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.
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Australia_25 Gen1 1 Clarrie Grimmett (Australia) flag Clarrie Grimmett (Australia) 1925-1936 | M-37 | W-216 | A-24 | SR-67 | ER-2.2 | avgCR-33.34
Australia_25 Gen1 2 Charlie Turner (Australia) flag Charlie Turner (Australia) 1887-1895 | M-17 | W-101 | A-17 | SR-51 | ER-1.9 | avgCR-38.48
Australia_25 Gen1 3 Bill O'Reilly (Australia) flag Bill O'Reilly (Australia) 1932-1946 | M-27 | W-144 | A-23 | SR-70 | ER-1.9 | avgCR-32.24
Australia_25 Gen1 4 Frederick Spofforth (Australia) flag Frederick Spofforth (Australia) 1877-1887 | M-18 | W-94 | A-18 | SR-45 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-33.44
Australia_25 Gen1 5 Hugh Trumble (Australia) flag Hugh Trumble (Australia) 1890-1904 | M-32 | W-141 | A-22 | SR-57 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-27.69
Australia_25 Gen2 1 Graham McKenzie (Australia) flag Graham McKenzie (Australia) 1961-1971 | M-60 | W-246 | A-30 | SR-72 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-26.65
Australia_25 Gen2 2 Richie Benaud (Australia) flag Richie Benaud (Australia) 1952-1964 | M-63 | W-248 | A-27 | SR-77 | ER-2.1 | avgCR-24.99
Australia_25 Gen2 3 Alan Davidson (Australia) flag Alan Davidson (Australia) 1953-1963 | M-44 | W-186 | A-21 | SR-62 | ER-2.0 | avgCR-27.89
Australia_25 Gen2 4 Ray Lindwall (Australia) flag Ray Lindwall (Australia) 1946-1960 | M-61 | W-228 | A-23 | SR-60 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-23.67
Australia_25 Gen2 5 Keith Miller (Australia) flag Keith Miller (Australia) 1946-1956 | M-55 | W-170 | A-23 | SR-62 | ER-2.2 | avgCR-19.18
Australia_25 Gen3 1 Dennis Lillee (Australia) flag Dennis Lillee (Australia) 1971-1984 | M-70 | W-355 | A-24 | SR-52 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-32.53
Australia_25 Gen3 2 Craig McDermott (Australia) flag Craig McDermott (Australia) 1984-1996 | M-71 | W-291 | A-29 | SR-57 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-25.44
Australia_25 Gen3 3 Jeff Thomson (Australia) flag Jeff Thomson (Australia) 1972-1985 | M-51 | W-200 | A-28 | SR-53 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-25.48
Australia_25 Gen3 4 Geoff Lawson (Australia) flag Geoff Lawson (Australia) 1980-1989 | M-46 | W-180 | A-31 | SR-62 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-25.40
Australia_25 Gen3 5 Merv Hughes (Australia) flag Merv Hughes (Australia) 1985-1994 | M-53 | W-212 | A-28 | SR-58 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-24.45
Australia_25 Gen4 1 Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 1992-2007 | M-145 | W-708 | A-25 | SR-57 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-31.96
Australia_25 Gen4 2 Glenn McGrath (Australia) flag Glenn McGrath (Australia) 1993-2007 | M-124 | W-563 | A-22 | SR-52 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-29.45
Australia_25 Gen4 3 Brett Lee (Australia) flag Brett Lee (Australia) 1999-2008 | M-76 | W-310 | A-31 | SR-53 | ER-3.5 | avgCR-24.39
Australia_25 Gen4 4 Stuart MacGill (Australia) flag Stuart MacGill (Australia) 1998-2008 | M-44 | W-208 | A-29 | SR-54 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-27.56
Australia_25 Gen4 5 Jason Gillespie (Australia) flag Jason Gillespie (Australia) 1996-2006 | M-71 | W-259 | A-26 | SR-55 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-22.93
Australia_25 Gen5 1 Nathan Lyon (Australia) flag Nathan Lyon (Australia) 2011-2025 | M-139 | W-562 | A-30 | SR-61 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-26.30
Australia_25 Gen5 2 Mitchell Starc (Australia) flag Mitchell Starc (Australia) 2011-2025 | M-100 | W-402 | A-27 | SR-47 | ER-3.4 | avgCR-25.93
Australia_25 Gen5 3 Pat Cummins (Australia) flag Pat Cummins (Australia) 2011-2025 | M-71 | W-309 | A-22 | SR-46 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-28.65
Australia_25 Gen5 4 Mitchell Johnson (Australia) flag Mitchell Johnson (Australia) 2007-2015 | M-73 | W-313 | A-28 | SR-51 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-28.61
Australia_25 Gen5 5 Josh Hazlewood (Australia) flag 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) flag 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) flag 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) flag 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) flag Maurice Tate (England) 1924-1935 | M-39 | W-155 | A-26 | SR-81 | ER-1.9 | avgCR-22.34
England_25 Gen1 5 Wilfred Rhodes (England) flag Wilfred Rhodes (England) 1899-1930 | M-58 | W-127 | A-27 | SR-65 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-16.51
England_25 Gen2 1 John Snow (England) flag 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) flag 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) flag 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) flag 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) flag 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) flag Fred Titmus (England) 1955-1975 | M-53 | W-153 | A-32 | SR-99 | ER-2.0 | avgCR-18.62
England_25 Gen2 7 Tony Lock (England) flag Tony Lock (England) 1952-1968 | M-49 | W-174 | A-26 | SR-76 | ER-2.0 | avgCR-20.41
England_25 Gen3 1 Ian Botham (England) flag 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) flag Bob Willis (England) 1971-1984 | M-90 | W-325 | A-25 | SR-53 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-23.43
England_25 Gen3 3 Derek Underwood (England) flag Derek Underwood (England) 1966-1982 | M-86 | W-297 | A-26 | SR-74 | ER-2.1 | avgCR-21.81
England_25 Gen4 1 Andy Caddick (England) flag 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) flag 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) flag 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) flag 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) flag 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) flag 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) flag 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) flag 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) flag 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) flag Chris Woakes (England) 2013-2025 | M-62 | W-192 | A-30 | SR-58 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-18.96
India_25 Gen2 1 Vinoo Mankad (India) flag Vinoo Mankad (India) 1946-1959 | M-44 | W-162 | A-32 | SR-91 | ER-2.1 | avgCR-22.86
India_25 Gen2 2 Subhash Gupte (India) flag 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) flag Bhagwath Chandrasekhar (India) 1964-1979 | M-58 | W-242 | A-30 | SR-66 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-26.86
India_25 Gen3 2 Bishan Bedi (India) flag Bishan Bedi (India) 1966-1979 | M-67 | W-266 | A-29 | SR-80 | ER-2.1 | avgCR-24.06
India_25 Gen3 3 Kapil Dev (India) flag 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) flag Erapalli Prasanna (India) 1962-1978 | M-49 | W-189 | A-30 | SR-76 | ER-2.4 | avgCR-25.12
India_25 Gen3 5 Dilip Doshi (India) flag Dilip Doshi (India) 1979-1983 | M-33 | W-114 | A-31 | SR-82 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-21.35
India_25 Gen3 6 Karsan Ghavri (India) flag Karsan Ghavri (India) 1974-1981 | M-39 | W-109 | A-34 | SR-64 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-18.74
India_25 Gen3 7 Shivlal Yadav (India) flag 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) flag 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) flag Harbhajan Singh (India) 1998-2015 | M-103 | W-417 | A-32 | SR-68 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-26.27
India_25 Gen4 3 Zaheer Khan (India) flag Zaheer Khan (India) 2000-2014 | M-92 | W-311 | A-33 | SR-60 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-22.03
India_25 Gen4 4 Javagal Srinath (India) flag 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) flag 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) flag 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) flag 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) flag 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) flag Jasprit Bumrah (India) 2018-2025 | M-51 | W-232 | A-20 | SR-42 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-33.33
India_25 Gen5 3 Ravindra Jadeja (India) flag Ravindra Jadeja (India) 2012-2025 | M-88 | W-342 | A-25 | SR-58 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-25.04
India_25 Gen5 4 Ishant Sharma (India) flag 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) flag 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) flag Mohammed Siraj (India) 2020-2025 | M-44 | W-134 | A-30 | SR-50 | ER-3.5 | avgCR-21.78
India_25 Gen5 7 Pragyan Ojha (India) flag Pragyan Ojha (India) 2009-2013 | M-24 | W-113 | A-30 | SR-68 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-26.23
India_25 Gen5 8 Amit Mishra (India) flag 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) flag 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) flag 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) flag 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) flag 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) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 1973-1990 | M-86 | W-431 | A-22 | SR-51 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-33.53
New Zealand_25 Gen3 2 Richard Collinge (New Zealand) flag Richard Collinge (New Zealand) 1965-1978 | M-35 | W-116 | A-29 | SR-66 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-19.65
New Zealand_25 Gen3 3 Lance Cairns (New Zealand) flag 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) flag Ewen Chatfield (New Zealand) 1975-1989 | M-43 | W-123 | A-32 | SR-84 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-18.85
New Zealand_25 Gen3 5 Hedley Howarth (New Zealand) flag Hedley Howarth (New Zealand) 1969-1977 | M-30 | W-86 | A-37 | SR-103 | ER-2.2 | avgCR-16.51
New Zealand_25 Gen3 6 John Bracewell (New Zealand) flag John Bracewell (New Zealand) 1980-1990 | M-41 | W-102 | A-36 | SR-82 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-16.56
New Zealand_25 Gen4 1 Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) flag Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 1997-2014 | M-113 | W-362 | A-34 | SR-80 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-20.29
New Zealand_25 Gen4 2 Chris Cairns (New Zealand) flag 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) flag 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) flag 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) flag 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) flag 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) flag Tim Southee (New Zealand) 2008-2024 | M-107 | W-391 | A-30 | SR-60 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-22.66
New Zealand_25 Gen5 2 Trent Boult (New Zealand) flag Trent Boult (New Zealand) 2011-2022 | M-78 | W-317 | A-27 | SR-55 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-24.27
New Zealand_25 Gen5 3 Ajaz Patel (New Zealand) flag Ajaz Patel (New Zealand) 2018-2024 | M-21 | W-85 | A-29 | SR-54 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-29.58
New Zealand_25 Gen5 4 Neil Wagner (New Zealand) flag Neil Wagner (New Zealand) 2012-2024 | M-64 | W-260 | A-28 | SR-53 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-23.79
New Zealand_25 Gen5 5 Matt Henry (New Zealand) flag 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) flag 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) flag 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) flag Khan Mohammad (Pakistan) 1952-1958 | M-13 | W-54 | A-24 | SR-58 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-23.01
Pakistan_25 Gen2 3 Pervez Sajjad (Pakistan) flag Pervez Sajjad (Pakistan) 1964-1973 | M-19 | W-59 | A-24 | SR-70 | ER-2.0 | avgCR-20.15
Pakistan_25 Gen3 1 Imran Khan (Pakistan) flag Imran Khan (Pakistan) 1971-1992 | M-88 | W-362 | A-23 | SR-54 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-27.72
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