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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Joe Root (England)
|
2012-2025 | M-158 | R-13543 | A-51 | SR*-57 | avgCR-26.95 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Ian Bell (England)
|
2004-2015 | M-118 | R-7727 | A-43 | SR*-49 | avgCR-20.33 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Jonny Bairstow (England)
|
2012-2024 | M-100 | R-6042 | A-36 | SR*-59 | avgCR-20.58 |
| India_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Polly Umrigar (India)
|
1948-1962 | M-59 | R-3631 | A-42 | SR*-38 | avgCR-18.46 |
| India_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Vijay Manjrekar (India)
|
1951-1965 | M-55 | R-3208 | A-39 | SR*-36 | avgCR-17.39 |
| India_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Chandu Borde (India)
|
1958-1969 | M-55 | R-3061 | A-36 | SR*-41 | avgCR-17.65 |
| India_25 | Gen2 | 4 |
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (India)
|
1961-1975 | M-46 | R-2793 | A-35 | SR*-41 | avgCR-19.17 |
| India_25 | Gen2 | 5 |
Farokh Engineer (India)
|
1961-1975 | M-46 | R-2611 | A-31 | SR*-53 | avgCR-19.30 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Sunil Gavaskar (India)
|
1971-1987 | M-125 | R-10122 | A-51 | SR*-44 | avgCR-25.28 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Dilip Vengsarkar (India)
|
1976-1992 | M-116 | R-6868 | A-42 | SR*-44 | avgCR-18.58 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Gundappa Viswanath (India)
|
1969-1983 | M-91 | R-6080 | A-42 | SR*-44 | avgCR-20.98 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Kapil Dev (India)
|
1978-1994 | M-131 | R-5248 | A-31 | SR*-74 | avgCR-14.67 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Sachin Tendulkar (India)
|
1989-2013 | M-200 | R-15921 | A-54 | SR*-54 | avgCR-23.85 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Rahul Dravid (India)
|
1996-2012 | M-164 | R-13288 | A-52 | SR*-43 | avgCR-22.89 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Virender Sehwag (India)
|
2001-2013 | M-104 | R-8586 | A-49 | SR*-82 | avgCR-27.84 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Mohammad Azharuddin (India)
|
1984-2000 | M-99 | R-6215 | A-45 | SR*-57 | avgCR-19.50 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
VVS Laxman (India)
|
1996-2012 | M-134 | R-8781 | A-46 | SR*-49 | avgCR-20.51 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Virat Kohli (India)
|
2011-2025 | M-123 | R-9230 | A-47 | SR*-56 | avgCR-22.84 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Cheteshwar Pujara (India)
|
2010-2023 | M-103 | R-7195 | A-44 | SR*-44 | avgCR-20.21 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
MS Dhoni (India)
|
2005-2014 | M-90 | R-4876 | A-38 | SR*-59 | avgCR-17.22 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Rohit Sharma (India)
|
2013-2024 | M-67 | R-4301 | A-41 | SR*-57 | avgCR-20.49 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Ajinkya Rahane (India)
|
2013-2023 | M-85 | R-5077 | A-38 | SR*-50 | avgCR-18.58 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
Murali Vijay (India)
|
2008-2018 | M-61 | R-3982 | A-38 | SR*-46 | avgCR-19.38 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 9 |
Wriddhiman Saha (India)
|
2010-2021 | M-40 | R-1353 | A-29 | SR*-46 | avgCR-10.20 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
John Reid (New Zealand)
|
1949-1965 | M-58 | R-3428 | A-33 | SR*-43 | avgCR-19.77 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Martin Crowe (New Zealand)
|
1982-1995 | M-77 | R-5444 | A-45 | SR*-45 | avgCR-21.36 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Glenn Turner (New Zealand)
|
1969-1983 | M-41 | R-2991 | A-45 | SR*-32 | avgCR-21.51 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Bevan Congdon (New Zealand)
|
1965-1978 | M-61 | R-3448 | A-32 | SR*-35 | avgCR-16.46 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Andrew Jones (New Zealand)
|
1987-1995 | M-39 | R-2922 | A-44 | SR*-39 | avgCR-20.36 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
Jeremy Coney (New Zealand)
|
1974-1987 | M-52 | R-2668 | A-38 | SR*-42 | avgCR-16.29 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 8 |
Mark Burgess (New Zealand)
|
1968-1980 | M-50 | R-2684 | A-31 | SR*-39 | avgCR-16.85 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Nathan Astle (New Zealand)
|
1996-2006 | M-81 | R-4702 | A-37 | SR*-50 | avgCR-18.38 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
Craig McMillan (New Zealand)
|
1997-2005 | M-55 | R-3116 | A-38 | SR*-55 | avgCR-18.46 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
|
2010-2024 | M-105 | R-9276 | A-55 | SR*-52 | avgCR-25.19 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Ross Taylor (New Zealand)
|
2007-2022 | M-112 | R-7683 | A-45 | SR*-59 | avgCR-21.38 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
|
2004-2016 | M-101 | R-6453 | A-39 | SR*-65 | avgCR-21.04 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
BJ Watling (New Zealand)
|
2009-2021 | M-75 | R-3790 | A-38 | SR*-43 | avgCR-15.20 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand)
|
2019-2025 | M-33 | R-2139 | A-45 | SR*-54 | avgCR-20.21 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 8 |
Tom Blundell (New Zealand)
|
2017-2025 | M-42 | R-2140 | A-34 | SR*-53 | avgCR-18.74 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Hanif Mohammad (Pakistan)
|
1952-1969 | M-55 | R-3915 | A-44 | SR*-34 | avgCR-19.97 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Javed Miandad (Pakistan)
|
1976-1993 | M-124 | R-8832 | A-53 | SR*-47 | avgCR-20.25 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan)
|
1969-1985 | M-78 | R-5062 | A-45 | SR*-54 | avgCR-19.74 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Saleem Malik (Pakistan)
|
1982-1999 | M-103 | R-5768 | A-44 | SR*-49 | avgCR-17.03 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Asif Iqbal (Pakistan)
|
1964-1980 | M-58 | R-3575 | A-39 | SR*-50 | avgCR-20.46 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Majid Khan (Pakistan)
|
1964-1983 | M-63 | R-3931 | A-39 | SR*-46 | avgCR-19.19 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Mudassar Nazar (Pakistan)
|
1976-1989 | M-76 | R-4114 | A-38 | SR*-42 | avgCR-15.97 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
Mushtaq Mohammad (Pakistan)
|
1959-1979 | M-57 | R-3643 | A-39 | SR*-40 | avgCR-18.55 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 8 |
Imran Khan (Pakistan)
|
1971-1992 | M-88 | R-3807 | A-38 | SR*-49 | avgCR-14.14 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 9 |
Mohsin Khan (Pakistan)
|
1978-1986 | M-48 | R-2709 | A-37 | SR*-49 | avgCR-17.85 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Younis Khan (Pakistan)
|
2000-2017 | M-118 | R-10099 | A-52 | SR*-52 | avgCR-26.09 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan)
|
1998-2010 | M-90 | R-7530 | A-52 | SR*-52 | avgCR-24.72 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan)
|
1992-2007 | M-120 | R-8830 | A-50 | SR*-54 | avgCR-23.31 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
|
1998-2010 | M-27 | R-1716 | A-37 | SR*-87 | avgCR-24.89 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 6 |
Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistan)
|
1987-2001 | M-60 | R-3315 | A-38 | SR*-45 | avgCR-17.07 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 8 |
Moin Khan (Pakistan)
|
1990-2004 | M-69 | R-2741 | A-29 | SR*-51 | avgCR-13.65 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Azhar Ali (Pakistan)
|
2010-2022 | M-97 | R-7142 | A-42 | SR*-42 | avgCR-21.58 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan)
|
2001-2017 | M-75 | R-5222 | A-47 | SR*-45 | avgCR-21.13 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Babar Azam (Pakistan)
|
2016-2025 | M-61 | R-4366 | A-42 | SR*-54 | avgCR-23.27 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Asad Shafiq (Pakistan)
|
2010-2020 | M-77 | R-4660 | A-38 | SR*-49 | avgCR-20.01 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan)
|
2003-2018 | M-55 | R-3652 | A-38 | SR*-56 | avgCR-20.00 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pakistan)
|
2010-2023 | M-54 | R-3031 | A-37 | SR*-70 | avgCR-19.98 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Bruce Mitchell (South Africa)
|
1929-1949 | M-42 | R-3471 | A-49 | SR*-34 | avgCR-26.26 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Dudley Nourse (South Africa)
|
1935-1951 | M-34 | R-2960 | A-54 | SR*-41 | avgCR-27.25 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
Herbie Taylor (South Africa)
|
1912-1932 | M-42 | R-2936 | A-41 | SR*-42 | avgCR-23.01 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
Aubrey Faulkner (South Africa)
|
1906-1924 | M-25 | R-1754 | A-41 | SR*-49 | avgCR-24.18 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Eddie Barlow (South Africa)
|
1961-1970 | M-30 | R-2516 | A-46 | SR*-41 | avgCR-23.26 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Jackie McGlew (South Africa)
|
1951-1962 | M-34 | R-2440 | A-42 | SR*-34 | avgCR-20.18 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
|
1995-2013 | M-166 | R-13289 | A-55 | SR*-46 | avgCR-22.76 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Daryll Cullinan (South Africa)
|
1993-2001 | M-70 | R-4554 | A-44 | SR*-49 | avgCR-20.38 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa)
|
1996-2008 | M-90 | R-6167 | A-42 | SR*-50 | avgCR-20.37 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 6 |
Hansie Cronje (South Africa)
|
1992-2000 | M-68 | R-3714 | A-36 | SR*-45 | avgCR-16.90 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 8 |
Jonty Rhodes (South Africa)
|
1992-2000 | M-52 | R-2532 | A-36 | SR*-45 | avgCR-15.07 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 9 |
Mark Boucher (South Africa)
|
1997-2012 | M-147 | R-5515 | A-30 | SR*-50 | avgCR-11.51 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 11 |
Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
|
1995-2008 | M-108 | R-3781 | A-32 | SR*-53 | avgCR-11.77 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
AB de Villiers (South Africa)
|
2004-2018 | M-114 | R-8765 | A-51 | SR*-55 | avgCR-23.20 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Hashim Amla (South Africa)
|
2004-2019 | M-124 | R-9282 | A-47 | SR*-50 | avgCR-21.76 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Aiden Markram (South Africa)
|
2017-2025 | M-49 | R-3125 | A-36 | SR*-60 | avgCR-21.83 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Faf du Plessis (South Africa)
|
2012-2021 | M-69 | R-4163 | A-40 | SR*-46 | avgCR-18.47 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
Temba Bavuma (South Africa)
|
2014-2025 | M-65 | R-3766 | A-38 | SR*-49 | avgCR-18.07 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka)
|
1984-2002 | M-93 | R-6361 | A-43 | SR*-50 | avgCR-21.19 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
|
1997-2014 | M-149 | R-11814 | A-50 | SR*-51 | avgCR-21.89 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 6 |
Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka)
|
1990-2007 | M-90 | R-5502 | A-39 | SR*-44 | avgCR-17.87 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 8 |
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
|
1999-2013 | M-87 | R-5492 | A-41 | SR*-66 | avgCR-19.95 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 9 |
Thilan Samaraweera (Sri Lanka)
|
2001-2013 | M-81 | R-5462 | A-49 | SR*-47 | avgCR-19.09 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 11 |
Roshan Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
|
1986-1998 | M-52 | R-2576 | A-29 | SR*-41 | avgCR-14.87 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 12 |
Romesh Kaluwitharana (Sri Lanka)
|
1992-2004 | M-49 | R-1933 | A-26 | SR*-60 | avgCR-13.55 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
|
2009-2025 | M-119 | R-8214 | A-44 | SR*-48 | avgCR-20.82 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka)
|
2011-2025 | M-90 | R-6361 | A-44 | SR*-50 | avgCR-21.25 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka)
|
2015-2025 | M-73 | R-4757 | A-37 | SR*-59 | avgCR-20.96 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Dhananjaya de Silva (Sri Lanka)
|
2016-2025 | M-65 | R-4133 | A-39 | SR*-58 | avgCR-19.38 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
Kaushal Silva (Sri Lanka)
|
2011-2018 | M-39 | R-2099 | A-28 | SR*-40 | avgCR-16.55 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Rohan Kanhai (West Indies)
|
1957-1974 | M-79 | R-6227 | A-48 | SR*-48 | avgCR-23.18 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Everton Weekes (West Indies)
|
1948-1958 | M-48 | R-4455 | A-59 | SR*-51 | avgCR-25.24 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 4 |
Clyde Walcott (West Indies)
|
1948-1960 | M-44 | R-3798 | A-57 | SR*-48 | avgCR-23.92 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 5 |
Frank Worrell (West Indies)
|
1948-1963 | M-51 | R-3860 | A-49 | SR*-43 | avgCR-21.03 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 6 |
Conrad Hunte (West Indies)
|
1958-1967 | M-44 | R-3245 | A-45 | SR*-43 | avgCR-22.21 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 7 |
Basil Butcher (West Indies)
|
1958-1969 | M-44 | R-3104 | A-43 | SR*-47 | avgCR-21.75 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Viv Richards (West Indies)
|
1974-1991 | M-121 | R-8540 | A-50 | SR*-67 | avgCR-23.47 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Gordon Greenidge (West Indies)
|
1974-1991 | M-108 | R-7558 | A-45 | SR*-50 | avgCR-23.06 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Desmond Haynes (West Indies)
|
1978-1994 | M-116 | R-7487 | A-42 | SR*-45 | avgCR-20.62 |