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 | Gen2 | 1 |
Imtiaz Ahmed (Pakistan)
|
1952-1962 | M-41 | Ct/St-93 | FPM-2.3 | avgCR-18.81 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Hanif Mohammad (Pakistan)
|
1952-1969 | M-55 | Ct/St-40 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-7.06 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Wasim Bari (Pakistan)
|
1967-1984 | M-81 | Ct/St-228 | FPM-2.8 | avgCR-26.08 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Saleem Yousuf (Pakistan)
|
1982-1990 | M-32 | Ct/St-104 | FPM-3.3 | avgCR-27.42 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
Majid Khan (Pakistan)
|
1964-1983 | M-63 | Ct/St-70 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-9.69 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Anil Dalpat (Pakistan)
|
1984-1985 | M-9 | Ct/St-25 | FPM-2.8 | avgCR-21.55 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Javed Miandad (Pakistan)
|
1976-1993 | M-124 | Ct/St-94 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-6.20 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Mushtaq Mohammad (Pakistan)
|
1959-1979 | M-57 | Ct/St-42 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-5.68 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
Iqbal Qasim (Pakistan)
|
1976-1988 | M-50 | Ct/St-42 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-7.97 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen3 | 8 |
Saleem Malik (Pakistan)
|
1982-1999 | M-103 | Ct/St-65 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-4.98 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Kamran Akmal (Pakistan)
|
2002-2010 | M-53 | Ct/St-206 | FPM-3.9 | avgCR-36.92 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Rashid Latif (Pakistan)
|
1992-2003 | M-37 | Ct/St-130 | FPM-3.5 | avgCR-29.55 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Moin Khan (Pakistan)
|
1990-2004 | M-69 | Ct/St-148 | FPM-2.1 | avgCR-16.53 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Younis Khan (Pakistan)
|
2000-2017 | M-118 | Ct/St-139 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-11.19 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
Taufeeq Umar (Pakistan)
|
2001-2014 | M-44 | Ct/St-48 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-10.10 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 6 |
Mohammad Wasim (Pakistan)
|
1996-2000 | M-18 | Ct/St-24 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-10.68 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 7 |
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan)
|
1992-2007 | M-120 | Ct/St-81 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-5.46 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 8 |
Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistan)
|
1987-2001 | M-60 | Ct/St-45 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-7.51 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen4 | 9 |
Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan)
|
1998-2010 | M-90 | Ct/St-65 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-6.01 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pakistan)
|
2010-2023 | M-54 | Ct/St-182 | FPM-3.4 | avgCR-30.92 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Adnan Akmal (Pakistan)
|
2010-2013 | M-21 | Ct/St-77 | FPM-3.7 | avgCR-33.61 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)
|
2016-2025 | M-41 | Ct/St-118 | FPM-2.9 | avgCR-24.61 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Asad Shafiq (Pakistan)
|
2010-2020 | M-77 | Ct/St-77 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-9.18 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Salman Agha (Pakistan)
|
2022-2025 | M-23 | Ct/St-32 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-14.33 |
| Pakistan_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Azhar Ali (Pakistan)
|
2010-2022 | M-97 | Ct/St-66 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-5.59 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Percy Sherwell (South Africa)
|
1906-1911 | M-13 | Ct/St-36 | FPM-2.8 | avgCR-25.06 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen1 | 2 |
Bruce Mitchell (South Africa)
|
1929-1949 | M-42 | Ct/St-56 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-13.03 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen1 | 3 |
Jock Cameron (South Africa)
|
1927-1935 | M-26 | Ct/St-51 | FPM-2.0 | avgCR-15.88 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
John Waite (South Africa)
|
1951-1965 | M-50 | Ct/St-141 | FPM-2.8 | avgCR-21.84 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Denis Lindsay (South Africa)
|
1963-1970 | M-19 | Ct/St-59 | FPM-3.1 | avgCR-28.09 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Russell Endean (South Africa)
|
1951-1958 | M-28 | Ct/St-41 | FPM-1.5 | avgCR-15.05 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen2 | 4 |
Trevor Goddard (South Africa)
|
1955-1970 | M-41 | Ct/St-48 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-11.03 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Mark Boucher (South Africa)
|
1997-2012 | M-147 | Ct/St-555 | FPM-3.8 | avgCR-33.61 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
David Richardson (South Africa)
|
1992-1998 | M-42 | Ct/St-152 | FPM-3.6 | avgCR-32.67 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Graeme Smith (South Africa)
|
2002-2014 | M-117 | Ct/St-169 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-14.48 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
|
1995-2013 | M-166 | Ct/St-200 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-11.40 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
Brian McMillan (South Africa)
|
1992-1998 | M-38 | Ct/St-49 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-13.58 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 6 |
Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa)
|
1996-2008 | M-90 | Ct/St-94 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-9.75 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 7 |
Daryll Cullinan (South Africa)
|
1993-2001 | M-70 | Ct/St-67 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-7.87 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 8 |
Gary Kirsten (South Africa)
|
1993-2004 | M-101 | Ct/St-83 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-7.33 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 9 |
Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
|
1995-2008 | M-108 | Ct/St-72 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-5.24 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen4 | 10 |
Ashwell Prince (South Africa)
|
2002-2011 | M-66 | Ct/St-47 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-5.37 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Quinton de Kock (South Africa)
|
2014-2021 | M-54 | Ct/St-232 | FPM-4.3 | avgCR-42.72 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
AB de Villiers (South Africa)
|
2004-2018 | M-114 | Ct/St-227 | FPM-2.0 | avgCR-18.77 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Kyle Verreynne (South Africa)
|
2021-2025 | M-30 | Ct/St-101 | FPM-3.4 | avgCR-28.27 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Hashim Amla (South Africa)
|
2004-2019 | M-124 | Ct/St-108 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-7.52 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Dean Elgar (South Africa)
|
2012-2024 | M-86 | Ct/St-92 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-8.63 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Aiden Markram (South Africa)
|
2017-2025 | M-49 | Ct/St-61 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-10.97 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
Faf du Plessis (South Africa)
|
2012-2021 | M-69 | Ct/St-63 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-7.69 |
| South Africa_25 | Gen5 | 8 |
Jean-Paul Duminy (South Africa)
|
2008-2017 | M-46 | Ct/St-38 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-7.71 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Amal Silva (Sri Lanka)
|
1983-1988 | M-9 | Ct/St-34 | FPM-3.8 | avgCR-36.04 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Guy de Alwis (Sri Lanka)
|
1983-1988 | M-11 | Ct/St-23 | FPM-2.1 | avgCR-15.92 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Hashan Tillakaratne (Sri Lanka)
|
1989-2004 | M-83 | Ct/St-124 | FPM-1.5 | avgCR-14.55 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Romesh Kaluwitharana (Sri Lanka)
|
1992-2004 | M-49 | Ct/St-119 | FPM-2.4 | avgCR-19.84 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
Pubudu Dassanayake (Sri Lanka)
|
1993-1994 | M-11 | Ct/St-24 | FPM-2.2 | avgCR-19.21 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Prasanna Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
|
2000-2015 | M-58 | Ct/St-156 | FPM-2.7 | avgCR-21.43 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
|
1997-2014 | M-149 | Ct/St-205 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-13.16 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 6 |
Roshan Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
|
1986-1998 | M-52 | Ct/St-56 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-10.37 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 7 |
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
|
2000-2015 | M-134 | Ct/St-202 | FPM-1.5 | avgCR-11.62 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 8 |
Russel Arnold (Sri Lanka)
|
1997-2004 | M-44 | Ct/St-51 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-10.11 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 9 |
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
|
1991-2007 | M-110 | Ct/St-78 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-5.86 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 10 |
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
|
1999-2013 | M-87 | Ct/St-88 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-8.89 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 11 |
Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka)
|
1990-2007 | M-90 | Ct/St-58 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-5.89 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 12 |
Jehan Mubarak (Sri Lanka)
|
2002-2015 | M-13 | Ct/St-15 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-13.19 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen4 | 13 |
Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka)
|
1992-2010 | M-133 | Ct/St-72 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-3.86 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Niroshan Dickwella (Sri Lanka)
|
2014-2023 | M-54 | Ct/St-161 | FPM-3.0 | avgCR-24.63 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka)
|
2015-2025 | M-73 | Ct/St-118 | FPM-1.6 | avgCR-14.35 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Dhananjaya de Silva (Sri Lanka)
|
2016-2025 | M-65 | Ct/St-87 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-11.68 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka)
|
2011-2025 | M-90 | Ct/St-105 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-9.63 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 5 |
Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
|
2009-2025 | M-119 | Ct/St-78 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-5.48 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 6 |
Lahiru Thirimanne (Sri Lanka)
|
2011-2022 | M-44 | Ct/St-36 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-7.82 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 7 |
Kaushal Silva (Sri Lanka)
|
2011-2018 | M-39 | Ct/St-35 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-7.84 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 8 |
Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka)
|
2012-2025 | M-100 | Ct/St-62 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-4.34 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 9 |
Kithuruwan Vithanage (Sri Lanka)
|
2013-2015 | M-10 | Ct/St-10 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-9.71 |
| Sri Lanka_25 | Gen5 | 10 |
Dilruwan Perera (Sri Lanka)
|
2014-2021 | M-43 | Ct/St-19 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-3.32 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen1 | 1 |
Baron Constantine (West Indies)
|
1928-1939 | M-18 | Ct/St-28 | FPM-1.6 | avgCR-17.19 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 1 |
Gerry Alexander (West Indies)
|
1957-1961 | M-25 | Ct/St-90 | FPM-3.6 | avgCR-33.91 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 2 |
Garry Sobers (West Indies)
|
1954-1974 | M-93 | Ct/St-109 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-12.43 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 3 |
Clyde Walcott (West Indies)
|
1948-1960 | M-44 | Ct/St-64 | FPM-1.5 | avgCR-11.30 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 4 |
Jackie Hendriks (West Indies)
|
1962-1969 | M-20 | Ct/St-47 | FPM-2.4 | avgCR-16.84 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen2 | 5 |
Everton Weekes (West Indies)
|
1948-1958 | M-48 | Ct/St-49 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-8.71 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 1 |
Deryck Murray (West Indies)
|
1963-1980 | M-62 | Ct/St-189 | FPM-3.0 | avgCR-27.29 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 2 |
Jeff Dujon (West Indies)
|
1981-1991 | M-81 | Ct/St-272 | FPM-3.4 | avgCR-29.40 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 3 |
David Murray (West Indies)
|
1978-1982 | M-19 | Ct/St-62 | FPM-3.3 | avgCR-30.32 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 4 |
Clive Lloyd (West Indies)
|
1966-1984 | M-110 | Ct/St-90 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-7.24 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 5 |
Viv Richards (West Indies)
|
1974-1991 | M-121 | Ct/St-122 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-9.31 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 6 |
Roy Fredericks (West Indies)
|
1968-1977 | M-59 | Ct/St-62 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-9.52 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 7 |
Richie Richardson (West Indies)
|
1983-1995 | M-86 | Ct/St-90 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-9.69 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 8 |
Gus Logie (West Indies)
|
1983-1991 | M-52 | Ct/St-57 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-11.86 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen3 | 9 |
Gordon Greenidge (West Indies)
|
1974-1991 | M-108 | Ct/St-96 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-7.46 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 1 |
Ridley Jacobs (West Indies)
|
1998-2004 | M-65 | Ct/St-219 | FPM-3.4 | avgCR-29.76 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 2 |
Courtney Browne (West Indies)
|
1995-2005 | M-20 | Ct/St-81 | FPM-4.1 | avgCR-38.16 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 3 |
David Williams (West Indies)
|
1992-1998 | M-11 | Ct/St-42 | FPM-3.8 | avgCR-37.53 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 4 |
Brian Lara (West Indies)
|
1990-2006 | M-131 | Ct/St-164 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-13.80 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 5 |
Junior Murray (West Indies)
|
1993-2002 | M-33 | Ct/St-102 | FPM-3.1 | avgCR-27.24 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen4 | 6 |
Carl Hooper (West Indies)
|
1987-2002 | M-102 | Ct/St-115 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-11.94 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen5 | 1 |
Denesh Ramdin (West Indies)
|
2005-2016 | M-74 | Ct/St-217 | FPM-2.9 | avgCR-25.67 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen5 | 2 |
Joshua Da Silva (West Indies)
|
2020-2024 | M-33 | Ct/St-127 | FPM-3.8 | avgCR-33.98 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen5 | 3 |
Shane Dowrich (West Indies)
|
2015-2020 | M-35 | Ct/St-90 | FPM-2.6 | avgCR-21.28 |
| West Indies_25 | Gen5 | 4 |
Shai Hope (West Indies)
|
2015-2025 | M-43 | Ct/St-70 | FPM-1.6 | avgCR-13.71 |