GOAT Rank · 29

Greatest athletes from India

This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.

#AthleteGOAT Score

81

Sachin Tendulkar

93.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1989–2013
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 93.0
Statistics: 98.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 100.0

Athlete: Sachin Tendulkar

186

88.4

Sport: Boxing
Career: 2000–active
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Mary Kom

330

87.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 95.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Virat Kohli

387

Ravichandran Ashwin

87.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2010–2024
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Ravichandran Ashwin

398

Virender Sehwag

86.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1997–2015
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Virender Sehwag

626

Ravindra Jadeja

86.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2006–active
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Ravindra Jadeja

691

Harbhajan Singh

86.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1998–2021
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Harbhajan Singh

785

85.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2004–2020
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: MS Dhoni

844

84.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2000–2019
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Yuvraj Singh

872

84.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1971–1987
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Sunil Gavaskar

921

85.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1996–2012
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Rahul Dravid

933

Mohinder Amarnath

85.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1968–1994
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Mohinder Amarnath

956

84.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2004–2024
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Shikhar Dhawan

994

84.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1992–2013
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: VVS Laxman

1004

84.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1975–1994
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Kapil Dev

1023

Harmanpreet Kaur

84.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2009–active
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Harmanpreet Kaur

1043

84.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1992–2008
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Sourav Ganguly

1044

Bishan Singh Bedi

83.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1966–1981
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Bishan Singh Bedi

1107

85.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1999–2022
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Mithali Raj

1115

84.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1989–2008
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Anil Kumble

1159

84.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2002–2022
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Jhulan Goswami

1189

Mohammad Azharuddin

82.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1984–2000
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Mohammad Azharuddin

1304

82.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Rohit Sharma

1306

Smriti Mandhana

80.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Smriti Mandhana

1332

B. S. Chandrasekhar

81.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1963–1979
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: B. S. Chandrasekhar

1424

82.6

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2003–2023
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Sania Mirza

1471

79.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Shafali Verma

2475

73.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1924–1932
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Duleepsinhji

3799

70.9

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Manika Batra

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
81	Sachin Tendulkar	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1989–2013	93.0
186	Mary Kom	Boxing	🇮🇳 India	2000–—	88.4
330	Virat Kohli	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2008–—	87.1
387	Ravichandran Ashwin	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2010–2024	87.3
398	Virender Sehwag	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1997–2015	86.8
626	Ravindra Jadeja	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2006–—	86.1
691	Harbhajan Singh	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1998–2021	86.0
785	MS Dhoni	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2004–2020	85.3
844	Yuvraj Singh	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2000–2019	84.3
872	Sunil Gavaskar	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1971–1987	84.8
921	Rahul Dravid	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1996–2012	85.4
933	Mohinder Amarnath	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1968–1994	85.2
956	Shikhar Dhawan	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2004–2024	84.6
994	VVS Laxman	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1992–2013	84.1
1004	Kapil Dev	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1975–1994	84.7
1023	Harmanpreet Kaur	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2009–—	84.0
1043	Sourav Ganguly	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1992–2008	84.5
1044	Bishan Singh Bedi	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1966–1981	83.9
1107	Mithali Raj	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1999–2022	85.2
1115	Anil Kumble	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1989–2008	84.0
1159	Jhulan Goswami	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2002–2022	84.6
1189	Mohammad Azharuddin	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1984–2000	82.9
1304	Rohit Sharma	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2007–—	82.0
1306	Smriti Mandhana	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2013–—	80.9
1332	B. S. Chandrasekhar	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1963–1979	81.7
1424	Sania Mirza	Tennis	🇮🇳 India	2003–2023	82.6
1471	Shafali Verma	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2019–—	79.1
2475	Duleepsinhji	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1924–1932	73.6
3799	Manika Batra	Table Tennis	🇮🇳 India	2011–—	70.9

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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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