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Mohammad Asif. He had an ATG career in his grasp and threw it away by sheer stupidity.
Shoaib Akhtar. All the speed, the talent, the skills and an excellent bowling brain.
But no intelligence outside of bowling - on what to focus on and what to let go and how to show up for the team when you put on the green shirt.
A hugely wasted opportunity.
Iftikhar Ahmed. What could have been. The man, the myth, the legend

Bowlers:
Amir - Five years out of competitive cricket it's unbelievable he actually made a return to international cricket.
Asif - 300+ Test wicket potential but the conscience of a criminal.
Sami - All ability no brain.
Zahid (maybe not his fault) - Injuries and not looked after. Probably unlucky but maybe deserves some blame.
All-rounders:
Abdur Razzaq - Should've gone down as an all-time great all-rounder. His bowling went downhill and batting never improved beyond the block and method.
Shahid Afridi - Great hand-eye and power. He really should've been as good as anyone. A few of his test knocks show he had the ability to hang with the best but no desire. Probably underachieved as a bowler too. Should've been an all-time great all-rounder as well.
Batsmen:
Umar Akmal - Hands down one of the most talented cricketers to have come out of Pakistan. That maiden 100 against Sri Lanka was an innings that should've led to an all-time great career.
Hasan Raza - Probably not his fault. Piled on runs but never given a proper run in test cricket. After 2003 he should've gotten an extended run in the test team instead he played only 2 tests because he wasn't a favorite of Inzi. In 2002 he had scored twin 50's against an all-time great Australian attack and that should've been the turning point but was dropped very quickly after that.
Ahmed Shehzad - Maybe the only cricketer that can claim to be smarter than Umar Akmal. Has the shots and the ability but doesn't know how to actually build an innings.
They should have won more games. Afridi had hand eye coordination to match the likes of Sehwag, and his striking ability was even better. His concentration was about 1/10th of Sehwag's though.Disagree on Abdul Razzaq and Shahid Afridi.
These two have done enough in their careers and have won so many matches for Pakistan. I would trade 90% of the Pakistani Cricket pool to have these two guys back in the side today.
The rest I agree with.
Theirs so many that comes to mind
But I think the one that dispointed a lot was Nasir Jamshed
When Nasir came onto the scene he was actually a good batsman and played some nice shots
He also scored runs Agaisnt India granted some of the pitches might have been more suitable to the batsman but the fact that he was able to score runs against India ( which is always a pressure match) made me think he was going to have a nice long run with the national team
He was overweight but he wasn't too bad when he started , I did think he would work on his fitness as well he played well Agaisnt Australia and I believe In world t20 2012 he did decent as well
But afterwards went downhill from their
Batting wasn't the same gained more weight had a horrible 2015 World Cup
And than got involved in scandals as well
The reason of decline of Asif, and Jamshed is perhaps not what the OP is intending.
These guys failed not due to a disappointing and declining performance on the field and losing their skill, but it had more to do in how they failed to handle the fame and money.
“ The player that promised so much but failed to deliver?”
I think Amir also falls in this category. After his return, he was finished.
Had he not taken that stupid decision for some quick cash, he might’ve just delivered.
Amir had his moments after comeback. Umar was a much bigger disappointment. He promised the world, an ATG level talent, and he ended up being a third rate dumb guy with attitude issues and a lack of work ethic
Raza Hassan and Muhammad Asif
Muhammad amir has won two world tournaments with Pakistan, playing starring roles in the final of both.
Id say Muhammad Asif. He was a true test great in the making as his peers would attest to.
I never said he had an amazing career, he has been a let down, yes! but he made something of it.So have Irfan pathan and sreesanth. They actually won world cups. Ishant defended 120 in a CT final. Would you say they have had amazing careers? Defending 340+ in the final of a chanpions trophy, a score never chased by any team in a major tournament is the pinnacle of achievement and is called winning the cup when the batsman had already done their job?
So have Irfan pathan and sreesanth. They actually won world cups. Ishant defended 120 in a CT final. Would you say they have had amazing careers? Defending 340+ in the final of a chanpions trophy, a score never chased by any team in a major tournament is the pinnacle of achievement and is called winning the cup when the batsman had already done their job?

Bro itni ungal kyun ho gaye hai. Not everything is an attack on India. This thread is about who the biggest letdown is and the argument was he has had enough good moments to not be the biggest letdown
Lack of thinking/intelligence was not Akhtar's problem. His problems were injury and fitness related, just couldn't stay on the ground during his prime.

Not just Pakistan but overall ATG. He would have ended his career with better stats than McGrath.100%.
This is the most devastating one because he would have become one of Pakistan's greatest fast bowlers.
watching this video, I thought, if only he gets himself back in shape and makes a return..... Nope, hope, don't do it to yourself.

Basit Ali is another one on the list actually. And I suppose Saleem Malik can also be counted.