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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World_100 | Gen1 | 1 |
Wally Hammond (England)
|
1927-1947 | M-85 | R-7249 | BaA-58 | W-83 | BoA-38 | Ct/St-110 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-32.76 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 2 |
Wilfred Rhodes (England)
|
1899-1930 | M-58 | R-2325 | BaA-30 | W-127 | BoA-27 | Ct/St-60 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-35.33 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 3 |
Frank Woolley (England)
|
1909-1934 | M-64 | R-3283 | BaA-36 | W-83 | BoA-34 | Ct/St-64 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-31.66 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 4 |
Donald Bradman (Australia)
|
1928-1948 | M-52 | R-6996 | BaA-100 | W-2 | BoA-36 | Ct/St-32 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-34.84 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 5 |
Bruce Mitchell (South Africa)
|
1929-1949 | M-42 | R-3471 | BaA-49 | W-27 | BoA-51 | Ct/St-56 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-37.29 |
| World_100 | Gen1 | 6 |
Warwick Armstrong (Australia)
|
1902-1921 | M-50 | R-2863 | BaA-39 | W-87 | BoA-34 | Ct/St-44 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-33.85 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 1 |
Garry Sobers (West Indies)
|
1954-1974 | M-93 | R-8032 | BaA-58 | W-235 | BoA-34 | Ct/St-109 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-43.74 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 2 |
Richie Benaud (Australia)
|
1952-1964 | M-63 | R-2201 | BaA-24 | W-248 | BoA-27 | Ct/St-65 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-39.39 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 3 |
Fred Trueman (England)
|
1952-1965 | M-67 | R-981 | BaA-14 | W-307 | BoA-22 | Ct/St-64 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-35.76 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 4 |
Keith Miller (Australia)
|
1946-1956 | M-55 | R-2958 | BaA-37 | W-170 | BoA-23 | Ct/St-38 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-38.88 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 5 |
Ray Lindwall (Australia)
|
1946-1960 | M-61 | R-1502 | BaA-21 | W-228 | BoA-23 | Ct/St-26 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-34.80 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 6 |
Alan Davidson (Australia)
|
1953-1963 | M-44 | R-1328 | BaA-25 | W-186 | BoA-21 | Ct/St-42 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-39.69 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 7 |
Leonard Hutton (England)
|
1937-1955 | M-79 | R-6971 | BaA-57 | W-3 | BoA-77 | Ct/St-57 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-29.43 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 8 |
Vinoo Mankad (India)
|
1946-1959 | M-44 | R-2109 | BaA-31 | W-162 | BoA-32 | Ct/St-33 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-38.38 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 9 |
Denis Compton (England)
|
1937-1957 | M-78 | R-5807 | BaA-50 | W-25 | BoA-56 | Ct/St-49 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-28.94 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 10 |
Frank Worrell (West Indies)
|
1948-1963 | M-51 | R-3860 | BaA-49 | W-69 | BoA-39 | Ct/St-43 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-35.64 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 11 |
John Reid (New Zealand)
|
1949-1965 | M-58 | R-3428 | BaA-33 | W-85 | BoA-33 | Ct/St-44 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-33.54 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 12 |
Alec Bedser (England)
|
1946-1955 | M-51 | R-714 | BaA-13 | W-236 | BoA-25 | Ct/St-26 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-35.53 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 13 |
Neil Harvey (Australia)
|
1948-1963 | M-79 | R-6149 | BaA-48 | W-3 | BoA-40 | Ct/St-64 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-28.39 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 14 |
Brian Statham (England)
|
1951-1965 | M-70 | R-675 | BaA-11 | W-252 | BoA-25 | Ct/St-28 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-29.95 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 15 |
Trevor Bailey (England)
|
1949-1959 | M-61 | R-2290 | BaA-30 | W-132 | BoA-29 | Ct/St-32 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-30.29 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 16 |
Bob Simpson (Australia)
|
1957-1978 | M-62 | R-4869 | BaA-47 | W-71 | BoA-42 | Ct/St-110 | FPM-1.8 | avgCR-37.78 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 17 |
Lance Gibbs (West Indies)
|
1958-1976 | M-79 | R-488 | BaA-7 | W-309 | BoA-29 | Ct/St-52 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-32.59 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 18 |
Ken Barrington (England)
|
1955-1968 | M-82 | R-6806 | BaA-59 | W-29 | BoA-45 | Ct/St-58 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-30.55 |
| World_100 | Gen2 | 19 |
Graham McKenzie (Australia)
|
1961-1971 | M-60 | R-945 | BaA-12 | W-246 | BoA-30 | Ct/St-34 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-34.71 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 1 |
Ian Botham (England)
|
1977-1992 | M-102 | R-5200 | BaA-34 | W-383 | BoA-28 | Ct/St-120 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-42.94 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 2 |
Kapil Dev (India)
|
1978-1994 | M-131 | R-5248 | BaA-31 | W-434 | BoA-30 | Ct/St-64 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-39.11 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 3 |
Richard Hadlee (New Zealand)
|
1973-1990 | M-86 | R-3124 | BaA-27 | W-431 | BoA-22 | Ct/St-39 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-44.37 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 4 |
Imran Khan (Pakistan)
|
1971-1992 | M-88 | R-3807 | BaA-38 | W-362 | BoA-23 | Ct/St-28 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-41.77 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 5 |
Allan Border (Australia)
|
1978-1994 | M-156 | R-11174 | BaA-51 | W-39 | BoA-39 | Ct/St-156 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-30.21 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 6 |
Viv Richards (West Indies)
|
1974-1991 | M-121 | R-8540 | BaA-50 | W-32 | BoA-61 | Ct/St-122 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-31.36 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 7 |
Malcolm Marshall (West Indies)
|
1978-1991 | M-81 | R-1810 | BaA-19 | W-376 | BoA-21 | Ct/St-25 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-38.28 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 8 |
Graham Gooch (England)
|
1975-1995 | M-118 | R-8900 | BaA-43 | W-23 | BoA-46 | Ct/St-103 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-31.91 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 9 |
Dennis Lillee (Australia)
|
1971-1984 | M-70 | R-905 | BaA-14 | W-355 | BoA-24 | Ct/St-23 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-37.30 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 10 |
Tony Greig (England)
|
1972-1977 | M-58 | R-3599 | BaA-40 | W-141 | BoA-32 | Ct/St-87 | FPM-1.5 | avgCR-40.07 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 11 |
Greg Chappell (Australia)
|
1970-1984 | M-87 | R-7110 | BaA-54 | W-47 | BoA-41 | Ct/St-122 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-33.36 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 12 |
Bob Willis (England)
|
1971-1984 | M-90 | R-840 | BaA-12 | W-325 | BoA-25 | Ct/St-39 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-32.16 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 13 |
Clive Lloyd (West Indies)
|
1966-1984 | M-110 | R-7515 | BaA-47 | W-10 | BoA-62 | Ct/St-90 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-28.41 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 14 |
Geoff Boycott (England)
|
1964-1982 | M-108 | R-8114 | BaA-48 | W-7 | BoA-55 | Ct/St-33 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-27.94 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 15 |
Michael Holding (West Indies)
|
1975-1987 | M-60 | R-910 | BaA-14 | W-249 | BoA-24 | Ct/St-22 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-36.28 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 16 |
Joel Garner (West Indies)
|
1977-1987 | M-58 | R-672 | BaA-12 | W-259 | BoA-21 | Ct/St-42 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-36.27 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 17 |
Javed Miandad (Pakistan)
|
1976-1993 | M-124 | R-8832 | BaA-53 | W-17 | BoA-40 | Ct/St-94 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-27.46 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 18 |
Derek Underwood (England)
|
1966-1982 | M-86 | R-937 | BaA-12 | W-297 | BoA-26 | Ct/St-44 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-30.43 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 19 |
Ravi Shastri (India)
|
1981-1992 | M-80 | R-3830 | BaA-36 | W-151 | BoA-41 | Ct/St-36 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-32.35 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 20 |
Bishan Bedi (India)
|
1966-1979 | M-67 | R-656 | BaA-9 | W-266 | BoA-29 | Ct/St-26 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-32.96 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 21 |
Doug Walters (Australia)
|
1965-1981 | M-74 | R-5357 | BaA-48 | W-49 | BoA-29 | Ct/St-43 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-31.50 |
| World_100 | Gen3 | 22 |
Craig McDermott (Australia)
|
1984-1996 | M-71 | R-940 | BaA-12 | W-291 | BoA-29 | Ct/St-19 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-33.41 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 1 |
Shane Warne (Australia)
|
1992-2007 | M-145 | R-3154 | BaA-17 | W-708 | BoA-25 | Ct/St-125 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-40.40 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 2 |
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
|
1995-2013 | M-166 | R-13289 | BaA-55 | W-292 | BoA-33 | Ct/St-200 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-39.65 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 3 |
Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka)
|
1992-2010 | M-133 | R-1261 | BaA-12 | W-800 | BoA-23 | Ct/St-72 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-40.52 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 4 |
Sachin Tendulkar (India)
|
1989-2013 | M-200 | R-15921 | BaA-54 | W-46 | BoA-54 | Ct/St-115 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-31.02 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 5 |
Anil Kumble (India)
|
1990-2008 | M-132 | R-2506 | BaA-18 | W-619 | BoA-30 | Ct/St-60 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-37.57 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 6 |
Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
|
1995-2008 | M-108 | R-3781 | BaA-32 | W-421 | BoA-23 | Ct/St-72 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-40.25 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 7 |
Courtney Walsh (West Indies)
|
1984-2001 | M-132 | R-936 | BaA-8 | W-519 | BoA-24 | Ct/St-29 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-33.16 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 8 |
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
1985-2002 | M-104 | R-2898 | BaA-23 | W-414 | BoA-24 | Ct/St-44 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-36.90 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 9 |
Steve Waugh (Australia)
|
1985-2004 | M-168 | R-10927 | BaA-51 | W-92 | BoA-37 | Ct/St-112 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-28.40 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 10 |
Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
|
1997-2014 | M-113 | R-4531 | BaA-30 | W-362 | BoA-34 | Ct/St-58 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-37.69 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 11 |
Glenn McGrath (Australia)
|
1993-2007 | M-124 | R-641 | BaA-7 | W-563 | BoA-22 | Ct/St-38 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-34.74 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 12 |
Mark Waugh (Australia)
|
1991-2002 | M-128 | R-8029 | BaA-42 | W-59 | BoA-41 | Ct/St-181 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-30.87 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 13 |
Ricky Ponting (Australia)
|
1995-2012 | M-168 | R-13378 | BaA-52 | W-5 | BoA-55 | Ct/St-196 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-29.53 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 14 |
Chris Cairns (New Zealand)
|
1989-2004 | M-62 | R-3320 | BaA-34 | W-218 | BoA-29 | Ct/St-14 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-40.90 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 15 |
Andrew Flintoff (England)
|
1998-2009 | M-79 | R-3845 | BaA-32 | W-226 | BoA-33 | Ct/St-52 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-40.17 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 16 |
Curtly Ambrose (West Indies)
|
1988-2000 | M-98 | R-1439 | BaA-12 | W-405 | BoA-21 | Ct/St-18 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-34.25 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 17 |
Carl Hooper (West Indies)
|
1987-2002 | M-102 | R-5762 | BaA-36 | W-114 | BoA-49 | Ct/St-115 | FPM-1.1 | avgCR-33.53 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 18 |
Virender Sehwag (India)
|
2001-2013 | M-104 | R-8586 | BaA-49 | W-40 | BoA-47 | Ct/St-91 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-35.84 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 19 |
Harbhajan Singh (India)
|
1998-2015 | M-103 | R-2224 | BaA-18 | W-417 | BoA-32 | Ct/St-42 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-35.94 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 20 |
Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies)
|
1994-2015 | M-164 | R-11867 | BaA-51 | W-9 | BoA-98 | Ct/St-66 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-28.49 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 21 |
Chris Gayle (West Indies)
|
2000-2014 | M-103 | R-7214 | BaA-42 | W-73 | BoA-43 | Ct/St-96 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-34.33 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 22 |
Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
|
1989-2003 | M-87 | R-1010 | BaA-10 | W-373 | BoA-24 | Ct/St-18 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-33.71 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 23 |
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)
|
1994-2009 | M-111 | R-3089 | BaA-24 | W-355 | BoA-30 | Ct/St-31 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-32.74 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 24 |
Younis Khan (Pakistan)
|
2000-2017 | M-118 | R-10099 | BaA-52 | W-9 | BoA-55 | Ct/St-139 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-31.73 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 25 |
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
|
1997-2014 | M-149 | R-11814 | BaA-50 | W-6 | BoA-52 | Ct/St-205 | FPM-1.4 | avgCR-28.41 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 26 |
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
|
1991-2007 | M-110 | R-6973 | BaA-40 | W-98 | BoA-34 | Ct/St-78 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-32.18 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 27 |
Allan Donald (South Africa)
|
1992-2002 | M-72 | R-652 | BaA-11 | W-330 | BoA-22 | Ct/St-18 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-35.21 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 28 |
Mike Atherton (England)
|
1989-2001 | M-115 | R-7728 | BaA-38 | W-2 | BoA-151 | Ct/St-83 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-27.86 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 29 |
Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka)
|
1984-2002 | M-93 | R-6361 | BaA-43 | W-29 | BoA-42 | Ct/St-43 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-28.68 |
| World_100 | Gen4 | 30 |
Gary Kirsten (South Africa)
|
1993-2004 | M-101 | R-7289 | BaA-45 | W-2 | BoA-71 | Ct/St-83 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-27.35 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 1 |
James Anderson (England)
|
2003-2024 | M-188 | R-1353 | BaA-9 | W-704 | BoA-26 | Ct/St-107 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-33.69 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 2 |
Joe Root (England)
|
2012-2025 | M-158 | R-13543 | BaA-51 | W-73 | BoA-47 | Ct/St-213 | FPM-1.3 | avgCR-36.93 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 3 |
Stuart Broad (England)
|
2007-2023 | M-167 | R-3662 | BaA-18 | W-604 | BoA-28 | Ct/St-55 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-35.52 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 4 |
Ravichandran Ashwin (India)
|
2011-2024 | M-106 | R-3503 | BaA-26 | W-537 | BoA-24 | Ct/St-36 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-42.84 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 5 |
Ben Stokes (England)
|
2013-2025 | M-115 | R-7032 | BaA-36 | W-230 | BoA-32 | Ct/St-113 | FPM-1.0 | avgCR-39.63 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 6 |
Nathan Lyon (Australia)
|
2011-2025 | M-139 | R-1638 | BaA-13 | W-562 | BoA-30 | Ct/St-64 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-34.87 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 7 |
Ravindra Jadeja (India)
|
2012-2025 | M-88 | R-4035 | BaA-38 | W-342 | BoA-25 | Ct/St-49 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-42.14 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 8 |
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
2011-2025 | M-100 | R-2322 | BaA-20 | W-402 | BoA-27 | Ct/St-45 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-38.26 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 9 |
Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
|
2007-2024 | M-71 | R-4609 | BaA-38 | W-246 | BoA-32 | Ct/St-29 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-43.01 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 10 |
Tim Southee (New Zealand)
|
2008-2024 | M-107 | R-2245 | BaA-15 | W-391 | BoA-30 | Ct/St-86 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-36.45 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 11 |
Mitchell Johnson (Australia)
|
2007-2015 | M-73 | R-2065 | BaA-22 | W-313 | BoA-28 | Ct/St-27 | FPM-0.4 | avgCR-40.92 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 12 |
Steven Smith (Australia)
|
2010-2025 | M-119 | R-10477 | BaA-56 | W-19 | BoA-53 | Ct/St-201 | FPM-1.7 | avgCR-34.26 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 13 |
Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka)
|
1999-2018 | M-93 | R-1699 | BaA-15 | W-433 | BoA-28 | Ct/St-24 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-36.91 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 14 |
Dale Steyn (South Africa)
|
2004-2019 | M-93 | R-1251 | BaA-14 | W-439 | BoA-23 | Ct/St-26 | FPM-0.3 | avgCR-36.16 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 15 |
Kagiso Rabada (South Africa)
|
2015-2025 | M-73 | R-1102 | BaA-12 | W-340 | BoA-22 | Ct/St-34 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-38.83 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 16 |
Pat Cummins (Australia)
|
2011-2025 | M-71 | R-1548 | BaA-17 | W-309 | BoA-22 | Ct/St-35 | FPM-0.5 | avgCR-39.14 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 17 |
Moeen Ali (England)
|
2014-2023 | M-68 | R-3094 | BaA-28 | W-204 | BoA-37 | Ct/St-40 | FPM-0.6 | avgCR-38.69 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 18 |
Michael Clarke (Australia)
|
2004-2015 | M-115 | R-8643 | BaA-49 | W-31 | BoA-38 | Ct/St-134 | FPM-1.2 | avgCR-30.93 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 19 |
Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
|
2010-2024 | M-105 | R-9276 | BaA-55 | W-30 | BoA-40 | Ct/St-90 | FPM-0.9 | avgCR-32.37 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 20 |
Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
|
2009-2025 | M-119 | R-8214 | BaA-44 | W-33 | BoA-54 | Ct/St-78 | FPM-0.7 | avgCR-30.55 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 21 |
David Warner (Australia)
|
2011-2024 | M-112 | R-8786 | BaA-45 | W-4 | BoA-67 | Ct/St-91 | FPM-0.8 | avgCR-30.84 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 22 |
Ishant Sharma (India)
|
2007-2021 | M-105 | R-785 | BaA-8 | W-311 | BoA-32 | Ct/St-23 | FPM-0.2 | avgCR-29.79 |
| World_100 | Gen5 | 23 |
Ross Taylor (New Zealand)
|
2007-2022 | M-112 | R-7683 | BaA-45 | W-3 | BoA-16 | Ct/St-163 | FPM-1.5 | avgCR-28.88 |