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.
Gen1
Gen2
Gen3
Gen4
Gen5
| Group | Sub-Group | SG_rank | Team (or Player) | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland_15 | Gen2 | 2 |
William Porterfield (Ireland)
|
2008-2017 | M-90 | Ct/St-43 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.50 | CI*- 5 6 na na 7 4 na na |
| Ireland_15 | Gen5 | 1 |
William Smale (Ireland)
|
2023-2025 | M-25 | Ct/St-15 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-5.90 | CI*- 6 5 na na 5 7 na na |
| Ireland_15 | Gen5 | 2 |
Mark Adair (Ireland)
|
2016-2025 | M-26 | Ct/St-11 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.26 | CI*- na 4 na na 5 4 na na |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
|
2006-2019 | M-272 | Ct/St-107 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.91 | CI*- 4 5 na na 5 5 na na |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Ross Taylor (New Zealand)
|
2006-2023 | M-178 | Ct/St-72 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.09 | CI*- 5 5 na na 5 5 na na |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen2 | 4 |
Andrew Ellis (New Zealand)
|
2007-2020 | M-117 | Ct/St-53 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.31 | CI*- 5 5 na na 5 6 na na |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Martin Guptill (New Zealand)
|
2006-2026 | M-228 | Ct/St-121 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.99 | CI*- 5 7 na na 7 6 na na |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Colin de Grandhomme (New Zealand)
|
2007-2023 | M-205 | Ct/St-77 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.40 | CI*- 4 5 na na 5 4 na na |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
James Neesham (New Zealand)
|
2010-2026 | M-231 | Ct/St-87 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.84 | CI*- 6 5 na na 5 5 na na |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Glenn Phillips (New Zealand)
|
2016-2025 | M-186 | Ct/St-102 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.20 | CI*- 7 7 na na 8 7 na na |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Devon Conway (New Zealand)
|
2017-2026 | M-120 | Ct/St-50 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.69 | CI*- 5 6 na na 7 5 na na |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Dale Phillips (New Zealand)
|
2019-2026 | M-51 | Ct/St-38 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-8.90 | CI*- 12 6 na na 10 8 na na |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Finn Allen (New Zealand)
|
2017-2026 | M-120 | Ct/St-61 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.72 | CI*- 8 5 na na 6 6 na na |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Matthew Boyle (New Zealand)
|
2022-2026 | M-28 | Ct/St-21 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-7.56 | CI*- 8 7 na na 7 8 na na |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Bevon Jacobs (New Zealand)
|
2023-2026 | M-33 | Ct/St-11 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.18 | CI*- 6 3 na na 4 6 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Naved-ul-Hasan (Pakistan)
|
2005-2012 | M-62 | Ct/St-22 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.02 | CI*- 4 4 na na 4 4 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan)
|
2008-2019 | M-65 | Ct/St-22 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.16 | CI*- 3 4 na na 5 4 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Umar Akmal (Pakistan)
|
2012-2023 | M-95 | Ct/St-65 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-7.52 | CI*- 10 7 na na 7 9 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Shoaib Malik (Pakistan)
|
2008-2025 | M-288 | Ct/St-119 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.78 | CI*- 4 5 na na 4 5 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Ahmed Shehzad (Pakistan)
|
2012-2024 | M-102 | Ct/St-39 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.65 | CI*- 3 5 na na 5 4 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
|
2004-2022 | M-180 | Ct/St-45 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.74 | CI*- 5 4 na na 4 3 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
Mohammad Sami (Pakistan)
|
2003-2019 | M-90 | Ct/St-23 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.92 | CI*- 4 4 na na 4 3 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 8 |
Wahab Riaz (Pakistan)
|
2011-2023 | M-200 | Ct/St-50 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.11 | CI*- 5 4 na na 4 4 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 9 |
Junaid Khan (Pakistan)
|
2011-2020 | M-80 | Ct/St-20 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.65 | CI*- 3 4 na na 3 4 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Iftikhar Ahmed (Pakistan)
|
2016-2026 | M-119 | Ct/St-63 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.93 | CI*- 7 6 na na 6 6 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)
|
2018-2025 | M-128 | Ct/St-34 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.28 | CI*- 5 4 na na 5 4 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Hasan Nawaz (Pakistan)
|
2023-2026 | M-35 | Ct/St-19 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.97 | CI*- 3 8 na na 5 13 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Usman Khan (Pakistan)
|
2021-2026 | M-58 | Ct/St-35 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-6.98 | CI*- 9 7 na na 5 8 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan)
|
2018-2026 | M-43 | Ct/St-23 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.83 | CI*- 5 8 na na 6 8 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Shan Masood (Pakistan)
|
2019-2025 | M-108 | Ct/St-54 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-4.86 | CI*- 4 5 na na 6 4 na na |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Haider Ali (Pakistan)
|
2020-2026 | M-95 | Ct/St-30 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.79 | CI*- 4 5 na na 5 5 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
Martin van Jaarsveld (South Africa)
|
2004-2012 | M-87 | Ct/St-42 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.73 | CI*- 3 6 na na 6 6 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen1 | 5 |
Ant Botha (South Africa)
|
2004-2011 | M-71 | Ct/St-33 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.26 | CI*- na 5 na na 6 4 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen1 | 6 |
Greg Smith (South Africa)
|
2007-2015 | M-78 | Ct/St-34 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.22 | CI*- na 5 na na 6 5 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen1 | 7 |
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
|
2008-2016 | M-127 | Ct/St-40 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.50 | CI*- 5 4 na na 4 5 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen1 | 8 |
Alfonso Thomas (South Africa)
|
2008-2015 | M-139 | Ct/St-40 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.73 | CI*- 4 3 na na 4 3 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Johan Botha (South Africa)
|
2009-2021 | M-133 | Ct/St-58 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.69 | CI*- 6 6 na na 5 6 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Jean-Paul Duminy (South Africa)
|
2009-2019 | M-105 | Ct/St-47 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.79 | CI*- 6 6 na na 6 5 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Ashwell Prince (South Africa)
|
2009-2015 | M-40 | Ct/St-27 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-5.96 | CI*- na 6 na na 6 6 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
AB de Villiers (South Africa)
|
2008-2021 | M-236 | Ct/St-153 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-8.05 | CI*- 8 8 na na 7 9 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
David Miller (South Africa)
|
2011-2026 | M-322 | Ct/St-181 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-6.16 | CI*- 6 6 na na 6 7 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Faf du Plessis (South Africa)
|
2008-2026 | M-331 | Ct/St-176 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.81 | CI*- 5 6 na na 6 5 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Dane Vilas (South Africa)
|
2017-2024 | M-126 | Ct/St-70 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-7.90 | CI*- 12 8 na na 8 8 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Richard Levi (South Africa)
|
2012-2021 | M-106 | Ct/St-31 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.29 | CI*- 4 4 na na 5 4 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
Chris Morris (South Africa)
|
2013-2021 | M-134 | Ct/St-69 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.14 | CI*- 5 5 na na 5 6 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Rilee Rossouw (South Africa)
|
2012-2026 | M-287 | Ct/St-118 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.06 | CI*- 5 5 na na 5 5 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Tristan Stubbs (South Africa)
|
2022-2026 | M-92 | Ct/St-70 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-10.10 | CI*- 4 11 na na 12 9 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Donovan Ferreira (South Africa)
|
2019-2026 | M-86 | Ct/St-64 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-9.09 | CI*- 10 9 na na 13 6 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa)
|
2018-2026 | M-144 | Ct/St-74 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-7.59 | CI*- 8 7 na na 8 8 na na |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Aiden Markram (South Africa)
|
2018-2026 | M-111 | Ct/St-57 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.31 | CI*- 8 6 na na 7 6 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Jehan Mubarak (Sri Lanka)
|
2008-2013 | M-13 | Ct/St-7 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-4.27 | CI*- na 6 na na 7 6 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
|
2008-2015 | M-106 | Ct/St-37 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.55 | CI*- 4 5 na na 5 4 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
Chamara Silva (Sri Lanka)
|
2008-2012 | M-9 | Ct/St-7 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-2.55 | CI*- na 6 na na 7 4 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
Chamara Kapugedera (Sri Lanka)
|
2008-2017 | M-23 | Ct/St-12 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.15 | CI*- 4 5 na na 6 4 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen1 | 5 |
Thilina Kandamby (Sri Lanka)
|
2008-2012 | M-10 | Ct/St-4 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-2.56 | CI*- na 5 na na 3 7 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen1 | 6 |
Kaushalya Weeraratne (Sri Lanka)
|
2008-2012 | M-10 | Ct/St-4 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-2.54 | CI*- na 5 na na 4 6 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen1 | 7 |
Farveez Maharoof (Sri Lanka)
|
2008-2013 | M-42 | Ct/St-14 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.05 | CI*- 3 4 na na 5 4 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen1 | 8 |
Malinga Bandara (Sri Lanka)
|
2010-2010 | M-16 | Ct/St-5 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.66 | CI*- na 4 na na 6 3 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Milinda Siriwardana (Sri Lanka)
|
2012-2020 | M-12 | Ct/St-6 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-2.98 | CI*- na 5 na na 6 3 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
|
2008-2017 | M-142 | Ct/St-44 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.29 | CI*- 5 4 na na 4 5 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
|
2009-2024 | M-101 | Ct/St-36 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.72 | CI*- 5 5 na na 5 4 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka)
|
2010-2025 | M-223 | Ct/St-93 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.02 | CI*- 5 5 na na 5 5 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Angelo Perera (Sri Lanka)
|
2012-2024 | M-30 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-6.23 | CI*- 8 6 na na 5 9 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Upul Tharanga (Sri Lanka)
|
2012-2021 | M-33 | Ct/St-12 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.32 | CI*- na 6 na na 6 7 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Kusal Perera (Sri Lanka)
|
2012-2025 | M-61 | Ct/St-24 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-6.49 | CI*- 10 5 na na 7 6 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Dhananjaya de Silva (Sri Lanka)
|
2012-2024 | M-38 | Ct/St-22 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-5.45 | CI*- 5 6 na na 6 5 na na |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka)
|
2017-2025 | M-109 | Ct/St-47 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.42 | CI*- 4 6 na na 5 6 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Gareth Breese (West Indies)
|
2004-2014 | M-106 | Ct/St-40 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.17 | CI*- 4 6 na na 4 7 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Ottis Gibson (West Indies)
|
2004-2007 | M-23 | Ct/St-7 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-3.45 | CI*- 3 3 na na 4 3 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Dwayne Smith (West Indies)
|
2008-2019 | M-255 | Ct/St-102 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.02 | CI*- 5 5 na na 5 5 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Kevon Cooper (West Indies)
|
2012-2018 | M-128 | Ct/St-52 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.48 | CI*- 5 6 na na 5 6 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Kemar Roach (West Indies)
|
2010-2018 | M-26 | Ct/St-15 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-4.96 | CI*- 5 5 na na 5 5 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Kieron Pollard (West Indies)
|
2010-2026 | M-543 | Ct/St-321 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-6.77 | CI*- 6 7 na na 7 6 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Dwayne Bravo (West Indies)
|
2006-2024 | M-421 | Ct/St-196 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.61 | CI*- 6 5 na na 6 5 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Andre Fletcher (West Indies)
|
2013-2026 | M-238 | Ct/St-134 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-8.03 | CI*- 8 8 na na 8 8 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Andre Russell (West Indies)
|
2012-2026 | M-446 | Ct/St-195 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.57 | CI*- 6 5 na na 6 5 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Daren Sammy (West Indies)
|
2013-2020 | M-206 | Ct/St-72 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.41 | CI*- 3 5 na na 5 4 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
Chris Barnwell (West Indies)
|
2013-2019 | M-55 | Ct/St-18 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.18 | CI*- 3 5 na na 4 5 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies)
|
2016-2025 | M-231 | Ct/St-127 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.39 | CI*- 7 6 na na 7 6 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Rovman Powell (West Indies)
|
2016-2026 | M-211 | Ct/St-106 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.23 | CI*- 6 6 na na 8 5 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Kadeem Alleyne (West Indies)
|
2021-2025 | M-28 | Ct/St-17 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-7.83 | CI*- 9 8 na na 6 10 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies)
|
2018-2026 | M-192 | Ct/St-59 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.15 | CI*- 5 4 na na 5 4 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Alick Athanaze (West Indies)
|
2023-2025 | M-24 | Ct/St-10 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-5.02 | CI*- 7 4 na na 5 4 na na |
| West Indies_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Keacy Carty (West Indies)
|
2022-2025 | M-27 | Ct/St-10 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.47 | CI*- 4 5 na na 4 5 na na |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen1 | 1 |
James Cameron (Zimbabwe)
|
2010-2012 | M-36 | Ct/St-18 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-6.53 | CI*- na 7 na na 8 6 na na |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen2 | 2 |
Gary Ballance (Zimbabwe)
|
2010-2021 | M-82 | Ct/St-38 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.52 | CI*- 6 5 na na 4 7 na na |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen2 | 3 |
Sean Ervine (Zimbabwe)
|
2005-2017 | M-154 | Ct/St-48 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-4.33 | CI*- na 4 na na 4 5 na na |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen4 | 1 |
Ben Curran (Zimbabwe)
|
2018-2022 | M-23 | Ct/St-10 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-4.98 | CI*- na 5 na na 5 5 na na |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen5 | 1 |
Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)
|
2017-2026 | M-165 | Ct/St-76 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-5.68 | CI*- 6 6 na na 6 5 na na |
| Zimbabwe_15 | Gen5 | 2 |
Ryan Burl (Zimbabwe)
|
2019-2026 | M-38 | Ct/St-22 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-5.54 | CI*- na 6 na na 7 4 na na |