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 - 2nd Nov 2025. 

Gen1
Gen2
Gen3
Gen4
Gen5
Group Sub-Group SG_rank Team (or Player) Stats
India_25 Gen3 6 Shikhar Dhawan (India) flag Shikhar Dhawan (India) 2011-2021 | M-68 | Ct/St-19 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.31 | totCR-224.77
India_25 Gen3 7 Manish Pandey (India) flag Manish Pandey (India) 2015-2020 | M-39 | Ct/St-9 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-2.72 | totCR-106.07
India_25 Gen4 2 Hardik Pandya (India) flag Hardik Pandya (India) 2016-2025 | M-120 | Ct/St-57 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.30 | totCR-755.85
India_25 Gen4 4 Deepak Hooda (India) flag Deepak Hooda (India) 2022-2023 | M-21 | Ct/St-12 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-7.43 | totCR-156.00
India_25 Gen4 5 Axar Patel (India) flag Axar Patel (India) 2015-2025 | M-81 | Ct/St-30 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.35 | totCR-352.29
India_25 Gen4 6 Washington Sundar (India) flag Washington Sundar (India) 2017-2025 | M-55 | Ct/St-19 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.94 | totCR-216.56
India_25 Gen5 1 Tilak Varma (India) flag Tilak Varma (India) 2023-2025 | M-35 | Ct/St-26 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-10.48 | totCR-366.89
India_25 Gen5 2 Rinku Singh (India) flag Rinku Singh (India) 2023-2025 | M-34 | Ct/St-25 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-10.48 | totCR-356.16
India_25 Gen5 4 Suryakumar Yadav (India) flag Suryakumar Yadav (India) 2021-2025 | M-93 | Ct/St-53 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-7.96 | totCR-739.88
India_25 Gen5 5 Yashasvi Jaiswal (India) flag Yashasvi Jaiswal (India) 2023-2024 | M-23 | Ct/St-15 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-9.31 | totCR-214.18
India_25 Gen5 6 Ruturaj Gaikwad (India) flag Ruturaj Gaikwad (India) 2021-2024 | M-23 | Ct/St-11 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.29 | totCR-144.68
India_25 Gen5 7 Shivam Dube (India) flag Shivam Dube (India) 2019-2025 | M-44 | Ct/St-15 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.86 | totCR-169.72
New Zealand_25 Gen1 3 Nathan McCullum (New Zealand) flag Nathan McCullum (New Zealand) 2007-2016 | M-63 | Ct/St-26 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.91 | totCR-372.43
New Zealand_25 Gen1 5 James Franklin (New Zealand) flag James Franklin (New Zealand) 2006-2013 | M-38 | Ct/St-13 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.54 | totCR-172.35
New Zealand_25 Gen2 2 Ross Taylor (New Zealand) flag Ross Taylor (New Zealand) 2006-2025 | M-106 | Ct/St-49 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.08 | totCR-644.38
New Zealand_25 Gen2 3 Doug Bracewell (New Zealand) flag Doug Bracewell (New Zealand) 2011-2021 | M-20 | Ct/St-7 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.39 | totCR-87.84
New Zealand_25 Gen3 1 Tim Southee (New Zealand) flag Tim Southee (New Zealand) 2008-2024 | M-126 | Ct/St-65 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.72 | totCR-847.24
New Zealand_25 Gen3 3 Martin Guptill (New Zealand) flag Martin Guptill (New Zealand) 2009-2022 | M-122 | Ct/St-68 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-7.98 | totCR-973.98
New Zealand_25 Gen3 4 Kane Williamson (New Zealand) flag Kane Williamson (New Zealand) 2011-2024 | M-93 | Ct/St-45 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.29 | totCR-677.82
New Zealand_25 Gen3 5 Tom Bruce (New Zealand) flag Tom Bruce (New Zealand) 2017-2020 | M-17 | Ct/St-15 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-11.60 | totCR-197.18
New Zealand_25 Gen3 6 Corey Anderson (U.S.A./New Zealand) flag Corey Anderson (U.S.A./New Zealand) 2012-2024 | M-42 | Ct/St-21 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.73 | totCR-324.52
New Zealand_25 Gen3 7 Colin Munro (New Zealand) flag Colin Munro (New Zealand) 2012-2020 | M-65 | Ct/St-19 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.62 | totCR-235.44
New Zealand_25 Gen4 3 Glenn Phillips (New Zealand) flag Glenn Phillips (New Zealand) 2017-2025 | M-83 | Ct/St-53 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-8.91 | totCR-739.32
New Zealand_25 Gen4 4 Mark Chapman (New Zealand/Hong Kong) flag Mark Chapman (New Zealand/Hong Kong) 2014-2025 | M-96 | Ct/St-38 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.06 | totCR-485.71
New Zealand_25 Gen5 2 Michael Bracewell (New Zealand) flag Michael Bracewell (New Zealand) 2022-2025 | M-42 | Ct/St-24 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-7.83 | totCR-328.82
New Zealand_25 Gen5 3 Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) flag Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) 2019-2025 | M-85 | Ct/St-43 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.33 | totCR-623.37
New Zealand_25 Gen5 4 Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand) flag Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand) 2021-2025 | M-33 | Ct/St-13 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.99 | totCR-164.78
New Zealand_25 Gen5 5 Jacob Duffy (New Zealand) flag Jacob Duffy (New Zealand) 2020-2025 | M-33 | Ct/St-11 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.64 | totCR-120.02
New Zealand_25 Gen5 6 Tim Robinson (New Zealand) flag Tim Robinson (New Zealand) 2024-2025 | M-18 | Ct/St-6 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.42 | totCR-61.63
Pakistan_25 Gen1 2 Yasir Shah (Pakistan) flag Yasir Shah (Pakistan) 2011-2011 | M-2 | Ct/St-4 | FPM-2.0 | avgCR-6.60 | totCR-59.40
Pakistan_25 Gen1 3 Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) flag Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) 2006-2018 | M-99 | Ct/St-30 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.92 | totCR-388.14
Pakistan_25 Gen1 4 Abdur Rehman (Pakistan) flag Abdur Rehman (Pakistan) 2007-2013 | M-8 | Ct/St-6 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-10.45 | totCR-94.06
Pakistan_25 Gen1 5 Umar Gul (Pakistan) flag Umar Gul (Pakistan) 2007-2016 | M-60 | Ct/St-18 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.99 | totCR-239.11
Pakistan_25 Gen1 6 Younis Khan (Pakistan) flag Younis Khan (Pakistan) 2006-2010 | M-25 | Ct/St-12 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.28 | totCR-157.01
Pakistan_25 Gen2 1 Umar Akmal (Pakistan) flag Umar Akmal (Pakistan) 2009-2019 | M-84 | Ct/St-52 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-9.81 | totCR-824.08
Pakistan_25 Gen2 2 Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) flag Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) 2006-2021 | M-124 | Ct/St-50 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.17 | totCR-641.02
Pakistan_25 Gen2 3 Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan) 2006-2021 | M-119 | Ct/St-30 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.00 | totCR-356.79
Pakistan_25 Gen2 4 Ahmed Shehzad (Pakistan) flag Ahmed Shehzad (Pakistan) 2009-2019 | M-59 | Ct/St-15 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.14 | totCR-185.20
Pakistan_25 Gen3 2 Sharjeel Khan (Pakistan) flag Sharjeel Khan (Pakistan) 2013-2021 | M-21 | Ct/St-6 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.66 | totCR-76.83
Pakistan_25 Gen3 3 Haris Sohail (Pakistan) flag Haris Sohail (Pakistan) 2013-2019 | M-14 | Ct/St-3 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-3.29 | totCR-46.08
Pakistan_25 Gen3 4 Rumman Raees (Pakistan) flag Rumman Raees (Pakistan) 2016-2018 | M-8 | Ct/St-1 | FPM-0.1 | avgCR-1.16 | totCR-10.42
Pakistan_25 Gen3 5 Usman Shinwari (Pakistan) flag Usman Shinwari (Pakistan) 2013-2019 | M-16 | Ct/St-1 | FPM-0.1 | avgCR-0.68 | totCR-10.92
Pakistan_25 Gen4 2 Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan) flag Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan) 2017-2025 | M-109 | Ct/St-56 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.67 | totCR-727.39
Pakistan_25 Gen4 3 Babar Azam (Pakistan) flag Babar Azam (Pakistan) 2016-2025 | M-131 | Ct/St-53 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.23 | totCR-685.34
Pakistan_25 Gen4 4 Mohammad Nawaz (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Nawaz (Pakistan) 2016-2025 | M-81 | Ct/St-37 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.95 | totCR-482.05
Pakistan_25 Gen4 5 Iftikhar Ahmed (Pakistan) flag Iftikhar Ahmed (Pakistan) 2016-2024 | M-66 | Ct/St-26 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.16 | totCR-340.68
Pakistan_25 Gen5 2 Saim Ayub (Pakistan) flag Saim Ayub (Pakistan) 2023-2025 | M-51 | Ct/St-21 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.81 | totCR-296.19
Pakistan_25 Gen5 3 Hasan Nawaz (Pakistan) flag Hasan Nawaz (Pakistan) 2025-2025 | M-25 | Ct/St-16 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-8.62 | totCR-215.56
Pakistan_25 Gen5 4 Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan) flag Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan) 2018-2025 | M-30 | Ct/St-13 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.81 | totCR-174.40
Pakistan_25 Gen5 5 Salman Agha (Pakistan) flag Salman Agha (Pakistan) 2024-2025 | M-35 | Ct/St-14 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.94 | totCR-172.88
South Africa_25 Gen1 2 Justin Ontong (South Africa) flag Justin Ontong (South Africa) 2008-2015 | M-14 | Ct/St-10 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-11.92 | totCR-166.94
South Africa_25 Gen1 3 Graeme Smith (South Africa) flag Graeme Smith (South Africa) 2005-2011 | M-33 | Ct/St-18 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.69 | totCR-253.61
South Africa_25 Gen1 4 Johan Botha (South Africa) flag Johan Botha (South Africa) 2006-2012 | M-40 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.80 | totCR-232.01
South Africa_25 Gen1 5 Albie Morkel (South Africa) flag Albie Morkel (South Africa) 2005-2015 | M-50 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.10 | totCR-205.12
South Africa_25 Gen1 6 Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) flag Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) 2005-2010 | M-23 | Ct/St-8 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-6.06 | totCR-139.32
South Africa_25 Gen1 7 Robin Peterson (South Africa) flag Robin Peterson (South Africa) 2006-2014 | M-21 | Ct/St-10 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.74 | totCR-120.57
South Africa_25 Gen2 1 AB de Villiers (South Africa) flag AB de Villiers (South Africa) 2006-2017 | M-78 | Ct/St-72 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-14.36 | totCR-1 | 119.74
South Africa_25 Gen2 2 Jean-Paul Duminy (South Africa) flag Jean-Paul Duminy (South Africa) 2007-2019 | M-81 | Ct/St-35 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.22 | totCR-422.60
South Africa_25 Gen2 3 Faf du Plessis (South Africa) flag Faf du Plessis (South Africa) 2012-2020 | M-50 | Ct/St-24 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.54 | totCR-326.98
South Africa_25 Gen2 5 Hashim Amla (South Africa) flag Hashim Amla (South Africa) 2009-2018 | M-44 | Ct/St-19 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.15 | totCR-226.39
South Africa_25 Gen2 6 Farhaan Behardien (South Africa) flag Farhaan Behardien (South Africa) 2012-2018 | M-38 | Ct/St-14 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.05 | totCR-192.08
South Africa_25 Gen3 2 David Miller (South Africa) flag David Miller (South Africa) 2010-2024 | M-130 | Ct/St-83 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-9.54 | totCR-1 | 239.59
South Africa_25 Gen4 2 Reeza Hendricks (South Africa) flag Reeza Hendricks (South Africa) 2014-2025 | M-87 | Ct/St-39 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.24 | totCR-542.61
South Africa_25 Gen4 3 Rassie van der Dussen (South Africa) flag Rassie van der Dussen (South Africa) 2018-2025 | M-57 | Ct/St-23 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.33 | totCR-303.59
South Africa_25 Gen4 4 Temba Bavuma (South Africa) flag Temba Bavuma (South Africa) 2019-2023 | M-36 | Ct/St-15 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.74 | totCR-206.78
South Africa_25 Gen5 1 Tristan Stubbs (South Africa) flag Tristan Stubbs (South Africa) 2022-2025 | M-40 | Ct/St-23 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-8.26 | totCR-330.51
South Africa_25 Gen5 2 Aiden Markram (South Africa) flag Aiden Markram (South Africa) 2019-2025 | M-62 | Ct/St-39 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-9.02 | totCR-559.06
South Africa_25 Gen5 4 Marco Jansen (South Africa) flag Marco Jansen (South Africa) 2022-2025 | M-19 | Ct/St-12 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-8.99 | totCR-170.72
South Africa_25 Gen5 5 Matthew Breetzke (South Africa) flag Matthew Breetzke (South Africa) 2023-2025 | M-13 | Ct/St-7 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.74 | totCR-87.62
Sri Lanka_25 Gen1 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) flag Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) 2006-2016 | M-80 | Ct/St-33 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.11 | totCR-488.87
Sri Lanka_25 Gen1 3 Jeevantha Kulatunga (Sri Lanka) flag Jeevantha Kulatunga (Sri Lanka) 2008-2008 | M-2 | Ct/St-2 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-3.71 | totCR-33.35
Sri Lanka_25 Gen1 4 Jehan Mubarak (Sri Lanka) flag Jehan Mubarak (Sri Lanka) 2007-2009 | M-16 | Ct/St-9 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-8.19 | totCR-131.02
Sri Lanka_25 Gen1 5 Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) flag Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 2006-2014 | M-55 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.00 | totCR-220.07
Sri Lanka_25 Gen1 6 Chamara Silva (Sri Lanka) flag Chamara Silva (Sri Lanka) 2006-2011 | M-16 | Ct/St-5 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.67 | totCR-58.73
Sri Lanka_25 Gen1 7 Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka) flag Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka) 2008-2014 | M-39 | Ct/St-6 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-1.68 | totCR-65.46
Sri Lanka_25 Gen2 1 Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka) flag Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka) 2010-2021 | M-84 | Ct/St-30 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.43 | totCR-372.26
Sri Lanka_25 Gen2 2 Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka) flag Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka) 2009-2024 | M-90 | Ct/St-27 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.01 | totCR-361.21
Sri Lanka_25 Gen2 3 Chamara Kapugedera (Sri Lanka) flag Chamara Kapugedera (Sri Lanka) 2006-2017 | M-43 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.51 | totCR-236.73
Sri Lanka_25 Gen2 4 Nuwan Kulasekara (Sri Lanka) flag Nuwan Kulasekara (Sri Lanka) 2008-2017 | M-58 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.04 | totCR-234.33
Sri Lanka_25 Gen2 5 Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) flag Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) 2006-2020 | M-84 | Ct/St-21 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.04 | totCR-255.23
Sri Lanka_25 Gen3 1 Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka) flag Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka) 2010-2025 | M-69 | Ct/St-43 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-9.87 | totCR-680.90
Sri Lanka_25 Gen3 2 Kusal Perera (Sri Lanka) flag Kusal Perera (Sri Lanka) 2013-2025 | M-88 | Ct/St-31 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.49 | totCR-483.50
Sri Lanka_25 Gen3 3 Danushka Gunathilaka (Sri Lanka) flag Danushka Gunathilaka (Sri Lanka) 2016-2022 | M-46 | Ct/St-21 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.34 | totCR-291.53
Sri Lanka_25 Gen3 4 Asela Gunaratne (Sri Lanka) flag Asela Gunaratne (Sri Lanka) 2016-2017 | M-12 | Ct/St-5 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.16 | totCR-61.90
Sri Lanka_25 Gen3 5 Milinda Siriwardana (Sri Lanka) flag Milinda Siriwardana (Sri Lanka) 2015-2017 | M-22 | Ct/St-6 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.49 | totCR-76.88
Sri Lanka_25 Gen4 2 Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) flag Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) 2019-2025 | M-85 | Ct/St-35 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.92 | totCR-418.20
Sri Lanka_25 Gen4 3 Sadeera Samarawickrama (Sri Lanka) flag Sadeera Samarawickrama (Sri Lanka) 2017-2024 | M-19 | Ct/St-11 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-7.95 | totCR-151.05
Sri Lanka_25 Gen4 4 Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka) flag Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka) 2015-2025 | M-114 | Ct/St-40 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.91 | totCR-559.61
Sri Lanka_25 Gen4 5 Dhananjaya de Silva (Sri Lanka) flag Dhananjaya de Silva (Sri Lanka) 2015-2024 | M-45 | Ct/St-21 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.21 | totCR-279.38
Sri Lanka_25 Gen5 1 Ravindu Fernando (Sri Lanka) flag Ravindu Fernando (Sri Lanka) 2023-2023 | M-1 | Ct/St-2 | FPM-2.0 | avgCR-3.85 | totCR-34.68
Sri Lanka_25 Gen5 2 Kamindu Mendis (Sri Lanka) flag Kamindu Mendis (Sri Lanka) 2018-2025 | M-33 | Ct/St-16 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.19 | totCR-237.23
Sri Lanka_25 Gen5 3 Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka) flag Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka) 2021-2025 | M-70 | Ct/St-19 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.86 | totCR-270.06
West Indies_25 Gen1 1 Anthony Martin (West Indies) flag Anthony Martin (West Indies) 2011-2011 | M-1 | Ct/St-2 | FPM-2.0 | avgCR-3.40 | totCR-30.62
West Indies_25 Gen1 2 Sulieman Benn (West Indies) flag Sulieman Benn (West Indies) 2008-2016 | M-24 | Ct/St-10 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.38 | totCR-153.16
West Indies_25 Gen1 3 Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies) flag Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies) 2007-2010 | M-18 | Ct/St-7 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.36 | totCR-78.42
West Indies_25 Gen2 2 Dwayne Bravo (West Indies) flag Dwayne Bravo (West Indies) 2006-2021 | M-91 | Ct/St-44 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.10 | totCR-645.94
West Indies_25 Gen2 3 Daren Sammy (West Indies) flag Daren Sammy (West Indies) 2007-2017 | M-68 | Ct/St-31 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.88 | totCR-399.92
West Indies_25 Gen2 4 Chris Gayle (West Indies) flag Chris Gayle (West Indies) 2006-2021 | M-79 | Ct/St-20 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.09 | totCR-244.19
West Indies_25 Gen2 5 Jerome Taylor (West Indies) flag Jerome Taylor (West Indies) 2006-2018 | M-30 | Ct/St-9 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.16 | totCR-94.77
West Indies_25 Gen3 2 Lendl Simmons (West Indies) flag Lendl Simmons (West Indies) 2007-2021 | M-68 | Ct/St-35 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.29 | totCR-495.76