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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Sarfraz Nawaz (Pakistan)
|
1969-1984 | M-55 | W-177 | A-33 | SR-79 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-21.83 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Abdul Qadir (Pakistan)
|
1977-1990 | M-67 | W-236 | A-33 | SR-72 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-22.11 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Iqbal Qasim (Pakistan)
|
1976-1988 | M-50 | W-171 | A-28 | SR-76 | ER-2.2 | avgCR-22.05 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Azeem Hafeez (Pakistan)
|
1983-1985 | M-18 | W-63 | A-35 | SR-69 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-23.26 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Mushtaq Mohammad (Pakistan)
|
1959-1979 | M-57 | W-79 | A-29 | SR-67 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-11.07 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
Tauseef Ahmed (Pakistan)
|
1980-1993 | M-34 | W-93 | A-32 | SR-84 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-15.27 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
1985-2002 | M-104 | W-414 | A-24 | SR-55 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-25.06 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
|
1989-2003 | M-87 | W-373 | A-24 | SR-43 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-26.28 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan)
|
1995-2004 | M-49 | W-208 | A-30 | SR-67 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-26.23 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Danish Kaneria (Pakistan)
|
2000-2010 | M-61 | W-261 | A-35 | SR-68 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-27.86 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
Mohammad Asif (Pakistan)
|
2005-2010 | M-23 | W-106 | A-24 | SR-49 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-34.37 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 6 |
Mushtaq Ahmed (Pakistan)
|
1990-2003 | M-52 | W-185 | A-33 | SR-68 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-22.28 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 7 |
Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan)
|
1997-2007 | M-46 | W-178 | A-26 | SR-46 | ER-3.4 | avgCR-26.65 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 8 |
Umar Gul (Pakistan)
|
2003-2013 | M-47 | W-163 | A-34 | SR-59 | ER-3.5 | avgCR-22.86 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 9 |
Arshad Khan (Pakistan)
|
1997-2005 | M-9 | W-32 | A-30 | SR-79 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-23.99 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Yasir Shah (Pakistan)
|
2014-2022 | M-48 | W-244 | A-31 | SR-58 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-32.72 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan)
|
2009-2014 | M-35 | W-178 | A-28 | SR-65 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-33.82 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Noman Ali (Pakistan)
|
2021-2025 | M-21 | W-97 | A-25 | SR-48 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-30.27 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)
|
2018-2025 | M-33 | W-121 | A-28 | SR-53 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-22.55 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Mohammad Amir (Pakistan)
|
2009-2019 | M-36 | W-119 | A-30 | SR-64 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-23.29 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Mohammad Abbas (Pakistan)
|
2017-2025 | M-27 | W-100 | A-23 | SR-56 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-23.63 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Cyril Vincent (South Africa)
|
1927-1935 | M-25 | W-84 | A-31 | SR-70 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-21.75 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Aubrey Faulkner (South Africa)
|
1906-1924 | M-25 | W-82 | A-27 | SR-51 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-21.47 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Hugh Tayfield (South Africa)
|
1949-1960 | M-37 | W-170 | A-26 | SR-80 | ER-1.9 | avgCR-30.56 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Neil Adcock (South Africa)
|
1953-1962 | M-26 | W-104 | A-21 | SR-61 | ER-2.1 | avgCR-24.07 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Mike Procter (South Africa)
|
1967-1970 | M-7 | W-41 | A-15 | SR-37 | ER-2.4 | avgCR-36.01 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 4 |
Peter Pollock (South Africa)
|
1961-1970 | M-28 | W-116 | A-24 | SR-56 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-26.71 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 5 |
Peter Heine (South Africa)
|
1955-1962 | M-14 | W-58 | A-25 | SR-67 | ER-2.2 | avgCR-27.30 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 6 |
Trevor Goddard (South Africa)
|
1955-1970 | M-41 | W-123 | A-26 | SR-95 | ER-1.7 | avgCR-19.66 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
|
1995-2008 | M-108 | W-421 | A-23 | SR-58 | ER-2.4 | avgCR-24.64 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Makhaya Ntini (South Africa)
|
1998-2009 | M-101 | W-390 | A-29 | SR-53 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-24.19 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Allan Donald (South Africa)
|
1992-2002 | M-72 | W-330 | A-22 | SR-47 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-29.13 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
|
1995-2013 | M-166 | W-292 | A-33 | SR-69 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-12.25 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
Fanie de Villiers (South Africa)
|
1993-1998 | M-18 | W-85 | A-24 | SR-56 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-29.95 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 6 |
Paul Adams (South Africa)
|
1995-2004 | M-45 | W-134 | A-33 | SR-66 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-18.61 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 7 |
Andre Nel (South Africa)
|
2001-2008 | M-36 | W-123 | A-32 | SR-62 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-20.43 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Dale Steyn (South Africa)
|
2004-2019 | M-93 | W-439 | A-23 | SR-42 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-29.66 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Kagiso Rabada (South Africa)
|
2015-2025 | M-73 | W-340 | A-22 | SR-39 | ER-3.4 | avgCR-29.19 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Morne Morkel (South Africa)
|
2006-2018 | M-86 | W-309 | A-28 | SR-53 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-23.34 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Keshav Maharaj (South Africa)
|
2016-2025 | M-61 | W-215 | A-29 | SR-56 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-22.56 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Vernon Philander (South Africa)
|
2011-2020 | M-64 | W-224 | A-22 | SR-51 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-22.97 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Marco Jansen (South Africa)
|
2021-2025 | M-20 | W-82 | A-22 | SR-39 | ER-3.4 | avgCR-26.94 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
Anrich Nortje (South Africa)
|
2019-2023 | M-19 | W-70 | A-27 | SR-44 | ER-3.7 | avgCR-23.75 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 8 |
Wayne Parnell (South Africa)
|
2010-2017 | M-6 | W-15 | A-28 | SR-37 | ER-4.5 | avgCR-12.22 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Ashantha de Mel (Sri Lanka)
|
1982-1986 | M-17 | W-59 | A-37 | SR-60 | ER-3.7 | avgCR-22.62 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Rumesh Ratnayake (Sri Lanka)
|
1983-1992 | M-23 | W-73 | A-35 | SR-68 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-19.90 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Ravi Ratnayeke (Sri Lanka)
|
1982-1989 | M-22 | W-56 | A-35 | SR-68 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-17.95 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Somachandra De Silva (Sri Lanka)
|
1982-1984 | M-12 | W-37 | A-36 | SR-82 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-19.89 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Don Anurasiri (Sri Lanka)
|
1986-1998 | M-18 | W-41 | A-38 | SR-97 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-13.15 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka)
|
1992-2010 | M-133 | W-800 | A-23 | SR-55 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-36.55 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)
|
1994-2009 | M-111 | W-355 | A-30 | SR-66 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-19.11 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
|
2004-2010 | M-30 | W-101 | A-33 | SR-52 | ER-3.9 | avgCR-21.18 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Dilhara Fernando (Sri Lanka)
|
2000-2012 | M-40 | W-100 | A-38 | SR-62 | ER-3.7 | avgCR-15.09 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
|
1991-2007 | M-110 | W-98 | A-34 | SR-83 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-7.61 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 6 |
Thilan Thushara (Sri Lanka)
|
2003-2010 | M-10 | W-28 | A-37 | SR-59 | ER-3.8 | avgCR-15.31 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 7 |
Nuwan Zoysa (Sri Lanka)
|
1997-2004 | M-30 | W-64 | A-34 | SR-69 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-13.71 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka)
|
1999-2018 | M-93 | W-433 | A-28 | SR-60 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-29.72 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Prabath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
|
2022-2025 | M-22 | W-122 | A-31 | SR-59 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-31.38 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka)
|
2008-2014 | M-19 | W-70 | A-35 | SR-67 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-22.19 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Dilruwan Perera (Sri Lanka)
|
2014-2021 | M-43 | W-161 | A-36 | SR-67 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-22.25 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Lasith Embuldeniya (Sri Lanka)
|
2019-2022 | M-17 | W-71 | A-37 | SR-68 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-22.69 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Suranga Lakmal (Sri Lanka)
|
2010-2022 | M-70 | W-171 | A-36 | SR-73 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-16.32 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
Asitha Fernando (Sri Lanka)
|
2021-2025 | M-24 | W-80 | A-27 | SR-46 | ER-3.5 | avgCR-21.44 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 8 |
Suraj Randiv (Sri Lanka)
|
2010-2012 | M-12 | W-43 | A-38 | SR-73 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-22.61 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 9 |
Lahiru Kumara (Sri Lanka)
|
2016-2025 | M-34 | W-104 | A-36 | SR-56 | ER-3.9 | avgCR-18.45 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 10 |
Vishwa Fernando (Sri Lanka)
|
2016-2025 | M-28 | W-81 | A-32 | SR-55 | ER-3.5 | avgCR-17.77 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 11 |
Dhammika Prasad (Sri Lanka)
|
2008-2015 | M-25 | W-75 | A-36 | SR-58 | ER-3.7 | avgCR-17.57 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 12 |
Nuwan Kulasekara (Sri Lanka)
|
2005-2014 | M-21 | W-48 | A-37 | SR-74 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-13.89 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Wes Hall (West Indies)
|
1958-1969 | M-48 | W-192 | A-26 | SR-54 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-26.41 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Garry Sobers (West Indies)
|
1954-1974 | M-93 | W-235 | A-34 | SR-92 | ER-2.2 | avgCR-16.05 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Lance Gibbs (West Indies)
|
1958-1976 | M-79 | W-309 | A-29 | SR-88 | ER-2.0 | avgCR-25.61 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 4 |
Sonny Ramadhin (West Indies)
|
1950-1960 | M-43 | W-158 | A-29 | SR-88 | ER-2.0 | avgCR-22.36 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 5 |
Alf Valentine (West Indies)
|
1950-1962 | M-36 | W-139 | A-30 | SR-93 | ER-2.0 | avgCR-22.96 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 6 |
Roy Gilchrist (West Indies)
|
1957-1959 | M-13 | W-57 | A-27 | SR-57 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-26.72 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Malcolm Marshall (West Indies)
|
1978-1991 | M-81 | W-376 | A-21 | SR-47 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-29.76 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Joel Garner (West Indies)
|
1977-1987 | M-58 | W-259 | A-21 | SR-51 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-28.59 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Michael Holding (West Indies)
|
1975-1987 | M-60 | W-249 | A-24 | SR-51 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-27.91 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Andy Roberts (West Indies)
|
1974-1983 | M-47 | W-202 | A-26 | SR-55 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-28.41 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Colin Croft (West Indies)
|
1977-1982 | M-27 | W-125 | A-23 | SR-49 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-29.64 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Patrick Patterson (West Indies)
|
1986-1992 | M-28 | W-93 | A-31 | SR-52 | ER-3.6 | avgCR-20.64 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
Vanburn Holder (West Indies)
|
1969-1979 | M-40 | W-109 | A-33 | SR-83 | ER-2.4 | avgCR-19.43 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 8 |
Winston Davis (West Indies)
|
1983-1988 | M-15 | W-45 | A-33 | SR-62 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-18.63 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 9 |
Roger Harper (West Indies)
|
1983-1993 | M-25 | W-46 | A-28 | SR-79 | ER-2.1 | avgCR-13.53 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Courtney Walsh (West Indies)
|
1984-2001 | M-132 | W-519 | A-24 | SR-58 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-25.48 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Curtly Ambrose (West Indies)
|
1988-2000 | M-98 | W-405 | A-21 | SR-54 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-26.36 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Ian Bishop (West Indies)
|
1989-1998 | M-43 | W-161 | A-24 | SR-52 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-24.43 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Mervyn Dillon (West Indies)
|
1997-2004 | M-38 | W-131 | A-34 | SR-66 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-23.51 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
Fidel Edwards (West Indies)
|
2003-2012 | M-55 | W-165 | A-38 | SR-58 | ER-3.9 | avgCR-20.65 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 6 |
Kenny Benjamin (West Indies)
|
1992-1998 | M-26 | W-92 | A-30 | SR-56 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-23.13 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 7 |
Dinanath Ramnarine (West Indies)
|
1998-2002 | M-12 | W-45 | A-31 | SR-78 | ER-2.4 | avgCR-24.61 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Kemar Roach (West Indies)
|
2009-2025 | M-85 | W-284 | A-27 | SR-53 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-20.82 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Shannon Gabriel (West Indies)
|
2012-2023 | M-59 | W-166 | A-32 | SR-56 | ER-3.4 | avgCR-17.61 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Jason Holder (West Indies)
|
2014-2024 | M-69 | W-162 | A-30 | SR-70 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-15.66 |
| Bangladesh_15 | Gen4 | 1 |
Mohammad Rafique (Bangladesh)
|
2000-2008 | M-33 | W-100 | A-41 | SR-87 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-18.39 |
| Bangladesh_15 | Gen4 | 2 |
Shahadat Hossain (Bangladesh)
|
2005-2015 | M-38 | W-72 | A-52 | SR-75 | ER-4.2 | avgCR-13.49 |
| Bangladesh_15 | Gen4 | 3 |
Mashrafe Mortaza (Bangladesh)
|
2001-2009 | M-36 | W-78 | A-42 | SR-77 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-13.01 |
| Bangladesh_15 | Gen5 | 1 |
Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
|
2007-2024 | M-71 | W-246 | A-32 | SR-64 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-21.35 |
| Bangladesh_15 | Gen5 | 2 |
Taijul Islam (Bangladesh)
|
2014-2025 | M-56 | W-242 | A-31 | SR-61 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-22.62 |
| Bangladesh_15 | Gen5 | 3 |
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Bangladesh)
|
2016-2025 | M-55 | W-208 | A-32 | SR-62 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-21.64 |
| Bangladesh_15 | Gen5 | 4 |
Sohag Gazi (Bangladesh)
|
2012-2014 | M-10 | W-38 | A-42 | SR-83 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-20.89 |