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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World_100 | Gen1 | 1 |
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
|
2006-2018 | M-99 | R-1416 | BaA-18 | W-98 | BoA-24 | Ct/St-30 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-42.70 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 2 |
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
|
2006-2016 | M-80 | R-1889 | BaA-28 | W-9 | BoA-35 | Ct/St-33 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-29.98 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 3 |
Umar Gul (Pakistan)
|
2007-2016 | M-60 | R-165 | BaA-9 | W-85 | BoA-17 | Ct/St-18 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-34.72 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 4 |
Nathan McCullum (New Zealand)
|
2007-2016 | M-63 | R-299 | BaA-12 | W-58 | BoA-22 | Ct/St-26 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-33.19 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 5 |
Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan)
|
2009-2015 | M-64 | R-91 | BaA-8 | W-85 | BoA-18 | Ct/St-12 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-32.59 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 6 |
Albie Morkel (South Africa)
|
2005-2015 | M-50 | R-572 | BaA-21 | W-26 | BoA-33 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-35.72 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 7 |
Stuart Broad (England)
|
2006-2014 | M-56 | R-118 | BaA-7 | W-65 | BoA-23 | Ct/St-21 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-32.99 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 8 |
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
|
2006-2011 | M-31 | R-629 | BaA-23 | W-19 | BoA-24 | Ct/St-4 | FPM-0.1 | avgCR-39.45 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 9 |
David Hussey (Australia)
|
2008-2012 | M-39 | R-756 | BaA-23 | W-19 | BoA-21 | Ct/St-24 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-35.60 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 10 |
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
|
2005-2012 | M-25 | R-666 | BaA-35 | W-12 | BoA-28 | Ct/St-7 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-40.40 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 11 |
Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
|
2007-2014 | M-34 | R-205 | BaA-13 | W-38 | BoA-20 | Ct/St-9 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-36.51 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 12 |
Jacob Oram (New Zealand)
|
2005-2012 | M-36 | R-474 | BaA-21 | W-19 | BoA-42 | Ct/St-12 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-35.53 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 13 |
Johan Botha (South Africa)
|
2006-2012 | M-40 | R-201 | BaA-18 | W-37 | BoA-22 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-33.56 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 14 |
Scott Styris (New Zealand)
|
2005-2010 | M-31 | R-578 | BaA-21 | W-18 | BoA-19 | Ct/St-8 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-36.25 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 15 |
Graeme Swann (England)
|
2008-2012 | M-39 | R-104 | BaA-21 | W-51 | BoA-17 | Ct/St-5 | FPM-0.1 | avgCR-33.13 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 16 |
Tim Bresnan (England)
|
2006-2014 | M-34 | R-216 | BaA-17 | W-24 | BoA-37 | Ct/St-10 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-34.13 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 17 |
Luke Wright (England)
|
2007-2014 | M-51 | R-759 | BaA-19 | W-18 | BoA-26 | Ct/St-14 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-28.08 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 1 |
Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan)
|
2006-2021 | M-119 | R-2514 | BaA-26 | W-61 | BoA-23 | Ct/St-30 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-34.80 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 2 |
Shane Watson (Australia)
|
2006-2016 | M-58 | R-1462 | BaA-29 | W-48 | BoA-25 | Ct/St-20 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-43.41 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 3 |
Dwayne Bravo (West Indies)
|
2006-2021 | M-91 | R-1255 | BaA-22 | W-78 | BoA-26 | Ct/St-44 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-36.14 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 4 |
Shoaib Malik (Pakistan)
|
2006-2021 | M-124 | R-2435 | BaA-31 | W-28 | BoA-24 | Ct/St-50 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-29.42 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 5 |
Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
|
2009-2024 | M-90 | R-1416 | BaA-28 | W-45 | BoA-31 | Ct/St-27 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-34.33 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 6 |
Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka)
|
2010-2021 | M-84 | R-1204 | BaA-23 | W-51 | BoA-34 | Ct/St-30 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-35.13 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 7 |
Daren Sammy (West Indies)
|
2007-2017 | M-68 | R-587 | BaA-17 | W-44 | BoA-25 | Ct/St-31 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-34.52 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 8 |
Jean-Paul Duminy (South Africa)
|
2007-2019 | M-81 | R-1934 | BaA-39 | W-21 | BoA-29 | Ct/St-35 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-33.21 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 9 |
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
|
2006-2020 | M-84 | R-136 | BaA-6 | W-107 | BoA-21 | Ct/St-21 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-31.46 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 10 |
Chris Gayle (West Indies)
|
2006-2021 | M-79 | R-1899 | BaA-28 | W-20 | BoA-22 | Ct/St-20 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-32.29 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 11 |
Yuvraj Singh (India)
|
2007-2017 | M-58 | R-1177 | BaA-28 | W-28 | BoA-18 | Ct/St-12 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-32.90 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 12 |
Marlon Samuels (West Indies)
|
2007-2018 | M-67 | R-1611 | BaA-29 | W-22 | BoA-28 | Ct/St-12 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-32.00 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 13 |
Nuwan Kulasekara (Sri Lanka)
|
2008-2017 | M-58 | R-215 | BaA-10 | W-66 | BoA-23 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-31.97 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 14 |
Suresh Raina (India)
|
2006-2018 | M-78 | R-1605 | BaA-29 | W-13 | BoA-34 | Ct/St-42 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-28.40 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 15 |
Mashrafe Mortaza (Bangladesh)
|
2006-2017 | M-54 | R-377 | BaA-13 | W-42 | BoA-36 | Ct/St-10 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-31.24 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 16 |
Sohail Tanvir (Pakistan)
|
2007-2017 | M-57 | R-196 | BaA-12 | W-54 | BoA-27 | Ct/St-7 | FPM-0.1 | avgCR-30.33 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 17 |
Wayne Parnell (South Africa)
|
2009-2023 | M-56 | R-174 | BaA-17 | W-59 | BoA-26 | Ct/St-7 | FPM-0.1 | avgCR-30.16 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 18 |
Sunil Narine (West Indies)
|
2012-2019 | M-51 | R-155 | BaA-10 | W-52 | BoA-21 | Ct/St-7 | FPM-0.1 | avgCR-30.66 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 19 |
Samiullah Shinwari (Afghanistan)
|
2010-2022 | M-65 | R-1013 | BaA-22 | W-28 | BoA-25 | Ct/St-19 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-26.90 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 1 |
Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
|
2006-2024 | M-129 | R-2551 | BaA-23 | W-149 | BoA-21 | Ct/St-31 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-40.93 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 2 |
Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan)
|
2010-2025 | M-145 | R-2417 | BaA-22 | W-104 | BoA-28 | Ct/St-79 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-36.88 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 3 |
Glenn Maxwell (Australia)
|
2012-2025 | M-126 | R-2835 | BaA-29 | W-49 | BoA-30 | Ct/St-62 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-36.27 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 4 |
Kieron Pollard (West Indies)
|
2008-2022 | M-101 | R-1569 | BaA-25 | W-42 | BoA-28 | Ct/St-42 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-31.59 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 5 |
Tim Southee (New Zealand)
|
2008-2024 | M-126 | R-303 | BaA-11 | W-164 | BoA-22 | Ct/St-65 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-32.40 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 6 |
Mahmudullah (Bangladesh)
|
2007-2024 | M-141 | R-2444 | BaA-24 | W-41 | BoA-28 | Ct/St-51 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-30.01 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 7 |
Chris Jordan (England)
|
2014-2024 | M-95 | R-439 | BaA-14 | W-108 | BoA-26 | Ct/St-48 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-35.92 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 8 |
Andre Russell (West Indies)
|
2011-2025 | M-86 | R-1122 | BaA-22 | W-61 | BoA-31 | Ct/St-21 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-37.28 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 9 |
Moeen Ali (England)
|
2014-2024 | M-92 | R-1229 | BaA-21 | W-51 | BoA-27 | Ct/St-22 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-34.36 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 10 |
Kevin O'Brien (Ireland)
|
2008-2021 | M-110 | R-1973 | BaA-21 | W-58 | BoA-20 | Ct/St-40 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-25.11 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 11 |
Imad Wasim (Pakistan)
|
2015-2024 | M-75 | R-554 | BaA-16 | W-73 | BoA-22 | Ct/St-22 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-35.98 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 12 |
Ravichandran Ashwin (India)
|
2010-2022 | M-65 | R-184 | BaA-26 | W-72 | BoA-23 | Ct/St-11 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-30.45 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 13 |
Sean Williams (Zimbabwe)
|
2006-2025 | M-85 | R-1805 | BaA-24 | W-49 | BoA-29 | Ct/St-29 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-33.33 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 14 |
Virat Kohli (India)
|
2010-2024 | M-125 | R-4188 | BaA-49 | W-4 | BoA-51 | Ct/St-54 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-27.82 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 15 |
Mohammad Amir (Pakistan)
|
2009-2024 | M-62 | R-65 | BaA-7 | W-71 | BoA-22 | Ct/St-10 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-29.34 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 16 |
Paul Stirling (Ireland)
|
2009-2025 | M-153 | R-3710 | BaA-27 | W-20 | BoA-34 | Ct/St-42 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-24.06 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 17 |
George Dockrell (Ireland)
|
2010-2025 | M-146 | R-1200 | BaA-20 | W-83 | BoA-23 | Ct/St-66 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-23.79 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 1 |
Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka)
|
2019-2025 | M-85 | R-749 | BaA-14 | W-139 | BoA-16 | Ct/St-35 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-42.43 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 2 |
Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)
|
2013-2025 | M-123 | R-2742 | BaA-25 | W-99 | BoA-23 | Ct/St-53 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-32.78 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 3 |
Jason Holder (West Indies)
|
2014-2025 | M-86 | R-746 | BaA-17 | W-97 | BoA-27 | Ct/St-43 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-36.61 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 4 |
Hardik Pandya (India)
|
2016-2025 | M-120 | R-1860 | BaA-27 | W-98 | BoA-27 | Ct/St-57 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-37.73 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 5 |
Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
|
2015-2025 | M-108 | R-602 | BaA-15 | W-182 | BoA-14 | Ct/St-43 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-39.41 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 6 |
Mohammad Nawaz (Pakistan)
|
2016-2025 | M-81 | R-787 | BaA-18 | W-76 | BoA-23 | Ct/St-37 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-35.46 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 7 |
Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh)
|
2015-2025 | M-123 | R-110 | BaA-6 | W-155 | BoA-21 | Ct/St-29 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-28.63 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 8 |
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)
|
2018-2025 | M-94 | R-302 | BaA-14 | W-122 | BoA-22 | Ct/St-25 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-32.70 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 9 |
Axar Patel (India)
|
2015-2025 | M-83 | R-637 | BaA-20 | W-79 | BoA-22 | Ct/St-30 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-34.41 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 10 |
Mark Adair (Ireland)
|
2019-2025 | M-89 | R-755 | BaA-15 | W-128 | BoA-19 | Ct/St-38 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-32.66 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 11 |
Mitchell Santner (New Zealand)
|
2015-2025 | M-122 | R-848 | BaA-18 | W-130 | BoA-23 | Ct/St-45 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-34.78 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 12 |
Marcus Stoinis (Australia)
|
2015-2025 | M-82 | R-1338 | BaA-32 | W-49 | BoA-26 | Ct/St-24 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-33.57 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 13 |
Adam Zampa (Australia)
|
2016-2025 | M-108 | R-69 | BaA-5 | W-134 | BoA-21 | Ct/St-16 | FPM-0.1 | avgCR-28.98 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 14 |
James Neesham (New Zealand)
|
2012-2025 | M-93 | R-1010 | BaA-20 | W-56 | BoA-24 | Ct/St-44 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-30.31 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 15 |
Taskin Ahmed (Bangladesh)
|
2014-2025 | M-86 | R-223 | BaA-10 | W-106 | BoA-22 | Ct/St-12 | FPM-0.1 | avgCR-30.76 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 16 |
Mitchell Marsh (Australia)
|
2011-2025 | M-81 | R-2083 | BaA-33 | W-17 | BoA-23 | Ct/St-37 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-31.49 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 17 |
Faheem Ashraf (Pakistan)
|
2017-2025 | M-71 | R-525 | BaA-13 | W-58 | BoA-24 | Ct/St-22 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-32.83 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 18 |
Shadab Khan (Pakistan)
|
2017-2025 | M-112 | R-792 | BaA-18 | W-112 | BoA-24 | Ct/St-40 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-32.87 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 19 |
Ryan Burl (Zimbabwe)
|
2018-2025 | M-108 | R-1755 | BaA-25 | W-59 | BoA-23 | Ct/St-53 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-26.50 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 20 |
Adil Rashid (England)
|
2009-2025 | M-134 | R-155 | BaA-7 | W-145 | BoA-24 | Ct/St-37 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-29.18 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 21 |
Ish Sodhi (New Zealand)
|
2014-2025 | M-132 | R-208 | BaA-8 | W-157 | BoA-22 | Ct/St-39 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-28.20 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 22 |
Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka)
|
2015-2025 | M-114 | R-1623 | BaA-21 | W-39 | BoA-23 | Ct/St-40 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-30.03 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 1 |
Romario Shepherd (West Indies)
|
2020-2025 | M-71 | R-808 | BaA-26 | W-75 | BoA-28 | Ct/St-13 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-35.44 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 2 |
Arshdeep Singh (India)
|
2022-2025 | M-68 | R-72 | BaA-7 | W-105 | BoA-19 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-33.64 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 3 |
Akeal Hosein (West Indies)
|
2021-2025 | M-87 | R-293 | BaA-15 | W-83 | BoA-26 | Ct/St-20 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-29.47 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 4 |
Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan)
|
2022-2025 | M-60 | R-693 | BaA-17 | W-43 | BoA-27 | Ct/St-19 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-34.52 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 5 |
Rishad Hossain (Bangladesh)
|
2023-2025 | M-53 | R-213 | BaA-9 | W-67 | BoA-21 | Ct/St-29 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-34.54 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 6 |
Haris Rauf (Pakistan)
|
2020-2025 | M-94 | R-143 | BaA-8 | W-133 | BoA-21 | Ct/St-29 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-31.78 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 7 |
Roston Chase (West Indies)
|
2021-2025 | M-49 | R-691 | BaA-24 | W-33 | BoA-27 | Ct/St-14 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-34.65 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 8 |
Aiden Markram (South Africa)
|
2019-2025 | M-62 | R-1467 | BaA-29 | W-15 | BoA-35 | Ct/St-39 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-35.99 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 9 |
Sam Curran (England)
|
2019-2025 | M-64 | R-450 | BaA-17 | W-57 | BoA-27 | Ct/St-23 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-34.32 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 10 |
Liam Livingstone (England)
|
2017-2025 | M-60 | R-955 | BaA-25 | W-33 | BoA-25 | Ct/St-26 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-34.78 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 11 |
Mahedi Hasan (Bangladesh)
|
2018-2025 | M-68 | R-421 | BaA-12 | W-64 | BoA-25 | Ct/St-26 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-32.69 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 12 |
Saim Ayub (Pakistan)
|
2023-2025 | M-51 | R-961 | BaA-21 | W-18 | BoA-24 | Ct/St-21 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-30.52 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 13 |
Alzarri Joseph (West Indies)
|
2022-2025 | M-45 | R-129 | BaA-16 | W-62 | BoA-25 | Ct/St-13 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-31.93 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 14 |
Abhishek Sharma (India)
|
2024-2025 | M-29 | R-1012 | BaA-37 | W-6 | BoA-31 | Ct/St-12 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-36.48 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 15 |
Muhammad Waseem (U.A.E.)
|
2021-2025 | M-91 | R-3184 | BaA-37 | W-5 | BoA-28 | Ct/St-71 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-22.24 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 16 |
Michael Bracewell (New Zealand)
|
2022-2025 | M-47 | R-434 | BaA-20 | W-35 | BoA-22 | Ct/St-25 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-30.36 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 17 |
Tanzim Hasan Sakib (Bangladesh)
|
2023-2025 | M-38 | R-190 | BaA-14 | W-44 | BoA-25 | Ct/St-19 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-32.76 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 18 |
Ravi Bishnoi (India)
|
2022-2025 | M-42 | R-55 | BaA-8 | W-61 | BoA-19 | Ct/St-15 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-30.55 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 19 |
Gudakesh Motie (West Indies)
|
2021-2025 | M-40 | R-166 | BaA-13 | W-36 | BoA-27 | Ct/St-12 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-30.49 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 20 |
Brian Bennett (Zimbabwe)
|
2023-2025 | M-48 | R-1455 | BaA-32 | W-6 | BoA-26 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-26.21 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 21 |
Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand)
|
2021-2025 | M-38 | R-549 | BaA-20 | W-14 | BoA-22 | Ct/St-14 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-27.98 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 22 |
Kushal Bhurtel (Nepal)
|
2021-2025 | M-70 | R-1807 | BaA-29 | W-30 | BoA-13 | Ct/St-39 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-21.44 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 23 |
Alpesh Ramjani (Uganda)
|
2022-2025 | M-65 | R-850 | BaA-25 | W-102 | BoA-10 | Ct/St-24 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-21.37 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 24 |
Yasim Murtaza (Hong Kong)
|
2022-2025 | M-68 | R-821 | BaA-17 | W-75 | BoA-19 | Ct/St-14 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-19.51 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 25 |
Rizwan Butt (Bahrain)
|
2022-2025 | M-76 | R-212 | BaA-9 | W-122 | BoA-15 | Ct/St-15 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-17.19 |