England lost the second Check by 100 runs after Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews scored 160 the day before to build a commanding lead of 350.
Warne has been a constant critic of Cook & the England captain recently called for a crackdown on "personal" assaults on his leadership.
Former Australian spinner Warne said: "On Monday at Headingley I witnessed the worst day of captaincy I have ever seen at international level in 25 years in the game."
Opener Cook made only 16 as England slumped to 57-5 on day of the second Check against Sri Lanka at Headingley, though they came within balls of securing a draw on Tuesday, thanks to Moeen Ali's unbeaten century.
Former batsman Geoffrey Boycott said Cook's form was a "recipe for resignation".
They said: "There are ways to go with Alastair 'Cooked' Cook. Everyone sticks their head in the sand & allows things to keep going as it is & hope they finds form with the bat & by a miracle discovers some tactical brains from somewhere.
Warne, the second highest Check wicket-taker of all time with 708 victims, blamed Cook, 29, in his column for the Every day Telegraph.
"Two: they steps down from the captaincy to concentrate on his batting.: the most radical of all, they has a complete break away from the game.
"Lots of people, including me, think it is time for him to step down as captain."
They added: "He is not thinking straight. They is not there. They is confused. They does not know what to do &, because they is in a rut along with his form, it makes life a lot worse. You cannot captain a team in transition in that frame of mind."
Warne stressed that his comments were not a personal assault on the Essex left-hander, or an try to undermine his authority.
They said: "This column is not a personal assault & never has been, Alastair. Mate, you require to improve tactically or England require anyone else in the job."
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