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 | Gen5 | 3 |
Pat Cummins (Australia)
|
2011-2025 | M-71 | W-309 | A-22 | SR-46 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-28.65 |
| Australia_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Josh Hazlewood (Australia)
|
2014-2025 | M-76 | W-295 | A-24 | SR-52 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-24.74 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Sydney Barnes (England)
|
1901-1914 | M-27 | W-189 | A-16 | SR-42 | ER-2.4 | avgCR-47.29 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Tom Richardson (England)
|
1893-1898 | M-14 | W-88 | A-25 | SR-51 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-38.93 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
George Lohmann (England)
|
1886-1896 | M-18 | W-112 | A-11 | SR-34 | ER-1.9 | avgCR-36.19 |
| England_25 | Gen1 | 4 |
Maurice Tate (England)
|
1924-1935 | M-39 | W-155 | A-26 | SR-81 | ER-1.9 | avgCR-22.34 |
| England_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
John Snow (England)
|
1965-1976 | M-49 | W-202 | A-27 | SR-59 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-26.48 |
| England_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Fred Trueman (England)
|
1952-1965 | M-67 | W-307 | A-22 | SR-49 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-26.46 |
| England_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Alec Bedser (England)
|
1946-1955 | M-51 | W-236 | A-25 | SR-67 | ER-2.2 | avgCR-28.10 |
| England_25 | Gen2 | 4 |
Jim Laker (England)
|
1948-1959 | M-46 | W-193 | A-21 | SR-62 | ER-2.0 | avgCR-26.91 |
| England_25 | Gen2 | 5 |
Brian Statham (England)
|
1951-1965 | M-70 | W-252 | A-25 | SR-64 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-20.96 |
| England_25 | Gen2 | 6 |
Fred Titmus (England)
|
1955-1975 | M-53 | W-153 | A-32 | SR-99 | ER-2.0 | avgCR-18.62 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Ian Botham (England)
|
1977-1992 | M-102 | W-383 | A-28 | SR-57 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-24.37 |
| England_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Bob Willis (England)
|
1971-1984 | M-90 | W-325 | A-25 | SR-53 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-23.43 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Andy Caddick (England)
|
1993-2003 | M-62 | W-234 | A-30 | SR-58 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-25.28 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Darren Gough (England)
|
1994-2003 | M-58 | W-229 | A-28 | SR-52 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-24.54 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Angus Fraser (England)
|
1989-1998 | M-46 | W-177 | A-27 | SR-61 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-26.57 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Matthew Hoggard (England)
|
2000-2008 | M-67 | W-248 | A-31 | SR-56 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-23.14 |
| England_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
Steve Harmison (England)
|
2002-2009 | M-63 | W-226 | A-32 | SR-59 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-22.72 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
James Anderson (England)
|
2003-2024 | M-188 | W-704 | A-26 | SR-57 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-23.58 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Stuart Broad (England)
|
2007-2023 | M-167 | W-604 | A-28 | SR-56 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-22.78 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Graeme Swann (England)
|
2008-2013 | M-60 | W-255 | A-30 | SR-60 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-27.21 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Ben Stokes (England)
|
2013-2025 | M-115 | W-230 | A-32 | SR-57 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-13.61 |
| England_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Chris Woakes (England)
|
2013-2025 | M-62 | W-192 | A-30 | SR-58 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-18.96 |
| India_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Subhash Gupte (India)
|
1951-1961 | M-36 | W-149 | A-30 | SR-76 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-25.37 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar (India)
|
1964-1979 | M-58 | W-242 | A-30 | SR-66 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-26.86 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Kapil Dev (India)
|
1978-1994 | M-131 | W-434 | A-30 | SR-64 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-22.55 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Erapalli Prasanna (India)
|
1962-1978 | M-49 | W-189 | A-30 | SR-76 | ER-2.4 | avgCR-25.12 |
| India_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
Shivlal Yadav (India)
|
1979-1987 | M-35 | W-102 | A-35 | SR-82 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-18.22 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Anil Kumble (India)
|
1990-2008 | M-132 | W-619 | A-30 | SR-66 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-29.93 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Harbhajan Singh (India)
|
1998-2015 | M-103 | W-417 | A-32 | SR-68 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-26.27 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Javagal Srinath (India)
|
1991-2002 | M-67 | W-236 | A-30 | SR-64 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-22.45 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
Venkatesh Prasad (India)
|
1996-2001 | M-33 | W-96 | A-35 | SR-73 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-20.29 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 6 |
Sreesanth (India)
|
2006-2011 | M-27 | W-87 | A-38 | SR-62 | ER-3.6 | avgCR-22.07 |
| India_25 | Gen4 | 7 |
Manoj Prabhakar (India)
|
1984-1995 | M-39 | W-96 | A-37 | SR-78 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-16.32 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Ravichandran Ashwin (India)
|
2011-2024 | M-106 | W-537 | A-24 | SR-51 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-31.70 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Jasprit Bumrah (India)
|
2018-2025 | M-51 | W-232 | A-20 | SR-42 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-33.33 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Ishant Sharma (India)
|
2007-2021 | M-105 | W-311 | A-32 | SR-62 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-20.01 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Mohammed Shami (India)
|
2013-2023 | M-64 | W-229 | A-28 | SR-50 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-23.55 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Mohammed Siraj (India)
|
2020-2025 | M-44 | W-134 | A-30 | SR-50 | ER-3.5 | avgCR-21.78 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 8 |
Amit Mishra (India)
|
2008-2016 | M-22 | W-76 | A-36 | SR-67 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-21.28 |
| India_25 | Gen5 | 9 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India)
|
2013-2018 | M-21 | W-63 | A-26 | SR-53 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-20.27 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Bruce Taylor (New Zealand)
|
1965-1973 | M-30 | W-111 | A-27 | SR-57 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-22.97 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Dick Motz (New Zealand)
|
1961-1969 | M-32 | W-100 | A-31 | SR-70 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-18.93 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
John Reid (New Zealand)
|
1949-1965 | M-58 | W-85 | A-33 | SR-91 | ER-2.2 | avgCR-10.32 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Richard Hadlee (New Zealand)
|
1973-1990 | M-86 | W-431 | A-22 | SR-51 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-33.53 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Lance Cairns (New Zealand)
|
1974-1985 | M-43 | W-130 | A-33 | SR-82 | ER-2.4 | avgCR-19.34 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Ewen Chatfield (New Zealand)
|
1975-1989 | M-43 | W-123 | A-32 | SR-84 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-18.85 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
John Bracewell (New Zealand)
|
1980-1990 | M-41 | W-102 | A-36 | SR-82 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-16.56 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Chris Cairns (New Zealand)
|
1989-2004 | M-62 | W-218 | A-29 | SR-54 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-21.86 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Chris Martin (New Zealand)
|
2000-2013 | M-71 | W-233 | A-34 | SR-60 | ER-3.4 | avgCR-21.10 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Shane Bond (New Zealand)
|
2001-2009 | M-18 | W-87 | A-22 | SR-39 | ER-3.4 | avgCR-26.65 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
Danny Morrison (New Zealand)
|
1987-1997 | M-48 | W-160 | A-35 | SR-63 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-20.89 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 6 |
Simon Doull (New Zealand)
|
1992-2000 | M-32 | W-98 | A-29 | SR-62 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-19.65 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Tim Southee (New Zealand)
|
2008-2024 | M-107 | W-391 | A-30 | SR-60 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-22.66 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Matt Henry (New Zealand)
|
2015-2025 | M-32 | W-136 | A-27 | SR-52 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-26.43 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Kyle Jamieson (New Zealand)
|
2020-2024 | M-19 | W-80 | A-20 | SR-44 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-26.48 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan)
|
1952-1962 | M-34 | W-139 | A-25 | SR-71 | ER-2.1 | avgCR-26.83 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Khan Mohammad (Pakistan)
|
1952-1958 | M-13 | W-54 | A-24 | SR-58 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-23.01 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Imran Khan (Pakistan)
|
1971-1992 | M-88 | W-362 | A-23 | SR-54 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-27.72 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 6 |
Mohammad Abbas (Pakistan)
|
2017-2025 | M-27 | W-100 | A-23 | SR-56 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-23.63 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 7 |
Anrich Nortje (South Africa)
|
2019-2023 | M-19 | W-70 | A-27 | SR-44 | ER-3.7 | avgCR-23.75 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | Gen5 | 3 |
Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka)
|
2008-2014 | M-19 | W-70 | A-35 | SR-67 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-22.19 |