- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1919–1945
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 98.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 11
Greatest Batsmans of all time
This ranking is led by Herbert Sutcliffe, Matthew Hayden and Virender Sehwag. GOAT Rank currently ranks 11 eligible Cricket batsmans using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Herbert Sutcliffe ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 90.8.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1991–2009
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1997–2015
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1999–2014
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1973–1997
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2001–2018
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1985–2004
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1991–2009
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1992–2013
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1998–2017
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1996–2010
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Herbert Sutcliffe | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1919–1945 | 90.8 |
| 24 | Matthew Hayden | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1991–2009 | 90.4 |
| 25 | Virender Sehwag | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 1997–2015 | 90.4 |
| 49 | Graeme Smith | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1999–2014 | 88.8 |
| 56 | Graham Gooch | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1973–1997 | 88.7 |
| 64 | Kevin Pietersen | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2001–2018 | 88.4 |
| 107 | Mark Waugh | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1985–2004 | 87.1 |
| 108 | Justin Langer | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1991–2009 | 87.1 |
| 123 | VVS Laxman | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 1992–2013 | 86.7 |
| 143 | Misbah-ul-Haq | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1998–2017 | 85.9 |
| 222 | Herschelle Gibbs | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1996–2010 | 83.0 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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