Dressing room drama and pro sports pressure

Former West Indies cricket Adrian Barath, 30, was also touted for greatness from extremely early.

A devout Jehovah Witness, Barath’s career began to flounder with injury and a lean run with the bat that lasted nearly two years. His normally impregnable defence and stylish stroke-making were gone. Unable to trust his technique, he trusted his God and made a sudden exit from the game in 2014, never to return.

He has since been heavily involved in his religion and shown no inclination to return to sport.