GOAT Rank · 239

Greatest retired Cricketers

This ranking is led by Don Bradman, Sachin Tendulkar and Donald Bradman. GOAT Rank currently ranks 239 eligible cricketers using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Don Bradman ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 96.8.

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Don Bradman

96.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1927–1949
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 100.0
Dominance: 100.0
Statistics: 100.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Don Bradman

Sachin Tendulkar

94.4

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

Donald Bradman

93.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1928–1948
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 100.0
Dominance: 100.0
Statistics: 100.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Donald Bradman

Wally Hammond

93.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1920–1951
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Wally Hammond

James Anderson

92.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2002–2024
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 98.0

Athlete: James Anderson

Garry Sobers

92.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1953–1974
Country: 🇧🇧 Barbados

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

Athlete: Garry Sobers

Steve Waugh

92.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1984–2004
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

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

Athlete: Steve Waugh

Clive Lloyd

91.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1963–1988
Country: 🏴 West Indies

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

Athlete: Clive Lloyd

Garfield Sobers

91.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1953–1974
Country: 🏴 West Indies

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

Athlete: Garfield Sobers

Len Hutton

90.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1934–1960
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Len Hutton

Herbert Sutcliffe

90.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1919–1945
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 98.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Herbert Sutcliffe

Karen Rolton

90.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1995–2009
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

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

Athlete: Karen Rolton

Shane Warne

90.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1991–2013
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 93.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Shane Warne

Muttiah Muralitharan

90.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1991–2011
Country: 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Muttiah Muralitharan

Curtly Ambrose

90.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1988–2000
Country: 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Curtly Ambrose

Jack Hobbs

90.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1905–1934
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Jack Hobbs

George Headley

90.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1927–1954
Country: 🇯🇲 Jamaica

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: George Headley

Allan Border

90.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1976–1996
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

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

Athlete: Allan Border

Stuart Broad

90.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2006–2023
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Stuart Broad

Ravichandran Ashwin

90.5

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

Cathryn Fitzpatrick

90.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1991–2007
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

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

Athlete: Cathryn Fitzpatrick

Matthew Hayden

90.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1991–2009
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Matthew Hayden

Virender Sehwag

90.4

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

Katherine Sciver-Brunt

90.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2004–2023
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Katherine Sciver-Brunt

Sydney Barnes

90.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1894–1930
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Sydney Barnes

Viv Richards

90.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1971–1993
Country: 🏴 West Indies

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Viv Richards

Rachael Heyhoe Flint

90.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1960–1982
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Rachael Heyhoe Flint

Fred Trueman

90.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1949–1969
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Fred Trueman

Younis Khan

90.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2000–2017
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

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

Athlete: Younis Khan

Debbie Hockley

90.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1979–2000
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

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

Athlete: Debbie Hockley

Alastair Cook

89.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2006–2018
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Alastair Cook

Waqar Younis

89.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1989–2003
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Waqar Younis

Jacques Kallis

89.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1995–2014
Country: 🇿🇦 South Africa

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Jacques Kallis

Chris Gayle

89.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1998–2021
Country: 🇯🇲 Jamaica

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

Athlete: Chris Gayle

Sarah Taylor

89.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2006–2019
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Sarah Taylor

Jim Laker

89.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1946–1965
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 100.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Jim Laker

Malcolm Marshall

89.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1977–1996
Country: 🇧🇧 Barbados

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

Athlete: Malcolm Marshall

Betty Wilson

89.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1947–1958
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Betty Wilson

Shivnarine Chanderpaul

89.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1994–2015
Country: 🇬🇾 Guyana

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Shivnarine Chanderpaul

Sanath Jayasuriya

89.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1989–2011
Country: 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Sanath Jayasuriya

Claire Taylor

89.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1998–2011
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Claire Taylor

Brian Lara

88.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1990–2007
Country: 🏴 West Indies

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 93.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Brian Lara

Lance Gibbs

88.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1953–1976
Country: 🏴 West Indies

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Lance Gibbs

Graeme Smith

88.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1999–2014
Country: 🇿🇦 South Africa

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

Athlete: Graeme Smith

Ian Botham

88.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1977–1992
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Ian Botham

Bobby Abel

88.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1881–1904
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Bobby Abel

Ricky Ponting

88.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1992–2013
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 89.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Ricky Ponting

Meg Lanning

88.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2010–2023
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

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

Athlete: Meg Lanning

Graham Gooch

88.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1973–1997
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Graham Gooch

Alex Blackwell

88.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2003–2018
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

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

Athlete: Alex Blackwell

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1	Don Bradman	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1927–1949	96.8
2	Sachin Tendulkar	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1989–2013	94.4
3	Donald Bradman	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1928–1948	93.6
4	Wally Hammond	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1920–1951	93.0
5	James Anderson	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2002–2024	92.9
6	Garry Sobers	Cricket	🇧🇧 Barbados	1953–1974	92.7
7	Steve Waugh	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1984–2004	92.7
8	Clive Lloyd	Cricket	🏴 West Indies	1963–1988	91.7
9	Garfield Sobers	Cricket	🏴 West Indies	1953–1974	91.1
10	Len Hutton	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1934–1960	90.9
12	Herbert Sutcliffe	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1919–1945	90.8
13	Karen Rolton	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1995–2009	90.8
15	Shane Warne	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1991–2013	90.7
16	Muttiah Muralitharan	Cricket	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1991–2011	90.7
17	Curtly Ambrose	Cricket	🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda	1988–2000	90.7
18	Jack Hobbs	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1905–1934	90.6
19	George Headley	Cricket	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1927–1954	90.6
20	Allan Border	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1976–1996	90.5
21	Stuart Broad	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2006–2023	90.5
22	Ravichandran Ashwin	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2010–2024	90.5
23	Cathryn Fitzpatrick	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1991–2007	90.5
24	Matthew Hayden	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1991–2009	90.4
25	Virender Sehwag	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1997–2015	90.4
26	Katherine Sciver-Brunt	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2004–2023	90.4
27	Sydney Barnes	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	1894–1930	90.3
28	Viv Richards	Cricket	🏴 West Indies	1971–1993	90.2
29	Rachael Heyhoe Flint	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1960–1982	90.2
30	Fred Trueman	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1949–1969	90.1
31	Younis Khan	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2000–2017	90.0
32	Debbie Hockley	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1979–2000	90.0
34	Alastair Cook	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2006–2018	89.9
35	Waqar Younis	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1989–2003	89.8
36	Jacques Kallis	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	1995–2014	89.6
37	Chris Gayle	Cricket	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1998–2021	89.6
39	Sarah Taylor	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2006–2019	89.6
40	Jim Laker	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1946–1965	89.6
41	Malcolm Marshall	Cricket	🇧🇧 Barbados	1977–1996	89.5
42	Betty Wilson	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1947–1958	89.4
43	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	Cricket	🇬🇾 Guyana	1994–2015	89.4
44	Sanath Jayasuriya	Cricket	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1989–2011	89.3
45	Claire Taylor	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1998–2011	89.2
47	Brian Lara	Cricket	🏴 West Indies	1990–2007	88.8
48	Lance Gibbs	Cricket	🏴 West Indies	1953–1976	88.8
49	Graeme Smith	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	1999–2014	88.8
52	Ian Botham	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1977–1992	88.8
53	Bobby Abel	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1881–1904	88.8
54	Ricky Ponting	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1992–2013	88.7
55	Meg Lanning	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2010–2023	88.7
56	Graham Gooch	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1973–1997	88.7
57	Alex Blackwell	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2003–2018	88.7

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