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 |
Donald Bradman (Australia)
|
1928-1948 | M-52 | R-6996 | A-100 | SR*-61 | avgCR-37.65 |
| Australia_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Clem Hill (Australia)
|
1896-1912 | M-49 | R-3412 | A-39 | SR*-56 | avgCR-22.37 |
| Australia_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
Stan McCabe (Australia)
|
1930-1938 | M-39 | R-2748 | A-48 | SR*-59 | avgCR-21.49 |
| Australia_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
Victor Trumper (Australia)
|
1899-1912 | M-48 | R-3163 | A-39 | SR*-62 | avgCR-21.33 |
| Australia_25 | Gen1 | 5 |
Warwick Armstrong (Australia)
|
1902-1921 | M-50 | R-2863 | A-39 | SR*-48 | avgCR-16.81 |
| Australia_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Neil Harvey (Australia)
|
1948-1963 | M-79 | R-6149 | A-48 | SR*-48 | avgCR-22.72 |
| Australia_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Bill Lawry (Australia)
|
1961-1971 | M-67 | R-5234 | A-47 | SR*-39 | avgCR-22.94 |
| Australia_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Bob Simpson (Australia)
|
1957-1978 | M-62 | R-4869 | A-47 | SR*-43 | avgCR-22.05 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Allan Border (Australia)
|
1978-1994 | M-156 | R-11174 | A-51 | SR*-41 | avgCR-21.55 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Doug Walters (Australia)
|
1965-1981 | M-74 | R-5357 | A-48 | SR*-49 | avgCR-20.51 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Greg Chappell (Australia)
|
1970-1984 | M-87 | R-7110 | A-54 | SR*-51 | avgCR-23.89 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Ian Chappell (Australia)
|
1964-1980 | M-75 | R-5345 | A-42 | SR*-44 | avgCR-20.02 |
| Australia_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
David Boon (Australia)
|
1984-1996 | M-107 | R-7422 | A-44 | SR*-41 | avgCR-19.77 |
| Australia_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Ricky Ponting (Australia)
|
1995-2012 | M-168 | R-13378 | A-52 | SR*-59 | avgCR-23.49 |
| Australia_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Matthew Hayden (Australia)
|
1994-2009 | M-103 | R-8625 | A-51 | SR*-60 | avgCR-26.14 |
| Australia_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Justin Langer (Australia)
|
1993-2007 | M-105 | R-7696 | A-45 | SR*-54 | avgCR-22.45 |
| Australia_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Steve Waugh (Australia)
|
1985-2004 | M-168 | R-10927 | A-51 | SR*-49 | avgCR-18.70 |
| Australia_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
Adam Gilchrist (Australia)
|
1999-2008 | M-96 | R-5570 | A-48 | SR*-82 | avgCR-20.33 |
| Australia_25 | Gen4 | 6 |
Mark Waugh (Australia)
|
1991-2002 | M-128 | R-8029 | A-42 | SR*-52 | avgCR-19.17 |
| Australia_25 | Gen4 | 7 |
Mark Taylor (Australia)
|
1989-1999 | M-104 | R-7525 | A-43 | SR*-41 | avgCR-20.54 |
| Australia_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Steven Smith (Australia)
|
2010-2025 | M-119 | R-10477 | A-56 | SR*-54 | avgCR-26.39 |
| Australia_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
David Warner (Australia)
|
2011-2024 | M-112 | R-8786 | A-45 | SR*-70 | avgCR-26.09 |
| Australia_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Michael Clarke (Australia)
|
2004-2015 | M-115 | R-8643 | A-49 | SR*-56 | avgCR-22.56 |
| Australia_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Usman Khawaja (Australia)
|
2011-2025 | M-84 | R-6053 | A-44 | SR*-49 | avgCR-22.27 |
| Australia_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Travis Head (Australia)
|
2018-2025 | M-60 | R-3963 | A-42 | SR*-68 | avgCR-22.47 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Jack Hobbs (England)
|
1908-1930 | M-61 | R-5410 | A-57 | SR*-48 | avgCR-26.86 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Wally Hammond (England)
|
1927-1947 | M-85 | R-7249 | A-58 | SR*-45 | avgCR-20.92 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
Herbert Sutcliffe (England)
|
1924-1935 | M-54 | R-4555 | A-61 | SR*-39 | avgCR-22.72 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
Patsy Hendren (England)
|
1920-1935 | M-51 | R-3525 | A-48 | SR*-46 | avgCR-19.76 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 5 |
Frank Woolley (England)
|
1909-1934 | M-64 | R-3283 | A-36 | SR*-51 | avgCR-15.98 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 6 |
Archie MacLaren (England)
|
1894-1909 | M-35 | R-1931 | A-34 | SR*-43 | avgCR-18.92 |
| England_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Leonard Hutton (England)
|
1937-1955 | M-79 | R-6971 | A-57 | SR*-39 | avgCR-24.21 |
| England_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Colin Cowdrey (England)
|
1954-1975 | M-114 | R-7624 | A-44 | SR*-39 | avgCR-19.47 |
| England_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Ken Barrington (England)
|
1955-1968 | M-82 | R-6806 | A-59 | SR*-42 | avgCR-22.34 |
| England_25 | Gen2 | 4 |
Denis Compton (England)
|
1937-1957 | M-78 | R-5807 | A-50 | SR*-42 | avgCR-20.27 |
| England_25 | Gen2 | 5 |
John Edrich (England)
|
1963-1976 | M-77 | R-5138 | A-44 | SR*-37 | avgCR-19.07 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Graham Gooch (England)
|
1975-1995 | M-118 | R-8900 | A-43 | SR*-49 | avgCR-24.66 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
David Gower (England)
|
1978-1992 | M-117 | R-8231 | A-44 | SR*-51 | avgCR-21.92 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Geoff Boycott (England)
|
1964-1982 | M-108 | R-8114 | A-48 | SR*-35 | avgCR-22.82 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Ian Botham (England)
|
1977-1992 | M-102 | R-5200 | A-34 | SR*-61 | avgCR-18.25 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Kevin Pietersen (England)
|
2005-2014 | M-104 | R-8181 | A-47 | SR*-62 | avgCR-24.38 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Alec Stewart (England)
|
1990-2003 | M-133 | R-8463 | A-40 | SR*-49 | avgCR-20.95 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Mike Atherton (England)
|
1989-2001 | M-115 | R-7728 | A-38 | SR*-37 | avgCR-21.48 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Andrew Strauss (England)
|
2004-2012 | M-100 | R-7037 | A-41 | SR*-49 | avgCR-21.64 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
Graham Thorpe (England)
|
1993-2005 | M-100 | R-6744 | A-45 | SR*-46 | avgCR-21.43 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Joe Root (England)
|
2012-2025 | M-158 | R-13543 | A-51 | SR*-57 | avgCR-26.95 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Alastair Cook (England)
|
2006-2018 | M-161 | R-12472 | A-45 | SR*-47 | avgCR-22.67 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Ian Bell (England)
|
2004-2015 | M-118 | R-7727 | A-43 | SR*-49 | avgCR-20.33 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Ben Stokes (England)
|
2013-2025 | M-115 | R-7032 | A-36 | SR*-59 | avgCR-20.80 |
| 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 | Gen4 | 6 |
Sourav Ganguly (India)
|
1996-2008 | M-113 | R-7212 | A-42 | SR*-51 | avgCR-19.26 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 7 |
Gautam Gambhir (India)
|
2004-2016 | M-58 | R-4154 | A-42 | SR*-51 | avgCR-22.01 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Virat Kohli (India)
|
2011-2025 | M-123 | R-9230 | A-47 | SR*-56 | avgCR-22.84 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Rishabh Pant (India)
|
2018-2025 | M-48 | R-3456 | A-44 | SR*-74 | avgCR-26.73 |
| 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 | 8 |
Shikhar Dhawan (India)
|
2013-2018 | M-34 | R-2315 | A-41 | SR*-67 | avgCR-22.31 |
| 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 | Gen2 | 2 |
Bert Sutcliffe (New Zealand)
|
1947-1965 | M-42 | R-2727 | A-40 | SR*-36 | avgCR-20.39 |
| 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 | 2 |
John Wright (New Zealand)
|
1978-1993 | M-82 | R-5334 | A-38 | SR*-35 | avgCR-19.94 |
| 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 | 5 |
Richard Hadlee (New Zealand)
|
1973-1990 | M-86 | R-3124 | A-27 | SR*-55 | avgCR-13.49 |
| 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 | 1 |
Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
|
1994-2008 | M-111 | R-7172 | A-40 | SR*-46 | avgCR-19.23 |
| 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 | 3 |
Mark Richardson (New Zealand)
|
2000-2004 | M-38 | R-2776 | A-45 | SR*-38 | avgCR-22.57 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
|
1997-2014 | M-113 | R-4531 | A-30 | SR*-58 | avgCR-14.24 |
| 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 | Gen4 | 6 |
Jesse Ryder (New Zealand)
|
2008-2011 | M-18 | R-1269 | A-41 | SR*-55 | avgCR-21.70 |
| 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 | 4 |
Tom Latham (New Zealand)
|
2014-2024 | M-88 | R-5834 | A-38 | SR*-47 | avgCR-19.36 |
| 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 | 7 |
Devon Conway (New Zealand)
|
2021-2025 | M-29 | R-2081 | A-39 | SR*-52 | avgCR-22.13 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 8 |
Tom Blundell (New Zealand)
|
2017-2025 | M-42 | R-2140 | A-34 | SR*-53 | avgCR-18.74 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 9 |
Henry Nicholls (New Zealand)
|
2016-2025 | M-58 | R-3161 | A-39 | SR*-51 | avgCR-15.82 |