#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
5	James Anderson	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2002–2024	92.9
11	Virat Kohli	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2008–—	90.8
14	Shakib Al Hasan	Cricket	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	2006–—	90.8
21	Stuart Broad	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2006–2023	90.5
26	Katherine Sciver-Brunt	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2004–2023	90.4
31	Younis Khan	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2000–2017	90
34	Alastair Cook	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2006–2018	89.9
38	Sophie Devine	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2006–—	89.6
39	Sarah Taylor	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2006–2019	89.6
50	Ravindra Jadeja	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2006–—	88.8
51	Marizanne Kapp	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2009–—	88.8
57	Alex Blackwell	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2003–2018	88.7
58	Alyssa Healy	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2007–—	88.6
64	Kevin Pietersen	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2001–2018	88.4
70	Hashim Amla	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2004–2019	88.4
72	Suzie Bates	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2006–—	88.3
73	Lisa Sthalekar	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2001–2013	88.3
74	Ellyse Perry	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2007–—	88.2
75	Lasith Malinga	Cricket	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2004–2021	88.1
76	Ross Taylor	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2006–2022	88.1
80	Deandra Dottin	Cricket	🏴 West Indies	2008–—	88
81	Anya Shrubsole	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2008–2022	88
82	Shabnim Ismail	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2007–2023	88
83	Michael Clarke	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2003–2015	88
86	MS Dhoni	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2004–2020	87.9
91	Tim Southee	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2008–2024	87.8
95	Yuvraj Singh	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2000–2019	87.5
96	Chamari Athapaththu	Cricket	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2009–—	87.5
102	Stafanie Taylor	Cricket	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2008–—	87.2
111	Dale Steyn	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2004–2021	87
117	Shikhar Dhawan	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2004–2024	87
128	Ian Bell	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2001–2020	86.6
131	Harmanpreet Kaur	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2009–—	86.5
136	Brendon McCullum	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2001–2016	86.3
137	Sana Mir	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2005–2019	86.3
140	Angelo Mathews	Cricket	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2008–—	86.1
144	Dane van Niekerk	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2009–2023	85.9
152	Steve Smith	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2008–—	85.6
153	Jhulan Goswami	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2002–2022	85.6
158	Mignon du Preez	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2007–2023	85.4
168	Mushfiqur Rahim	Cricket	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	2005–—	85.2
173	Tamim Iqbal	Cricket	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	2007–2023	84.9
176	Rohit Sharma	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2007–—	84.8
179	AB de Villiers	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2004–2021	84.7
192	Devon Conway	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2008–—	84.2
195	Bismah Maroof	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2006–2023	84.1
205	Mashrafe Mortaza	Cricket	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	2001–2020	83.7
226	Adam Voges	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2002–2017	82.7
228	Tim Bresnan	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2001–2021	82.6
246	Gary Ballance	Cricket	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2008–2023	81.8

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