Criticising Pakistan captain Babar Azam and batter Fakhar Zaman, ex-Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar said the Asia Cup 2022 "ends a nightmare tournament for Babar as a batter. Same disaster for Fakhar". He added, "This combination is not working. Pakistan has to look into a lot of things." In six matches, Babar and Zaman scored 68 and 96 runs respectively.