Agent Nationaux
International Coach
The three cheats.
Umar Akmal has been very disappointing, and of course Mohammad Sami.
Umar Akmal has been very disappointing, and of course Mohammad Sami.
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Players that initially promised but eventually disappointed
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four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
Ashraful
Howe_zat
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Phil Hughes a related but more literal example?
Steve Harmison had both a swift and lengthy decline after being hailed for great things.
Ravi Bopara, Suresh Raina, Cameron White would be other recent examples of a more brief rise and fall.
fredfertang
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Jimmy Adams
Agent Nationaux
International Coach
Kemar Roach and Guptill?
Cabinet96
Global Moderator
If you'd asked 8 months ago I'd have said Stuart Broad, obviously things have changed though.
Phil Hughes, Ravi Bopara and JP Duminey are a few who come to mind, although it's not too late for most of them.
A few of the English seamers under Duncan Fletcher in 2006 haven't been seen since.
Would say it's too early to say Umar Akmal to be honest.
Phil Hughes, Ravi Bopara and JP Duminey are a few who come to mind, although it's not too late for most of them.
A few of the English seamers under Duncan Fletcher in 2006 haven't been seen since.
Would say it's too early to say Umar Akmal to be honest.
Neil Pickup
Cricket Web Moderator
How long before Pietersen falls into this box?
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
As a one-day player he qualifies now but there is no way you could dream of classing him in this category for Tests
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Guptill's had a great summer this year, tbf. And I don't really necessarily think he's showed that much promise in global cricket terms.
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
I dunno... the feeling being bandied around (by him?) was that he was going to be an ATG player, average well over 50, end up with all the England batting records... probably won't end that way.
wellAlbidarned
International Coach
Tim Southee is well on his way towards being one of them, he better make me eat my words.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Sinclair. 
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Yeah but to call him a disappointment is a stretch. He could quite realistically retire as the record holder when it comes to England Test centuries. That's not a disappointment.
Cruxdude
International Debutant
Suresh Raina sadly. When I first saw him bat as an 18 year old winning us games along with Dhoni in Pakistan, I was pretty sure he was going to be the next batting superstar. Dravid went on to say the same thing after he won us a close chase. There is still time for him to make do on his promise, but with IPL and an assured place in ODIs it is tough seeing him getting a chance to correct his mistakes.
slowfinger
International Debutant
Ashraful makes me cry. Unbelievable tekkers.
The Windian leg spinner comes straight to mind at the moment.
Neil Pickup
Cricket Web Moderator
I would argue that if we end up looking back on his career and thinking, "but there could have been so much more..." then he'll qualify as a disappointment, no matter how many Test centuries he's made (particularly so given that isn't a landmark of any prestige in English history: I'm a stats geek and a cricket tragic and I couldn't tell you who holds it at the present with any certainty - off the top of my head it's 22 and probably Gooch or Cowdrey).
It all comes back, like Kath said, to the immense expectations created, partly by the media, and certainly fuelled by his own ego, in the first 18 months of his career. Unfortunately, since then, it feels like there's been more hype than substance - the odd brilliant innings aside, what do we end up thinking when KP comes to the crease today? Does he give off an aura of permanence and class, or are we left praying that he doesn't **** up against a left-armer, again?
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
Have you heard of Alastair Cook?
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
Cowdrey jointly with Boycott and Hammond on 22. Cook, Pietersen and Strauss have 19, Bell 16. I don't know why, I've been looking at that record for ages. I think they'd all like to get there first.
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