Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 45 | |
| 2005 | 50 | |
| 2006 | 55 | |
| 2007 | 60 | |
| 2008 | 65 | |
| 2009 | 70 | |
| 2010 | 75 | |
| 2011 | 80 | |
| 2012 | 85 | |
| 2013 | 90 | |
| 2014 | 95 | |
| 2015 | 90 | |
| 2016 | 85 | |
| 2017 | 80 | |
| 2018 | 75 | |
| 2019 | 70 | |
| 2020 | 65 | |
| 2021 | 60 | |
| 2022 | 55 | |
| 2023 | 50 | |
| 2024 | 45 |
Data sources
- ESPNcricinfo statsguru
- ICC official records
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Shikhar Dhawan ranks #117 in Cricket
Shikhar Dhawan ranks 117th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 956th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 86, Honours 84, Statistics 94. Those categories are normalised against the full Cricket reference universe of 294 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2004–2024 with 21 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2014, which sets the Peak component at 92. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes one-day international runs 6793, one-day international centuries 17, champions trophy titles 1, indian premier league runs 6769.
Immediately ahead sits Allan Donald on 87.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is David Denton on 87.0. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Shikhar Dhawan GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Dhawan stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2014. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 20 years of competition and 21 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
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Shikhar Dhawan — frequently asked
- Is Shikhar Dhawan the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Shikhar Dhawan ranks 117th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 87.0, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Shikhar Dhawan's GOAT Score?
- 87.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Shikhar Dhawan rank all time?
- 956th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 117th within Cricket.
- Shikhar Dhawan vs Allan Donald: who ranks higher?
- Shikhar Dhawan, on 87.0 against Allan Donald's 87.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.