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 |
Brad Hodge (Australia)
|
2003-2018 | M-216 | R-5932 | A-38 | SR*-132 | avgCR-8.02 |
| Australia_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Adam Gilchrist (Australia)
|
2008-2013 | M-87 | R-2281 | A-27 | SR*-140 | avgCR-8.71 |
| Australia_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
Andrew Symonds (Australia)
|
2003-2011 | M-67 | R-1680 | A-34 | SR*-147 | avgCR-8.36 |
| Australia_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
Ian Harvey (Australia)
|
2003-2009 | M-43 | R-1368 | A-35 | SR*-159 | avgCR-9.93 |
| Australia_25 | Gen1 | 5 |
Matthew Hayden (Australia)
|
2008-2012 | M-39 | R-1314 | A-36 | SR*-137 | avgCR-9.80 |
| Australia_25 | Gen1 | 6 |
Phil Jaques (Australia)
|
2003-2014 | M-63 | R-1626 | A-30 | SR*-123 | avgCR-6.88 |
| Australia_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Shaun Marsh (Australia)
|
2008-2024 | M-173 | R-5896 | A-40 | SR*-130 | avgCR-9.62 |
| Australia_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Michael Hussey (Australia)
|
2003-2016 | M-105 | R-3287 | A-38 | SR*-123 | avgCR-8.98 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Shane Watson (Australia)
|
2004-2020 | M-264 | R-6927 | A-30 | SR*-137 | avgCR-8.34 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
David Warner (Australia)
|
2009-2025 | M-277 | R-9045 | A-37 | SR*-138 | avgCR-10.11 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Chris Lynn (Australia)
|
2011-2025 | M-270 | R-8148 | A-34 | SR*-145 | avgCR-9.47 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Glenn Maxwell (Australia)
|
2011-2025 | M-348 | R-7811 | A-28 | SR*-155 | avgCR-7.99 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Aaron Finch (Australia)
|
2010-2024 | M-263 | R-7650 | A-33 | SR*-137 | avgCR-8.65 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Michael Klinger (Australia)
|
2011-2019 | M-173 | R-5139 | A-35 | SR*-122 | avgCR-7.84 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
Dan Christian (Australia)
|
2010-2025 | M-347 | R-5134 | A-23 | SR*-138 | avgCR-5.40 |
| Australia_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Marcus Stoinis (Australia)
|
2012-2025 | M-266 | R-5598 | A-29 | SR*-136 | avgCR-7.07 |
| Australia_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Ben McDermott (Australia)
|
2014-2025 | M-171 | R-4480 | A-32 | SR*-139 | avgCR-8.05 |
| Australia_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
D'Arcy Short (Australia)
|
2016-2025 | M-156 | R-4759 | A-34 | SR*-132 | avgCR-8.57 |
| Australia_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Matthew Short (Australia)
|
2014-2025 | M-119 | R-3049 | A-28 | SR*-147 | avgCR-8.42 |
| Australia_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Tim David (Australia)
|
2018-2025 | M-238 | R-4350 | A-29 | SR*-160 | avgCR-6.82 |
| Australia_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Mitchell Owen (Australia)
|
2021-2025 | M-48 | R-960 | A-25 | SR*-186 | avgCR-9.06 |
| Australia_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Jake Fraser-McGurk (Australia)
|
2020-2025 | M-80 | R-1574 | A-21 | SR*-152 | avgCR-7.38 |
| Australia_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Josh Brown (Australia)
|
2022-2025 | M-40 | R-945 | A-24 | SR*-149 | avgCR-8.60 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Michael Lumb (England)
|
2003-2017 | M-175 | R-3923 | A-24 | SR*-139 | avgCR-6.95 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Owais Shah (England)
|
2003-2015 | M-171 | R-4122 | A-33 | SR*-126 | avgCR-6.81 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
Phil Mustard (England)
|
2003-2017 | M-183 | R-3974 | A-24 | SR*-121 | avgCR-6.04 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
Darren Maddy (England)
|
2003-2013 | M-91 | R-2379 | A-31 | SR*-130 | avgCR-7.63 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 5 |
Ali Brown (England)
|
2003-2010 | M-79 | R-1758 | A-23 | SR*-150 | avgCR-7.54 |
| England_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Luke Wright (England)
|
2004-2022 | M-276 | R-7399 | A-31 | SR*-143 | avgCR-8.19 |
| England_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Steven Croft (England)
|
2006-2024 | M-250 | R-5486 | A-31 | SR*-125 | avgCR-6.12 |
| England_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Kevin Pietersen (England)
|
2003-2018 | M-143 | R-3765 | A-31 | SR*-134 | avgCR-7.81 |
| England_25 | Gen2 | 4 |
Darren Stevens (England)
|
2003-2022 | M-220 | R-4041 | A-26 | SR*-137 | avgCR-5.95 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Alex Hales (England)
|
2009-2025 | M-435 | R-12030 | A-30 | SR*-146 | avgCR-8.89 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
James Vince (England)
|
2010-2025 | M-422 | R-12008 | A-33 | SR*-137 | avgCR-8.58 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Jos Buttler (England)
|
2010-2025 | M-314 | R-9342 | A-36 | SR*-146 | avgCR-9.28 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Joe Denly (England)
|
2004-2025 | M-281 | R-6864 | A-28 | SR*-124 | avgCR-6.79 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Jason Roy (England)
|
2008-2025 | M-344 | R-8959 | A-28 | SR*-140 | avgCR-7.92 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Dawid Malan (England)
|
2006-2025 | M-313 | R-8265 | A-32 | SR*-131 | avgCR-7.77 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Phil Salt (England)
|
2016-2025 | M-262 | R-6340 | A-27 | SR*-153 | avgCR-8.47 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Will Jacks (England)
|
2018-2025 | M-210 | R-5661 | A-30 | SR*-157 | avgCR-9.16 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Liam Livingstone (England)
|
2015-2025 | M-263 | R-6383 | A-29 | SR*-144 | avgCR-7.87 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Tom Kohler-Cadmore (England)
|
2014-2025 | M-258 | R-6473 | A-28 | SR*-141 | avgCR-7.91 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
Joe Clarke (England)
|
2015-2025 | M-237 | R-5767 | A-26 | SR*-145 | avgCR-7.85 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Jordan Cox (England)
|
2019-2025 | M-152 | R-3493 | A-31 | SR*-142 | avgCR-7.73 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Will Smeed (England)
|
2020-2025 | M-130 | R-3371 | A-27 | SR*-150 | avgCR-8.55 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Leus du Plooy (England)
|
2019-2025 | M-154 | R-3385 | A-29 | SR*-138 | avgCR-6.83 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Michael Pepper (England)
|
2018-2025 | M-118 | R-2663 | A-26 | SR*-150 | avgCR-7.42 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Max Holden (England)
|
2018-2025 | M-103 | R-2324 | A-26 | SR*-142 | avgCR-7.61 |
| India_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Virender Sehwag (India)
|
2003-2015 | M-110 | R-2814 | A-27 | SR*-155 | avgCR-9.33 |
| India_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Suresh Raina (India)
|
2008-2021 | M-205 | R-5528 | A-33 | SR*-137 | avgCR-8.33 |
| India_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Robin Uthappa (India)
|
2008-2022 | M-205 | R-4952 | A-28 | SR*-130 | avgCR-7.23 |
| India_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Gautam Gambhir (India)
|
2008-2018 | M-154 | R-4217 | A-31 | SR*-124 | avgCR-7.74 |
| India_25 | Gen2 | 4 |
Yusuf Pathan (India)
|
2008-2019 | M-174 | R-3204 | A-29 | SR*-143 | avgCR-6.62 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Virat Kohli (India)
|
2008-2025 | M-267 | R-8661 | A-40 | SR*-133 | avgCR-9.44 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Rohit Sharma (India)
|
2008-2025 | M-272 | R-7046 | A-30 | SR*-132 | avgCR-7.81 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Shikhar Dhawan (India)
|
2008-2024 | M-222 | R-6769 | A-35 | SR*-127 | avgCR-8.61 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
MS Dhoni (India)
|
2008-2025 | M-278 | R-5439 | A-38 | SR*-137 | avgCR-6.74 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
KL Rahul (India)
|
2013-2025 | M-145 | R-5222 | A-46 | SR*-136 | avgCR-11.06 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Dinesh Karthik (India)
|
2008-2025 | M-268 | R-4972 | A-26 | SR*-135 | avgCR-6.09 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
Suryakumar Yadav (India)
|
2012-2025 | M-166 | R-4311 | A-35 | SR*-149 | avgCR-8.54 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 8 |
Rishabh Pant (India)
|
2016-2025 | M-125 | R-3553 | A-34 | SR*-148 | avgCR-9.53 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 9 |
Sanju Samson (India)
|
2013-2025 | M-177 | R-4704 | A-31 | SR*-139 | avgCR-8.17 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Ruturaj Gaikwad (India)
|
2020-2025 | M-71 | R-2502 | A-40 | SR*-137 | avgCR-10.68 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Shubman Gill (India)
|
2018-2025 | M-118 | R-3866 | A-39 | SR*-139 | avgCR-10.04 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Abhishek Sharma (India)
|
2018-2025 | M-77 | R-1816 | A-27 | SR*-163 | avgCR-8.73 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Shivam Dube (India)
|
2019-2025 | M-79 | R-1859 | A-30 | SR*-144 | avgCR-7.77 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Sai Sudharsan (India)
|
2022-2025 | M-40 | R-1793 | A-50 | SR*-146 | avgCR-12.51 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Tilak Varma (India)
|
2022-2025 | M-54 | R-1499 | A-37 | SR*-144 | avgCR-8.87 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Yashasvi Jaiswal (India)
|
2020-2025 | M-67 | R-2166 | A-34 | SR*-153 | avgCR-10.63 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Shashank Singh (India)
|
2022-2025 | M-41 | R-773 | A-41 | SR*-158 | avgCR-8.09 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Rajat Patidar (India)
|
2021-2025 | M-42 | R-1111 | A-31 | SR*-154 | avgCR-8.62 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Prabhsimran Singh (India)
|
2019-2025 | M-51 | R-1305 | A-26 | SR*-152 | avgCR-8.72 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
Venkatesh Iyer (India)
|
2021-2025 | M-62 | R-1468 | A-30 | SR*-137 | avgCR-7.97 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Scott Styris (New Zealand)
|
2005-2014 | M-155 | R-3209 | A-27 | SR*-140 | avgCR-6.52 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Lou Vincent (New Zealand)
|
2006-2013 | M-84 | R-1850 | A-25 | SR*-125 | avgCR-6.33 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
|
2006-2019 | M-272 | R-7215 | A-29 | SR*-138 | avgCR-8.39 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
James Franklin (New Zealand)
|
2004-2018 | M-185 | R-3699 | A-29 | SR*-127 | avgCR-5.86 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Hamish Marshall (New Zealand)
|
2006-2018 | M-146 | R-3403 | A-26 | SR*-138 | avgCR-6.75 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen2 | 4 |
Ross Taylor (New Zealand)
|
2006-2023 | M-178 | R-4252 | A-33 | SR*-133 | avgCR-7.57 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen2 | 5 |
Rob Nicol (New Zealand)
|
2006-2018 | M-99 | R-2336 | A-30 | SR*-121 | avgCR-6.57 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Martin Guptill (New Zealand)
|
2006-2025 | M-220 | R-6161 | A-32 | SR*-129 | avgCR-8.23 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Colin Munro (New Zealand)
|
2010-2025 | M-367 | R-9546 | A-30 | SR*-139 | avgCR-8.11 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Luke Ronchi (New Zealand)
|
2008-2020 | M-127 | R-3064 | A-28 | SR*-160 | avgCR-9.14 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Colin de Grandhomme (New Zealand)
|
2007-2023 | M-205 | R-3555 | A-25 | SR*-159 | avgCR-6.55 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand)
|
2012-2025 | M-157 | R-3747 | A-34 | SR*-136 | avgCR-6.74 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
|
2009-2025 | M-184 | R-4456 | A-31 | SR*-122 | avgCR-6.55 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Devon Conway (New Zealand)
|
2017-2025 | M-115 | R-4033 | A-45 | SR*-135 | avgCR-10.21 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Tim Seifert (New Zealand)
|
2014-2025 | M-213 | R-4803 | A-28 | SR*-132 | avgCR-7.00 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Glenn Phillips (New Zealand)
|
2016-2025 | M-184 | R-4755 | A-32 | SR*-141 | avgCR-8.03 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Chad Bowes (New Zealand)
|
2016-2025 | M-98 | R-2510 | A-28 | SR*-146 | avgCR-8.39 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
Mitchell Santner (New Zealand)
|
2014-2025 | M-126 | R-1713 | A-26 | SR*-135 | avgCR-4.72 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Finn Allen (New Zealand)
|
2017-2025 | M-109 | R-3130 | A-31 | SR*-179 | avgCR-11.03 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Katene Clarke (New Zealand)
|
2020-2025 | M-44 | R-1054 | A-25 | SR*-135 | avgCR-7.72 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Azhar Mahmood (Pakistan)
|
2003-2016 | M-204 | R-3730 | A-26 | SR*-138 | avgCR-6.00 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan)
|
2003-2018 | M-68 | R-1215 | A-25 | SR*-128 | avgCR-5.72 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
Salman Butt (Pakistan)
|
2008-2020 | M-14 | R-394 | A-30 | SR*-108 | avgCR-5.58 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
Naved-ul-Hasan (Pakistan)
|
2005-2012 | M-62 | R-420 | A-17 | SR*-135 | avgCR-3.69 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 5 |
Yasir Arafat (Pakistan)
|
2006-2016 | M-162 | R-727 | A-14 | SR*-124 | avgCR-2.29 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Imran Nazir (Pakistan)
|
2012-2018 | M-16 | R-506 | A-39 | SR*-150 | avgCR-8.52 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Babar Azam (Pakistan)
|
2016-2025 | M-144 | R-5296 | A-43 | SR*-128 | avgCR-10.19 |