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. For the last update date and full update schedule, refer to FAQs.
Gen1
Gen2
Gen3
Gen4
Gen5
| Group | Sub-Group | SG_rank | Team (or Player) | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
|
2001-2009 | M-18 | W-87 | A-22 | SR-39 | ER-3.4 | avgCR-25.78 | CI*- 13 16 10 15 15 15 12 18 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen4 | 6 |
|
1992-2000 | M-32 | W-98 | A-29 | SR-62 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-18.89 | CI*- 11 12 15 11 16 12 9 8 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
|
2008-2024 | M-107 | W-391 | A-30 | SR-60 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-21.70 | CI*- 10 12 11 11 12 13 11 8 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
|
2018-2025 | M-22 | W-91 | A-29 | SR-55 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-28.60 | CI*- 5 17 19 6 13 14 16 17 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
|
2011-2022 | M-78 | W-317 | A-27 | SR-55 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-23.39 | CI*- 11 13 11 13 12 16 12 9 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
|
2012-2024 | M-64 | W-260 | A-28 | SR-53 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-22.74 | CI*- 12 12 9 12 14 12 11 10 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
|
2015-2025 | M-33 | W-140 | A-27 | SR-52 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-24.99 | CI*- 12 13 14 12 19 13 10 6 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
|
2020-2024 | M-19 | W-80 | A-20 | SR-44 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-25.05 | CI*- 13 12 8 14 18 11 10 12 |
| New Zealand_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
|
2024-2025 | M-11 | W-39 | A-24 | SR-40 | ER-3.7 | avgCR-24.70 | CI*- 13 13 14 13 18 8 16 4 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
|
1952-1962 | M-34 | W-139 | A-25 | SR-71 | ER-2.1 | avgCR-26.16 | CI*- 16 16 15 18 19 16 20 9 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
|
1952-1958 | M-13 | W-54 | A-24 | SR-58 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-22.02 | CI*- 13 14 13 15 16 21 6 5 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
|
1964-1973 | M-19 | W-59 | A-24 | SR-70 | ER-2.0 | avgCR-19.30 | CI*- 13 7 13 7 8 12 8 11 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
|
1971-1992 | M-88 | W-362 | A-23 | SR-54 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-26.84 | CI*- 13 16 13 17 19 14 16 7 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
|
1977-1990 | M-67 | W-236 | A-33 | SR-72 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-21.00 | CI*- 13 10 12 12 13 13 11 9 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
|
1969-1984 | M-55 | W-177 | A-33 | SR-79 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-21.03 | CI*- 10 14 10 14 12 12 11 12 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
|
1976-1988 | M-50 | W-171 | A-28 | SR-76 | ER-2.2 | avgCR-21.26 | CI*- 12 12 12 12 11 10 14 10 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
|
1983-1985 | M-18 | W-63 | A-35 | SR-69 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-22.43 | CI*- 11 17 12 18 21 17 6 8 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
|
1959-1979 | M-57 | W-79 | A-29 | SR-67 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-10.73 | CI*- 5 7 4 7 5 9 6 4 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
|
1980-1993 | M-34 | W-93 | A-32 | SR-84 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-14.90 | CI*- 7 11 8 7 7 8 10 7 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
|
1985-2002 | M-104 | W-414 | A-24 | SR-55 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-24.39 | CI*- 11 15 11 17 12 16 14 13 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
|
1989-2003 | M-87 | W-373 | A-24 | SR-43 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-25.53 | CI*- 13 14 13 15 17 13 14 11 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
|
2005-2010 | M-23 | W-106 | A-24 | SR-49 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-33.99 | CI*- 8 19 16 18 23 18 14 13 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
|
2000-2010 | M-61 | W-261 | A-35 | SR-68 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-26.95 | CI*- 12 16 14 15 12 19 15 9 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
|
1995-2004 | M-49 | W-208 | A-30 | SR-67 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-25.43 | CI*- 12 16 14 15 17 16 11 13 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 6 |
|
1997-2007 | M-46 | W-178 | A-26 | SR-46 | ER-3.4 | avgCR-25.79 | CI*- 12 15 13 16 13 16 13 12 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 7 |
|
1990-2003 | M-52 | W-185 | A-33 | SR-68 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-21.64 | CI*- 10 13 10 15 11 12 12 14 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 8 |
|
2003-2013 | M-47 | W-163 | A-34 | SR-59 | ER-3.5 | avgCR-22.15 | CI*- 13 11 11 12 13 10 11 7 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 9 |
|
1997-2005 | M-9 | W-32 | A-30 | SR-79 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-23.44 | CI*- 9 16 12 na 16 4 11 14 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
|
2014-2022 | M-48 | W-244 | A-31 | SR-58 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-32.24 | CI*- 8 18 19 14 13 17 21 18 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
|
2009-2014 | M-35 | W-178 | A-28 | SR-65 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-33.14 | CI*- na 17 17 18 15 27 15 16 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
|
2021-2025 | M-21 | W-97 | A-25 | SR-48 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-28.98 | CI*- 18 10 16 11 7 16 18 17 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
|
2018-2025 | M-33 | W-121 | A-28 | SR-53 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-21.95 | CI*- 9 14 10 16 14 13 11 12 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
|
2009-2019 | M-36 | W-119 | A-30 | SR-64 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-23.19 | CI*- na 12 7 13 16 10 13 7 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
|
2017-2025 | M-27 | W-100 | A-23 | SR-56 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-23.27 | CI*- 7 14 13 12 11 16 10 14 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
|
1927-1935 | M-25 | W-84 | A-31 | SR-70 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-20.97 | CI*- 12 13 na 12 13 14 12 7 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
|
1906-1924 | M-25 | W-82 | A-27 | SR-51 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-20.51 | CI*- 11 12 na 12 10 14 13 9 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
|
1949-1960 | M-37 | W-170 | A-26 | SR-80 | ER-1.9 | avgCR-29.08 | CI*- 15 17 na 16 10 22 17 21 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
|
1967-1970 | M-7 | W-41 | A-15 | SR-37 | ER-2.4 | avgCR-33.93 | CI*- 17 na na 17 17 14 13 27 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
|
1961-1970 | M-28 | W-116 | A-24 | SR-56 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-25.89 | CI*- 10 19 na 13 18 16 10 10 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 4 |
|
1953-1962 | M-26 | W-104 | A-21 | SR-61 | ER-2.1 | avgCR-22.80 | CI*- 11 16 na 12 19 8 11 5 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 5 |
|
1955-1962 | M-14 | W-58 | A-25 | SR-67 | ER-2.2 | avgCR-26.01 | CI*- 11 19 na 13 15 23 12 3 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 6 |
|
1955-1970 | M-41 | W-123 | A-26 | SR-95 | ER-1.7 | avgCR-18.99 | CI*- 8 13 na 10 13 7 9 11 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
|
1992-2002 | M-72 | W-330 | A-22 | SR-47 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-28.09 | CI*- 15 16 13 15 17 16 17 10 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
|
1995-2008 | M-108 | W-421 | A-23 | SR-58 | ER-2.4 | avgCR-23.82 | CI*- 11 14 13 12 15 13 13 8 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
|
1998-2009 | M-101 | W-390 | A-29 | SR-53 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-23.29 | CI*- 13 11 10 13 13 16 10 10 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
|
1993-1998 | M-18 | W-85 | A-24 | SR-56 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-28.99 | CI*- 16 14 8 16 9 25 10 18 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
|
1995-2004 | M-45 | W-134 | A-33 | SR-66 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-18.04 | CI*- 9 10 12 9 10 9 12 7 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 6 |
|
1995-2013 | M-166 | W-292 | A-33 | SR-69 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-11.80 | CI*- 6 7 5 7 6 6 7 6 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 7 |
|
2001-2008 | M-36 | W-123 | A-32 | SR-62 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-19.95 | CI*- 9 12 7 11 14 13 8 6 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
|
2004-2019 | M-93 | W-439 | A-23 | SR-42 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-28.58 | CI*- 14 16 16 15 16 17 14 12 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
|
2015-2025 | M-73 | W-340 | A-22 | SR-39 | ER-3.4 | avgCR-28.03 | CI*- 15 16 11 16 15 15 15 15 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
|
2015-2025 | M-14 | W-69 | A-22 | SR-45 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-29.34 | CI*- 13 19 22 11 9 15 24 26 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
|
2006-2018 | M-86 | W-309 | A-28 | SR-53 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-22.61 | CI*- 11 14 11 13 13 13 12 10 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
|
2016-2025 | M-62 | W-218 | A-29 | SR-56 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-21.93 | CI*- 8 15 19 10 13 8 13 13 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
|
2021-2025 | M-21 | W-89 | A-21 | SR-38 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-27.21 | CI*- 14 15 17 14 10 20 17 9 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
|
2011-2020 | M-64 | W-224 | A-22 | SR-51 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-22.26 | CI*- 12 11 7 13 12 13 9 14 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 8 |
|
2010-2017 | M-6 | W-15 | A-28 | SR-37 | ER-4.5 | avgCR-11.61 | CI*- 7 8 8 7 3 6 12 0 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
|
1982-1986 | M-17 | W-59 | A-37 | SR-60 | ER-3.7 | avgCR-21.93 | CI*- 11 16 13 27 16 15 6 15 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
|
1983-1992 | M-23 | W-73 | A-35 | SR-68 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-19.42 | CI*- 11 13 10 17 17 12 8 9 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
|
1982-1989 | M-22 | W-56 | A-35 | SR-68 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-17.50 | CI*- 15 11 15 7 13 15 9 4 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
|
1982-1984 | M-12 | W-37 | A-36 | SR-82 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-19.40 | CI*- 7 16 14 7 10 12 18 13 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
|
1986-1998 | M-18 | W-41 | A-38 | SR-97 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-12.70 | CI*- 7 11 8 12 8 9 10 4 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
|
1992-2010 | M-133 | W-800 | A-23 | SR-55 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-35.44 | CI*- 19 21 20 23 19 22 21 18 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
|
1994-2009 | M-111 | W-355 | A-30 | SR-66 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-18.71 | CI*- 9 12 10 12 11 11 8 12 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
|
2004-2010 | M-30 | W-101 | A-33 | SR-52 | ER-3.9 | avgCR-20.41 | CI*- 8 14 8 16 13 11 11 6 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
|
2000-2012 | M-40 | W-100 | A-38 | SR-62 | ER-3.7 | avgCR-14.65 | CI*- 7 10 7 12 9 7 8 11 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
|
1997-2004 | M-30 | W-64 | A-34 | SR-69 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-13.48 | CI*- 6 10 6 9 9 7 8 5 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 6 |
|
2003-2010 | M-10 | W-28 | A-37 | SR-59 | ER-3.8 | avgCR-14.60 | CI*- 9 7 8 7 14 9 3 6 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 7 |
|
1991-2007 | M-110 | W-98 | A-34 | SR-83 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-7.35 | CI*- 4 4 4 4 3 5 5 4 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
|
1999-2018 | M-93 | W-433 | A-28 | SR-60 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-28.43 | CI*- 17 13 16 12 12 16 16 18 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
|
2022-2025 | M-22 | W-122 | A-31 | SR-59 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-29.73 | CI*- 19 11 17 13 12 17 19 16 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
|
2019-2022 | M-17 | W-71 | A-37 | SR-68 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-22.24 | CI*- 14 11 13 9 12 11 12 15 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
|
2014-2021 | M-43 | W-161 | A-36 | SR-67 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-21.24 | CI*- 14 8 13 5 10 13 11 12 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
|
2021-2025 | M-24 | W-80 | A-27 | SR-46 | ER-3.5 | avgCR-20.94 | CI*- 6 17 9 17 15 12 11 6 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
|
2008-2014 | M-19 | W-70 | A-35 | SR-67 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-21.06 | CI*- 13 11 13 6 23 11 17 6 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
|
2016-2025 | M-34 | W-104 | A-36 | SR-56 | ER-3.9 | avgCR-18.19 | CI*- 4 13 6 17 14 9 10 6 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 8 |
|
2010-2022 | M-70 | W-171 | A-36 | SR-73 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-16.01 | CI*- 4 11 6 13 13 8 8 4 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 9 |
|
2010-2012 | M-12 | W-43 | A-38 | SR-73 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-21.21 | CI*- 13 4 12 na 6 15 8 18 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 10 |
|
2016-2025 | M-28 | W-81 | A-32 | SR-55 | ER-3.5 | avgCR-17.42 | CI*- 6 12 6 14 12 10 9 5 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 11 |
|
2008-2015 | M-25 | W-75 | A-36 | SR-58 | ER-3.7 | avgCR-16.92 | CI*- 9 9 8 11 11 8 12 7 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 12 |
|
2005-2014 | M-21 | W-48 | A-37 | SR-74 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-13.08 | CI*- 8 4 8 3 8 8 6 5 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
|
1928-1933 | M-13 | W-44 | A-28 | SR-60 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-21.74 | CI*- 15 16 na 16 16 16 13 17 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
|
1958-1976 | M-79 | W-309 | A-29 | SR-88 | ER-2.0 | avgCR-24.83 | CI*- 11 14 13 13 9 15 16 11 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
|
1958-1969 | M-48 | W-192 | A-26 | SR-54 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-25.60 | CI*- 11 15 16 12 16 16 9 13 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
|
1950-1960 | M-43 | W-158 | A-29 | SR-88 | ER-2.0 | avgCR-21.71 | CI*- 10 13 11 11 15 10 9 11 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 4 |
|
1950-1962 | M-36 | W-139 | A-30 | SR-93 | ER-2.0 | avgCR-22.56 | CI*- 8 14 na 12 11 13 13 9 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 5 |
|
1954-1974 | M-93 | W-235 | A-34 | SR-92 | ER-2.2 | avgCR-15.54 | CI*- 7 9 8 8 8 10 8 7 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 6 |
|
1960-1969 | M-28 | W-94 | A-29 | SR-60 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-22.50 | CI*- 9 13 10 12 16 13 9 11 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
|
1978-1991 | M-81 | W-376 | A-21 | SR-47 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-28.98 | CI*- 15 16 15 15 13 17 17 13 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
|
1975-1987 | M-60 | W-249 | A-24 | SR-51 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-27.28 | CI*- 10 17 18 14 15 17 11 16 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
|
1977-1987 | M-58 | W-259 | A-21 | SR-51 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-27.69 | CI*- 12 17 13 15 17 13 14 12 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
|
1974-1983 | M-47 | W-202 | A-26 | SR-55 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-27.39 | CI*- 11 16 18 13 16 12 16 11 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
|
1977-1982 | M-27 | W-125 | A-23 | SR-49 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-28.42 | CI*- 18 13 16 15 20 18 9 13 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
|
1986-1992 | M-28 | W-93 | A-31 | SR-52 | ER-3.6 | avgCR-19.97 | CI*- 10 11 14 10 11 11 10 9 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
|
1983-1988 | M-15 | W-45 | A-33 | SR-62 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-18.18 | CI*- 11 9 9 11 10 13 7 20 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 8 |
|
1983-1993 | M-25 | W-46 | A-28 | SR-79 | ER-2.1 | avgCR-13.20 | CI*- 7 7 3 8 7 5 6 10 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
|
1984-2001 | M-132 | W-519 | A-24 | SR-58 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-24.67 | CI*- 12 14 18 13 14 12 15 11 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
|
1988-2000 | M-98 | W-405 | A-21 | SR-54 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-25.44 | CI*- 12 15 13 14 15 14 12 13 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
|
1989-1998 | M-43 | W-161 | A-24 | SR-52 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-23.56 | CI*- 11 15 14 13 16 12 15 7 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
|
2003-2012 | M-55 | W-165 | A-38 | SR-58 | ER-3.9 | avgCR-19.92 | CI*- 11 11 9 11 14 17 6 5 |