Asia Cup 2023: 5 players who couldn't justify their performance

The Asia Cup 2023 tournament saw the Indian team coming out victorious after demolishing Sri Lanka in the final by 10 wickets. It was an absolute annihilation by Rohit Sharma and co, in Colombo as Sri Lanka were bowled out for a meagre total of 50 runs. India chased down the total in 6.1 overs to become eight-time Asia Cup champions.

The tournament was full of amazing performances from the majority of participating players as multiple records were made and broken during the course of 13 matches in the tournament. Some starred for their side with the bat while some contributed immensely with the ball. However, there were a few big-name players who couldn’t do well and failed to justify living up to their stature. 

These players were expected to do big things for their teams. But for some reason, despite some getting good starts, couldn’t consistently do well. And other players just couldn’t bring their A-game to the tournament and failed entirely.

Here are 5 players who couldn't justify their performance in Asia Cup 2023:

5. Fakhar Zaman 

Pakistani opener Fakhar Zaman had a horrific outing in the Asia Cup 2023 tournament. The left-hander scored 65 runs in 4 innings at an average of 16.25 and a strike rate of 58.03. The Southpaw even failed to cross the 30-run mark in any of the matches he played, with a highest score of 27.

Zaman was struggling with the bat and in the field as well. Furthermore, he had not done well previously as well, having scored just 59 runs in the Afghanistan ODI series. Zaman, who is the only double-centurion in ODIs from Pakistan, definitely didn’t justify his stature in the tournament.