Men Tests Players Rankings (Latest Ratings)

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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Group ▲▼	Sub-Group ▲▼	SG_rank ▲▼	Team (or Player) ▲▼	Stats ▲▼
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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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
Australia_25	Gen1	1	Warwick Armstrong (Australia)	1902-1921 \| M-50 \| R-2863 \| BaA-39 \| W-87 \| BoA-34 \| Ct/St-44 \| FPM-0.9 \| avgCR-33.85
Australia_25	Gen1	2	Monty Noble (Australia)	1898-1909 \| M-42 \| R-1997 \| BaA-30 \| W-121 \| BoA-25 \| Ct/St-26 \| FPM-0.6 \| avgCR-36.11
Australia_25	Gen2	1	Richie Benaud (Australia)	1952-1964 \| M-63 \| R-2201 \| BaA-24 \| W-248 \| BoA-27 \| Ct/St-65 \| FPM-1.0 \| avgCR-39.39
Australia_25	Gen2	3	Keith Miller (Australia)	1946-1956 \| M-55 \| R-2958 \| BaA-37 \| W-170 \| BoA-23 \| Ct/St-38 \| FPM-0.7 \| avgCR-38.88
Australia_25	Gen2	4	Ray Lindwall (Australia)	1946-1960 \| M-61 \| R-1502 \| BaA-21 \| W-228 \| BoA-23 \| Ct/St-26 \| FPM-0.4 \| avgCR-34.80
Australia_25	Gen3	4	Doug Walters (Australia)	1965-1981 \| M-74 \| R-5357 \| BaA-48 \| W-49 \| BoA-29 \| Ct/St-43 \| FPM-0.6 \| avgCR-31.50
Australia_25	Gen4	6	Brett Lee (Australia)	1999-2008 \| M-76 \| R-1451 \| BaA-20 \| W-310 \| BoA-31 \| Ct/St-23 \| FPM-0.3 \| avgCR-35.63
Australia_25	Gen5	4	Mitchell Johnson (Australia)	2007-2015 \| M-73 \| R-2065 \| BaA-22 \| W-313 \| BoA-28 \| Ct/St-27 \| FPM-0.4 \| avgCR-40.92
England_25	Gen1	1	Wilfred Rhodes (England)	1899-1930 \| M-58 \| R-2325 \| BaA-30 \| W-127 \| BoA-27 \| Ct/St-60 \| FPM-1.0 \| avgCR-35.33
England_25	Gen1	2	Frank Woolley (England)	1909-1934 \| M-64 \| R-3283 \| BaA-36 \| W-83 \| BoA-34 \| Ct/St-64 \| FPM-1.0 \| avgCR-31.66
England_25	Gen1	5	Maurice Tate (England)	1924-1935 \| M-39 \| R-1198 \| BaA-25 \| W-155 \| BoA-26 \| Ct/St-11 \| FPM-0.3 \| avgCR-36.22
England_25	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
England_25	Gen3	3	Tony Greig (England)	1972-1977 \| M-58 \| R-3599 \| BaA-40 \| W-141 \| BoA-32 \| Ct/St-87 \| FPM-1.5 \| avgCR-40.07
England_25	Gen4	1	Andrew Flintoff (England)	1998-2009 \| M-79 \| R-3845 \| BaA-32 \| W-226 \| BoA-33 \| Ct/St-52 \| FPM-0.7 \| avgCR-40.17
England_25	Gen5	4	Ben Stokes (England)	2013-2025 \| M-115 \| R-7032 \| BaA-36 \| W-230 \| BoA-32 \| Ct/St-113 \| FPM-1.0 \| avgCR-39.63
India_25	Gen2	1	Vinoo Mankad (India)	1946-1959 \| M-44 \| R-2109 \| BaA-31 \| W-162 \| BoA-32 \| Ct/St-33 \| FPM-0.8 \| avgCR-38.38
India_25	Gen3	1	Kapil Dev (India)	1978-1994 \| M-131 \| R-5248 \| BaA-31 \| W-434 \| BoA-30 \| Ct/St-64 \| FPM-0.5 \| avgCR-39.11
India_25	Gen5	1	Ravichandran Ashwin (India)	2011-2024 \| M-106 \| R-3503 \| BaA-26 \| W-537 \| BoA-24 \| Ct/St-36 \| FPM-0.3 \| avgCR-42.84
India_25	Gen5	2	Ravindra Jadeja (India)	2012-2025 \| M-88 \| R-4035 \| BaA-38 \| W-342 \| BoA-25 \| Ct/St-49 \| FPM-0.6 \| avgCR-42.14
India_25	Gen5	9	Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India)	2013-2018 \| M-21 \| R-552 \| BaA-22 \| W-63 \| BoA-26 \| Ct/St-8 \| FPM-0.4 \| avgCR-33.62
New Zealand_25	Gen2	1	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
New Zealand_25	Gen2	2	Bruce Taylor (New Zealand)	1965-1973 \| M-30 \| R-898 \| BaA-20 \| W-111 \| BoA-27 \| Ct/St-10 \| FPM-0.3 \| avgCR-36.30
New Zealand_25	Gen3	1	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
New Zealand_25	Gen4	1	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
New Zealand_25	Gen4	2	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
New Zealand_25	Gen4	4	Jacob Oram (New Zealand)	2002-2009 \| M-33 \| R-1780 \| BaA-36 \| W-60 \| BoA-33 \| Ct/St-15 \| FPM-0.5 \| avgCR-36.56
New Zealand_25	Gen5	8	Colin de Grandhomme (New Zealand)	2016-2022 \| M-29 \| R-1432 \| BaA-39 \| W-49 \| BoA-33 \| Ct/St-19 \| FPM-0.7 \| avgCR-35.65
New Zealand_25	Gen5	9	Mitchell Santner (New Zealand)	2015-2025 \| M-32 \| R-1085 \| BaA-26 \| W-78 \| BoA-33 \| Ct/St-26 \| FPM-0.8 \| avgCR-32.98
Pakistan_25	Gen3	1	Imran Khan (Pakistan)	1971-1992 \| M-88 \| R-3807 \| BaA-38 \| W-362 \| BoA-23 \| Ct/St-28 \| FPM-0.3 \| avgCR-41.77
Pakistan_25	Gen3	2	Mushtaq Mohammad (Pakistan)	1959-1979 \| M-57 \| R-3643 \| BaA-39 \| W-79 \| BoA-29 \| Ct/St-42 \| FPM-0.7 \| avgCR-34.46
Pakistan_25	Gen3	5	Asif Iqbal (Pakistan)	1964-1980 \| M-58 \| R-3575 \| BaA-39 \| W-53 \| BoA-28 \| Ct/St-36 \| FPM-0.6 \| avgCR-31.92
Pakistan_25	Gen4	1	Wasim Akram (Pakistan)	1985-2002 \| M-104 \| R-2898 \| BaA-23 \| W-414 \| BoA-24 \| Ct/St-44 \| FPM-0.4 \| avgCR-36.90
Pakistan_25	Gen5	3	Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan)	2003-2018 \| M-55 \| R-3652 \| BaA-38 \| W-53 \| BoA-34 \| Ct/St-45 \| FPM-0.8 \| avgCR-34.74
South Africa_25	Gen1	2	Aubrey Faulkner (South Africa)	1906-1924 \| M-25 \| R-1754 \| BaA-41 \| W-82 \| BoA-27 \| Ct/St-20 \| FPM-0.8 \| avgCR-44.82
South Africa_25	Gen2	1	Trevor Goddard (South Africa)	1955-1970 \| M-41 \| R-2516 \| BaA-34 \| W-123 \| BoA-26 \| Ct/St-48 \| FPM-1.2 \| avgCR-43.84
South Africa_25	Gen2	3	Eddie Barlow (South Africa)	1961-1970 \| M-30 \| R-2516 \| BaA-46 \| W-40 \| BoA-34 \| Ct/St-35 \| FPM-1.2 \| avgCR-38.16
South Africa_25	Gen4	1	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
South Africa_25	Gen4	2	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
South Africa_25	Gen4	7	Hansie Cronje (South Africa)	1992-2000 \| M-68 \| R-3714 \| BaA-36 \| W-43 \| BoA-30 \| Ct/St-33 \| FPM-0.5 \| avgCR-29.41
South Africa_25	Gen4	8	Brian McMillan (South Africa)	1992-1998 \| M-38 \| R-1968 \| BaA-39 \| W-75 \| BoA-34 \| Ct/St-49 \| FPM-1.3 \| avgCR-36.00
South Africa_25	Gen5	5	Vernon Philander (South Africa)	2011-2020 \| M-64 \| R-1779 \| BaA-24 \| W-224 \| BoA-22 \| Ct/St-17 \| FPM-0.3 \| avgCR-35.42
Sri Lanka_25	Gen4	3	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
Sri Lanka_25	Gen4	4	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
West Indies_25	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
West Indies_25	Gen5	1	Jason Holder (West Indies)	2014-2024 \| M-69 \| R-3073 \| BaA-30 \| W-162 \| BoA-30 \| Ct/St-71 \| FPM-1.0 \| avgCR-37.51
Bangladesh_15	Gen5	1	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
Bangladesh_15	Gen5	2	Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Bangladesh)	2016-2025 \| M-55 \| R-2127 \| BaA-24 \| W-208 \| BoA-32 \| Ct/St-41 \| FPM-0.7 \| avgCR-38.12
Zimbabwe_15	Gen4	1	Heath Streak (Zimbabwe)	1993-2005 \| M-65 \| R-1990 \| BaA-22 \| W-216 \| BoA-28 \| Ct/St-17 \| FPM-0.3 \| avgCR-32.66

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