Pakistan's captain Babar Azam celebrates after taking a catch to dismiss Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka (not pictured) during the Asia Cup Twenty20 international cricket final match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on September 11, 2022. (Photo by KARIM SAHIB / AFP) Former Pakistan captain slams Babar Azam for his “negative” captaincy in the Asia Cup final. Former Pakistan captain Moin Khan slammed Babar Azam’s captaincy in the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka as “negative.” Moin pointed out on Boss News that Babar Azam should have attacked more when Sri Lanka had lost half their side in the first 10 overs. He claimed that Babar failed to set attacking fields and should have bowled his strike bowlers earlier to end Sri Lanka’s innings. Sri Lanka were reduced to 58/5 in 8.5 overs but went on to score 170, with Moin blaming Babar.
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Moin Khan slams Babar Azam’s captaincy in the Asia Cup final
“I thought Sri Lanka’s comeback after losing 5 wickets, and Rajapaksa’s performance like a senior pro, was commendable, and I want to congratulate them.
“When Pakistan got a wicket from a part-time bowler, I believe they should have supported him and kept a slip. Babar should have bowled with his strike bowler, as Rashid (Latif) suggested. When you’re captaining a team, this is what you call common sense.
“I’m not sure why he was trying to stretch the match. He (Babar) must have started thinking about the death overs. You can’t plan when you’re negative. You play attacking cricket when you’re positive.” “I think we played into Sri Lanka’s hands by not setting an attacking field and bowling our strike bowlers when we had the upper hand.”
“They bowled poorly, and the bowling changes were just as bad,” Moin said.
Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup for the sixth time. Pakistan has won it twice, while India has won it seven times.
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