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.
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Pakistan_25 Gen3 2 Sharjeel Khan (Pakistan) flag Sharjeel Khan (Pakistan) 2013-2021 | M-21 | Ct/St-6 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.66
Pakistan_25 Gen4 1 Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) 2015-2024 | M-106 | Ct/St-67 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-10.97
Pakistan_25 Gen4 2 Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan) flag Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan) 2017-2025 | M-109 | Ct/St-56 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.63
Pakistan_25 Gen4 3 Babar Azam (Pakistan) flag Babar Azam (Pakistan) 2016-2025 | M-131 | Ct/St-53 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.21
Pakistan_25 Gen4 4 Mohammad Nawaz (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Nawaz (Pakistan) 2016-2025 | M-81 | Ct/St-37 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.89
Pakistan_25 Gen4 5 Shadab Khan (Pakistan) flag Shadab Khan (Pakistan) 2017-2025 | M-112 | Ct/St-40 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.65
Pakistan_25 Gen5 1 Mohammad Haris (Pakistan) flag Mohammad Haris (Pakistan) 2022-2025 | M-35 | Ct/St-29 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-14.47
Pakistan_25 Gen5 2 Hasan Nawaz (Pakistan) flag Hasan Nawaz (Pakistan) 2025-2025 | M-25 | Ct/St-16 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-8.62
Pakistan_25 Gen5 3 Haris Rauf (Pakistan) flag Haris Rauf (Pakistan) 2020-2025 | M-94 | Ct/St-29 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.16
Pakistan_25 Gen5 4 Saim Ayub (Pakistan) flag Saim Ayub (Pakistan) 2023-2025 | M-51 | Ct/St-21 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.81
Pakistan_25 Gen5 5 Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan) flag Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan) 2018-2025 | M-30 | Ct/St-13 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.81
South Africa_25 Gen1 1 Mark Boucher (South Africa) flag Mark Boucher (South Africa) 2005-2010 | M-25 | Ct/St-19 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-13.58
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-11.91
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-7.68
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-5.69
South Africa_25 Gen1 5 Robin Peterson (South Africa) flag Robin Peterson (South Africa) 2006-2014 | M-21 | Ct/St-10 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.73
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-6.01
South Africa_25 Gen1 7 Albie Morkel (South Africa) flag Albie Morkel (South Africa) 2005-2015 | M-50 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.01
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-14.26
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-5.13
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-6.46
South Africa_25 Gen2 4 Hashim Amla (South Africa) flag Hashim Amla (South Africa) 2009-2018 | M-44 | Ct/St-19 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.09
South Africa_25 Gen2 5 Farhaan Behardien (South Africa) flag Farhaan Behardien (South Africa) 2012-2018 | M-38 | Ct/St-14 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.05
South Africa_25 Gen2 6 Kyle Abbott (South Africa) flag Kyle Abbott (South Africa) 2013-2016 | M-21 | Ct/St-7 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.73
South Africa_25 Gen2 7 Richard Levi (South Africa) flag Richard Levi (South Africa) 2012-2012 | M-13 | Ct/St-4 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.35
South Africa_25 Gen3 1 Quinton de Kock (South Africa) flag Quinton de Kock (South Africa) 2012-2025 | M-96 | Ct/St-104 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-19.65
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-9.48
South Africa_25 Gen3 3 Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) flag Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) 2014-2025 | M-70 | Ct/St-23 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.49
South Africa_25 Gen4 1 Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa) flag Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa) 2018-2024 | M-58 | Ct/St-38 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-10.31
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
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
South Africa_25 Gen5 1 Aiden Markram (South Africa) flag Aiden Markram (South Africa) 2019-2025 | M-62 | Ct/St-39 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-9.02
South Africa_25 Gen5 2 Tristan Stubbs (South Africa) flag Tristan Stubbs (South Africa) 2022-2025 | M-40 | Ct/St-23 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-8.26
South Africa_25 Gen5 3 Ryan Rickelton (South Africa) flag Ryan Rickelton (South Africa) 2024-2025 | M-18 | Ct/St-10 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-9.63
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
South Africa_25 Gen5 5 Keshav Maharaj (South Africa) flag Keshav Maharaj (South Africa) 2021-2024 | M-39 | Ct/St-14 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.86
Sri Lanka_25 Gen1 1 Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) flag Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 2006-2014 | M-56 | Ct/St-45 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-15.13
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-6.00
Sri Lanka_25 Gen1 3 Jehan Mubarak (Sri Lanka) flag Jehan Mubarak (Sri Lanka) 2007-2009 | M-16 | Ct/St-9 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-8.19
Sri Lanka_25 Gen1 4 Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) flag Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 2006-2014 | M-55 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.00
Sri Lanka_25 Gen1 5 Chamara Silva (Sri Lanka) flag Chamara Silva (Sri Lanka) 2006-2011 | M-16 | Ct/St-5 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.60
Sri Lanka_25 Gen2 1 Chamara Kapugedera (Sri Lanka) flag Chamara Kapugedera (Sri Lanka) 2006-2017 | M-43 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.43
Sri Lanka_25 Gen2 2 Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka) flag Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka) 2010-2021 | M-84 | Ct/St-30 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.43
Sri Lanka_25 Gen2 3 Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka) flag Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka) 2009-2024 | M-90 | Ct/St-27 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.01
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-4.00
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-3.05
Sri Lanka_25 Gen2 6 Jeevan Mendis (Sri Lanka) flag Jeevan Mendis (Sri Lanka) 2011-2018 | M-22 | Ct/St-7 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.73
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
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-5.51
Sri Lanka_25 Gen3 3 Niroshan Dickwella (Sri Lanka) flag Niroshan Dickwella (Sri Lanka) 2016-2021 | M-28 | Ct/St-13 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.54
Sri Lanka_25 Gen3 4 Danushka Gunathilaka (Sri Lanka) flag Danushka Gunathilaka (Sri Lanka) 2016-2022 | M-46 | Ct/St-21 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.34
Sri Lanka_25 Gen3 5 Asela Gunaratne (Sri Lanka) flag Asela Gunaratne (Sri Lanka) 2016-2017 | M-12 | Ct/St-5 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.16
Sri Lanka_25 Gen3 6 Milinda Siriwardana (Sri Lanka) flag Milinda Siriwardana (Sri Lanka) 2015-2017 | M-22 | Ct/St-6 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.50
Sri Lanka_25 Gen4 1 Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) flag Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) 2016-2025 | M-90 | Ct/St-54 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-10.12
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
Sri Lanka_25 Gen4 3 Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka) flag Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka) 2015-2025 | M-114 | Ct/St-40 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.91
Sri Lanka_25 Gen4 4 Dhananjaya de Silva (Sri Lanka) flag Dhananjaya de Silva (Sri Lanka) 2015-2024 | M-45 | Ct/St-21 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.21
Sri Lanka_25 Gen4 5 Chamika Karunaratne (Sri Lanka) flag Chamika Karunaratne (Sri Lanka) 2021-2025 | M-45 | Ct/St-13 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.23
Sri Lanka_25 Gen5 1 Kamindu Mendis (Sri Lanka) flag Kamindu Mendis (Sri Lanka) 2018-2025 | M-33 | Ct/St-16 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.19
Sri Lanka_25 Gen5 2 Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka) flag Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka) 2021-2025 | M-70 | Ct/St-19 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.86
West Indies_25 Gen1 1 Sulieman Benn (West Indies) flag Sulieman Benn (West Indies) 2008-2016 | M-24 | Ct/St-10 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.34
West Indies_25 Gen1 2 Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies) flag Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies) 2007-2010 | M-18 | Ct/St-7 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.29
West Indies_25 Gen1 3 Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) flag Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) 2006-2010 | M-22 | Ct/St-7 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.50
West Indies_25 Gen2 1 Denesh Ramdin (West Indies) flag Denesh Ramdin (West Indies) 2006-2019 | M-71 | Ct/St-63 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-16.26
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
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-5.85
West Indies_25 Gen2 4 Jerome Taylor (West Indies) flag Jerome Taylor (West Indies) 2006-2018 | M-30 | Ct/St-9 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.19
West Indies_25 Gen3 1 Devon Thomas (West Indies) flag Devon Thomas (West Indies) 2009-2022 | M-12 | Ct/St-14 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-20.83
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-7.26
West Indies_25 Gen3 3 Chadwick Walton (West Indies) flag Chadwick Walton (West Indies) 2014-2018 | M-19 | Ct/St-15 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-11.80
West Indies_25 Gen3 4 Andre Fletcher (West Indies) flag Andre Fletcher (West Indies) 2008-2024 | M-60 | Ct/St-27 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.91
West Indies_25 Gen3 5 Kieron Pollard (West Indies) flag Kieron Pollard (West Indies) 2008-2022 | M-101 | Ct/St-42 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.31
West Indies_25 Gen3 6 Johnson Charles (West Indies) flag Johnson Charles (West Indies) 2011-2025 | M-64 | Ct/St-26 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.59
West Indies_25 Gen3 7 Carlos Brathwaite (West Indies) flag Carlos Brathwaite (West Indies) 2011-2019 | M-41 | Ct/St-19 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.17
West Indies_25 Gen4 1 Nicholas Pooran (West Indies) flag Nicholas Pooran (West Indies) 2016-2024 | M-106 | Ct/St-71 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-11.32
West Indies_25 Gen4 2 Rovman Powell (West Indies) flag Rovman Powell (West Indies) 2017-2025 | M-107 | Ct/St-53 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.26
West Indies_25 Gen4 3 Jason Holder (West Indies) flag Jason Holder (West Indies) 2014-2025 | M-86 | Ct/St-43 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.54
West Indies_25 Gen4 4 Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies) flag Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies) 2018-2025 | M-69 | Ct/St-32 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.42
West Indies_25 Gen4 5 Fabian Allen (West Indies) flag Fabian Allen (West Indies) 2018-2025 | M-42 | Ct/St-26 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-8.57
West Indies_25 Gen5 1 Matthew Forde (West Indies) flag Matthew Forde (West Indies) 2023-2025 | M-13 | Ct/St-12 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-14.27
West Indies_25 Gen5 2 Shai Hope (West Indies) flag Shai Hope (West Indies) 2017-2025 | M-58 | Ct/St-25 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-7.14
West Indies_25 Gen5 3 Gudakesh Motie (West Indies) flag Gudakesh Motie (West Indies) 2021-2025 | M-40 | Ct/St-12 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.78
West Indies_25 Gen5 4 Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies) flag Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies) 2018-2025 | M-44 | Ct/St-13 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.48
West Indies_25 Gen5 5 Shamar Joseph (West Indies) flag Shamar Joseph (West Indies) 2024-2025 | M-12 | Ct/St-4 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.52
Bangladesh_15 Gen1 1 Aftab Ahmed (Bangladesh) flag Aftab Ahmed (Bangladesh) 2006-2010 | M-11 | Ct/St-4 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.47
Bangladesh_15 Gen2 1 Nasir Hossain (Bangladesh) flag Nasir Hossain (Bangladesh) 2011-2016 | M-31 | Ct/St-15 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.81
Bangladesh_15 Gen3 1 Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh) flag Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh) 2006-2022 | M-102 | Ct/St-72 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-11.20
Bangladesh_15 Gen3 2 Soumya Sarkar (Bangladesh) flag Soumya Sarkar (Bangladesh) 2015-2024 | M-87 | Ct/St-47 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.40
Bangladesh_15 Gen3 3 Sabbir Rahman (Bangladesh) flag Sabbir Rahman (Bangladesh) 2014-2022 | M-48 | Ct/St-25 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.69
Bangladesh_15 Gen3 4 Mahmudullah (Bangladesh) flag Mahmudullah (Bangladesh) 2007-2024 | M-141 | Ct/St-51 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.33
Bangladesh_15 Gen4 1 Litton Das (Bangladesh) flag Litton Das (Bangladesh) 2015-2025 | M-117 | Ct/St-90 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-12.36
Bangladesh_15 Gen4 2 Nurul Hasan (Bangladesh) flag Nurul Hasan (Bangladesh) 2016-2025 | M-54 | Ct/St-33 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-9.98
Bangladesh_15 Gen4 3 Yasir Ali (Bangladesh) flag Yasir Ali (Bangladesh) 2022-2023 | M-11 | Ct/St-7 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-9.29
Bangladesh_15 Gen4 4 Mohammad Naim (Bangladesh) flag Mohammad Naim (Bangladesh) 2019-2025 | M-38 | Ct/St-19 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.29
Bangladesh_15 Gen5 1 Rishad Hossain (Bangladesh) flag Rishad Hossain (Bangladesh) 2023-2025 | M-53 | Ct/St-29 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.78
Bangladesh_15 Gen5 2 Najmul Hossain Shanto (Bangladesh) flag Najmul Hossain Shanto (Bangladesh) 2019-2025 | M-50 | Ct/St-30 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-8.03
Bangladesh_15 Gen5 3 Jaker Ali (Bangladesh) flag Jaker Ali (Bangladesh) 2023-2025 | M-47 | Ct/St-25 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.25
Bangladesh_15 Gen5 4 Tanzim Hasan Sakib (Bangladesh) flag Tanzim Hasan Sakib (Bangladesh) 2023-2025 | M-38 | Ct/St-19 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.41
Bangladesh_15 Gen5 5 Mahedi Hasan (Bangladesh) flag Mahedi Hasan (Bangladesh) 2018-2025 | M-68 | Ct/St-26 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.81
Zimbabwe_15 Gen1 1 Tatenda Taibu (Zimbabwe) flag Tatenda Taibu (Zimbabwe) 2007-2012 | M-17 | Ct/St-11 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-8.60
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