England has faced defeat in the five-match series against India. They have lagged 1-3 in the series and questions are being raised on England’s poor performance and approach. Meanwhile, former England captain Alastair Cook has come to the defense of the English team.

Acknowledging the team’s poor performance alistair cook emphasized the human aspect of the game and the challenges of being away from home for long periods of time.

It’s a tough tour – Alastair Cook

“There’s a little human element that comes into it as well,” Cook said on TNT Sports. We are sitting here away from sports sentiments. We are sitting here at home watching TV. I am not dissing the England team, but they have been out for eight weeks. It’s a tough tour, they’re not robots.

He further said that, I am not defending his performance, but there is a human element in it. I want them to go home to get out of the pressure. We are sitting here, drinking coffee, watching them get defeated by India, but the next few days are going to be very tough for a player now.

Cook concluded by saying that, he performed very well in the first few Test matches, to be honest, he made us more competitive than what I said in the first four Test matches. It’s a tough place.

India is in a strong position

Talking about the fifth test match being played in Dharamshala, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill have shown excellent batting performance. Both of them have put India in a strong position by scoring centuries. At the end of the second day’s play, India’s score is 473/8 and its total lead over England is 255 runs.