen3 12 George Dockrell (Ireland) flag George Dockrell (Ireland) 2010-2026 | M-154 | W-87 | A-23 | SR-19 | ER-7.0 | avgCR-5.18 | CI*- 3 6 7 8 5 6 na na
World_100 Gen3 14 Roelof van der Merwe (Netherlands/South Africa) flag Roelof van der Merwe (Netherlands/South Africa) 2009-2025 | M-67 | W-74 | A-19 | SR-17 | ER-6.5 | avgCR-9.15 | CI*- 7 10 9 13 9 10 na na
World_100 Gen3 16 Pieter Seelaar (Netherlands) flag Pieter Seelaar (Netherlands) 2008-2021 | M-77 | W-58 | A-22 | SR-20 | ER-6.8 | avgCR-6.27 | CI*- 4 7 8 11 6 6 na na
World_100 Gen4 3 Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa) flag Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa) 2017-2024 | M-70 | W-89 | A-21 | SR-17 | ER-7.4 | avgCR-15.11 | CI*- 9 19 16 15 14 16 na na
World_100 Gen4 4 Kuldeep Yadav (India) flag Kuldeep Yadav (India) 2017-2026 | M-53 | W-94 | A-14 | SR-12 | ER-7.0 | avgCR-19.26 | CI*- 13 23 16 24 21 19 na na
World_100 Gen4 6 Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) flag Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) 2015-2025 | M-126 | W-158 | A-21 | SR-17 | ER-7.3 | avgCR-12.96 | CI*- 11 14 12 11 14 12 na na
World_100 Gen4 16 Mohammad Nawaz (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Nawaz (Pakistan) 2016-2026 | M-90 | W-89 | A-22 | SR-18 | ER-7.3 | avgCR-11.80 | CI*- 12 12 12 11 11 13 na na
World_100 Gen4 19 Bilal Khan (Oman) flag Bilal Khan (Oman) 2015-2024 | M-79 | W-110 | A-17 | SR-15 | ER-6.8 | avgCR-7.80 | CI*- 5 11 11 13 8 8 na na
World_100 Gen4 20 Shem Ngoche (Kenya) flag Shem Ngoche (Kenya) 2010-2025 | M-104 | W-120 | A-17 | SR-17 | ER-5.9 | avgCR-4.57 | CI*- 4 5 7 3 5 4 na na
World_100 Gen5 5 Arshdeep Singh (India) flag Arshdeep Singh (India) 2022-2026 | M-76 | W-118 | A-19 | SR-13 | ER-8.6 | avgCR-16.98 | CI*- 15 18 14 19 19 16 na na
World_100 Gen5 8 Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) flag Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) 2018-2026 | M-97 | W-126 | A-22 | SR-17 | ER-7.8 | avgCR-15.06 | CI*- 14 15 15 15 17 13 na na
World_100 Gen5 10 Sufiyan Muqeem (Pakistan) flag Sufiyan Muqeem (Pakistan) 2023-2025 | M-19 | W-27 | A-15 | SR-14 | ER-6.4 | avgCR-17.48 | CI*- na 17 13 18 25 15 na na
World_100 Gen5 15 Ben Dwarshuis (Australia) flag Ben Dwarshuis (Australia) 2022-2025 | M-13 | W-20 | A-23 | SR-15 | ER-9.3 | avgCR-16.83 | CI*- 11 20 19 16 16 26 na na
World_100 Gen5 17 Axar Patel (India) flag Axar Patel (India) 2015-2026 | M-87 | W-86 | A-22 | SR-18 | ER-7.3 | avgCR-12.28 | CI*- 13 12 13 11 12 13 na na
World_100 Gen5 18 Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan) flag Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan) 2021-2026 | M-52 | W-65 | A-20 | SR-17 | ER-7.0 | avgCR-14.78 | CI*- na 15 12 26 15 15 na na
World_100 Gen5 19 Matthew Humphreys (Ireland) flag Matthew Humphreys (Ireland) 2023-2026 | M-15 | W-22 | A-16 | SR-15 | ER-6.5 | avgCR-15.24 | CI*- 14 16 16 na 21 13 na na
World_100 Gen5 24 Yasin Patel (Kuwait) flag Yasin Patel (Kuwait) 2022-2025 | M-54 | W-63 | A-19 | SR-19 | ER-6.0 | avgCR-6.87 | CI*- na 7 9 na 6 8 na na
World_100 Gen5 25 Alpesh Ramjani (Uganda) flag Alpesh Ramjani (Uganda) 2022-2025 | M-65 | W-102 | A-10 | SR-13 | ER-4.8 | avgCR-5.98 | CI*- 3 6 na 5 7 5 na na
Afghanistan_15 Gen4 4 Fareed Ahmad (Afghanistan) flag Fareed Ahmad (Afghanistan) 2016-2025 | M-38 | W-47 | A-21 | SR-15 | ER-8.7 | avgCR-11.40 | CI*- na 11 12 9 15 10 na na
Afghanistan_15 Gen5 1 Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan) flag Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan) 2021-2026 | M-52 | W-65 | A-20 | SR-17 | ER-7.0 | avgCR-14.78 | CI*- na 15 12 26 15 15 na na
Australia_25 Gen1 1 Dirk Nannes (Australia/Netherlands) flag Dirk Nannes (Australia/Netherlands) 2009-2010 | M-17 | W-28 | A-16 | SR-13 | ER-7.5 | avgCR-18.40 | CI*- 14 19 na 18 15 22 na na
Australia_25 Gen1 2 Mitchell Johnson (Australia) flag Mitchell Johnson (Australia) 2007-2013 | M-30 | W-38 | A-21 | SR-17 | ER-7.3 | avgCR-15.59 | CI*- 12 16 9 16 15 16 na na
Australia_25 Gen1 4 Nathan Bracken (Australia) flag Nathan Bracken (Australia) 2006-2009 | M-19 | W-19 | A-23 | SR-20 | ER-7.0 | avgCR-13.33 | CI*- 15 13 3 14 20 9 na na
Australia_25 Gen2 1 James Faulkner (Australia) flag James Faulkner (Australia) 2012-2017 | M-24 | W-36 | A-19 | SR-14 | ER-8.0 | avgCR-16.44 | CI*- 14 19 19 15 18 15 na na
Australia_25 Gen3 1 Mitchell Starc (Australia) flag Mitchell Starc (Australia) 2012-2024 | M-65 | W-79 | A-24 | SR-18 | ER-7.7 | avgCR-14.18 | CI*- 12 15 19 11 14 15 na na
Australia_25 Gen3 4 Ashton Agar (Australia) flag Ashton Agar (Australia) 2016-2024 | M-49 | W-49 | A-23 | SR-21 | ER-6.5 | avgCR-12.72 | CI*- 12 13 7 16 9 24 na na
Australia_25 Gen5 2 Ben Dwarshuis (Australia) flag Ben Dwarshuis (Australia) 2022-2025 | M-13 | W-20 | A-23 | SR-15 | ER-9.3 | avgCR-16.83 | CI*- 11 20 19 16 16 26 na na
Bangladesh_15 Gen1 1 Abdur Razzak (Bangladesh) flag Abdur Razzak (Bangladesh) 2006-2014 | M-34 | W-44 | A-19 | SR-17 | ER-6.9 | avgCR-11.63 | CI*- 11 12 11 17 12 12 na na
Bangladesh_15 Gen2 1 Arafat Sunny (Bangladesh) flag Arafat Sunny (Bangladesh) 2014-2016 | M-10 | W-12 | A-19 | SR-16 | ER-7.4 | avgCR-12.26 | CI*- 11 16 12 na 14 9 na na
Bangladesh_15 Gen3 1 Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) flag Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) 2006-2024 | M-129 | W-149 | A-21 | SR-18 | ER-6.8 | avgCR-12.00 | CI*- 12 12 12 12 12 12 na na
Bangladesh_15 Gen4 1 Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) flag Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) 2015-2025 | M-126 | W-158 | A-21 | SR-17 | ER-7.3 | avgCR-12.96 | CI*- 11 14 12 11 14 12 na na
Bangladesh_15 Gen5 4 Shoriful Islam (Bangladesh) flag Shoriful Islam (Bangladesh) 2021-2025 | M-59 | W-63 | A-25 | SR-18 | ER-8.2 | avgCR-10.82 | CI*- 9 12 11 11 11 12 na na
Bangladesh_15 Gen5 5 Nasum Ahmed (Bangladesh) flag Nasum Ahmed (Bangladesh) 2021-2025 | M-49 | W-49 | A-23 | SR-19 | ER-7.3 | avgCR-11.07 | CI*- 11 11 12 11 10 13 na na
England_25 Gen1 3 Ryan Sidebottom (England) flag Ryan Sidebottom (England) 2007-2010 | M-18 | W-23 | A-19 | SR-16 | ER-7.1 | avgCR-16.18 | CI*- 10 21 5 17 14 19 na na
England_25 Gen3 1 David Willey (England) flag David Willey (England) 2015-2022 | M-43 | W-51 | A-23 | SR-17 | ER-8.2 | avgCR-14.21 | CI*- 11 17 19 12 12 16 na na
England_25 Gen4 3 Liam Dawson (England) flag Liam Dawson (England) 2016-2026 | M-22 | W-20 | A-25 | SR-19 | ER-7.9 | avgCR-10.62 | CI*- 14 9 9 11 10 13 na na
England_25 Gen5 4 Luke Wood (England) flag Luke Wood (England) 2022-2025 | M-14 | W-17 | A-23 | SR-15 | ER-8.9 | avgCR-13.28 | CI*- 16 10 19 14 15 13 na na
India_25 Gen1 1 RP Singh (India) flag RP Singh (India) 2007-2009 | M-10 | W-15 | A-15 | SR-13 | ER-6.8 | avgCR-22.84 | CI*- 7 25 7 25 15 34 na na
India_25 Gen1 2 Irfan Pathan (India) flag Irfan Pathan (India) 2006-2012 | M-24 | W-28 | A-22 | SR-17 | ER-8.0 | avgCR-15.71 | CI*- 18 16 15 16 10 20 na na
India_25 Gen2 2 Ashish Nehra (India) flag Ashish Nehra (India) 2009-2017 | M-27 | W-34 | A-22 | SR-17 | ER-7.7 | avgCR-13.77 | CI*- 11 17 12 18 15 13 na na
India_25 Gen2 3 Yuvraj Singh (India) flag Yuvraj Singh (India) 2007-2017 | M-58 | W-28 | A-18 | SR-15 | ER-7.1 | avgCR-7.18 | CI*- 7 7 8 6 8 7 na na
India_25 Gen3 5 Jaydev Unadkat (India) flag Jaydev Unadkat (India) 2016-2018 | M-10 | W-14 | A-22 | SR-15 | ER-8.7 | avgCR-13.75 | CI*- 15 13 15 14 16 12 na na
India_25 Gen4 1 Kuldeep Yadav (India) flag Kuldeep Yadav (India) 2017-2026 | M-53 | W-94 | A-14 | SR-12 | ER-7.0 | avgCR-19.26 | CI*- 13 23 16 24 21 19 na na
India_25 Gen5 2 Arshdeep Singh (India) flag Arshdeep Singh (India) 2022-2026 | M-76 | W-118 | A-19 | SR-13 | ER-8.6 | avgCR-16.98 | CI*- 15 18 14 19 19 16 na na
India_25 Gen5 3 Axar Patel (India) flag Axar Patel (India) 2015-2026 | M-87 | W-86 | A-22 | SR-18 | ER-7.3 | avgCR-12.28 | CI*- 13 12 13 11 12 13 na na
Netherlands_10 Gen2 3 Michael Rippon (New Zealand/Netherlands) flag Michael Rippon (New Zealand/Netherlands) 2013-2022 | M-19 | W-17 | A-20 | SR-19 | ER-6.3 | avgCR-5.14 | CI*- 1 6 7 0 8 3 na na
Netherlands_10 Gen3 3 Roelof van der Merwe (Netherlands/South Africa) flag Roelof van der Merwe (Netherlands/South Africa) 2009-2025 | M-67 | W-74 | A-19 | SR-17 | ER-6.5 | avgCR-9.15 | CI*- 7 10 9 13 9 10 na na
Netherlands_10 Gen3 4 Pieter Seelaar (Netherlands) flag Pieter Seelaar (Netherlands) 2008-2021 | M-77 | W-58 | A-22 | SR-20 | ER-6.8 | avgCR-6.27 | CI*- 4 7 8 11 6 6 na na
Netherlands_10 Gen3 6 Fred Klaassen (England) flag Fred Klaassen (England) 2018-2024 | M-39 | W-43 | A-23 | SR-19 | ER-7.6 | avgCR-9.07 | CI*- 6 10 9 14 9 9 na na
New Zealand_25 Gen1 2 Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) flag Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 2007-2014 | M-34 | W-38 | A-20 | SR-21 | ER-5.7 | avgCR-15.07 | CI*- 16 15 10 17 15 15 na na
New Zealand_25 Gen3 2 Trent Boult (New Zealand) flag Trent Boult (New Zealand) 2013-2024 | M-61 | W-83 | A-21 | SR-17 | ER-7.7 | avgCR-16.63 | CI*- 10 24 23 14 17 16 na na
New Zealand_25 Gen4 2 Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) flag Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) 2015-2026 | M-127 | W-135 | A-23 | SR-19 | ER-7.3 | avgCR-12.33 | CI*- 10 14 14 12 11 14 na na
Pakistan_25 Gen4 1 Mohammad Nawaz (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Nawaz (Pakistan) 2016-2026 | M-90 | W-89 | A-22 | SR-18 | ER-7.3 | avgCR-11.80 | CI*- 12 12 12 11 11 13 na na
Pakistan_25 Gen5 3 Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) flag Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) 2018-2026 | M-97 | W-126 | A-22 | SR-17 | ER-7.8 | avgCR-15.06 | CI*- 14 15 15 15 17 13 na na
Pakistan_25 Gen5 5 Sufiyan Muqeem (Pakistan) flag Sufiyan Muqeem (Pakistan) 2023-2025 | M-19 | W-27 | A-15 | SR-14 | ER-6.4 | avgCR-17.48 | CI*- na 17 13 18 25 15 na na
Pakistan_25 Gen5 6 Salman Mirza (Pakistan) flag Salman Mirza (Pakistan) 2025-2026 | M-13 | W-19 | A-16 | SR-15 | ER-6.4 | avgCR-15.51 | CI*- 12 20 16 na 17 13 na na
South Africa_25 Gen1 2 Robin Peterson (South Africa) flag Robin Peterson (South Africa) 2006-2014 | M-21 | W-24 | A-19 | SR-15 | ER-7.6 | avgCR-12.10 | CI*- 10 15 19 11 12 12 na na
South Africa_25 Gen2 4 Aaron Phangiso (South Africa) flag Aaron Phangiso (South Africa) 2012-2018 | M-16 | W-20 | A-22 | SR-17 | ER-7.8 | avgCR-11.69 | CI*- 10 18 18 10 12 11 na na
South Africa_25 Gen3 3 Beuran Hendricks (South Africa) flag Beuran Hendricks (South Africa) 2014-2021 | M-19 | W-25 | A-25 | SR-16 | ER-9.2 | avgCR-14.03 | CI*- 13 16 21 13 21 12 na na
South Africa_25 Gen4 1 Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa) flag Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa) 2017-2024 | M-70 | W-89 | A-21 | SR-17 | ER-7.4 | avgCR-15.11 | CI*- 9 19 16 15 14 16 na na
South Africa_25 Gen5 3 George Linde (South Africa) flag George Linde (South Africa) 2020-2026 | M-29 | W-31 | A-22 | SR-18 | ER-7.4 | avgCR-12.98 | CI*- 14 12 12 14 15 11 na na
Sri Lanka_25 Gen1 3 Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) flag Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 2006-2011 | M-31 | W-19 | A-24 | SR-19 | ER-7.5 | avgCR-9.92 | CI*- 10 10 11 11 9 10 na na
Sri Lanka_25 Gen2 3 Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) flag Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) 2011-2016 | M-17 | W-18 | A-21 | SR-20 | ER-6.1 | avgCR-17.09 | CI*- 14 19 17 na 12 21 na na
Sri Lanka_25 Gen3 1 Lakshan Sandakan (Sri Lanka) flag Lakshan Sandakan (Sri Lanka) 2017-2021 | M-20 | W-23 | A-24 | SR-20 | ER-7.3 | avgCR-13.09 | CI*- 10 14 11 16 16 10 na na
West Indies_25 Gen2 4 Krishmar Santokie (West Indies) flag Krishmar Santokie (West Indies) 2011-2014 | M-12 | W-18 | A-15 | SR-13 | ER-6.9 | avgCR-17.76 | CI*- 14 21 23 14 20 16 na na
West Indies_25 Gen3 2 Sheldon Cottrell (West Indies) flag Sheldon Cottrell (West Indies) 2014-2023 | M-45 | W-52 | A-24 | SR-18 | ER-8.2 | avgCR-11.70 | CI*- 11 12 14 10 11 13 na na
West Indies_25 Gen4 2 Obed McCoy (West Indies) flag Obed McCoy (West Indies) 2019-2025 | M-43 | W-52 | A-23 | SR-16 | ER-8.7 | avgCR-12.66 | CI*- 14 9 6 13 13 12 na na
West Indies_25 Gen5 2 Gudakesh Motie (West Indies) flag Gudakesh Motie (West Indies) 2021-2026 | M-44 | W-39 | A-28 | SR-21 | ER-7.9 | avgCR-10.38 | CI*- 11 8 7 12 9 12 na na
West Indies_25 Gen5 3 Akeal Hosein (West Indies) flag Akeal Hosein (West Indies) 2021-2026 | M-90 | W-86 | A-26 | SR-22 | ER-7.4 | avgCR-11.00 | CI*- 11 11 14 10 9 14 na na
Zimbabwe_15 Gen5 3 Richard Ngarava (Zimbabwe) flag Richard Ngarava (Zimbabwe) 2019-2025 | M-90 | W-108 | A-21 | SR-18 | ER-7.3 | avgCR-8.35 | CI*- 8 9 10 16 10 8 na na
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