‘I can’t believe…’: Waugh criticizes Alastair Cook for defending ‘England are not robots’ | Cricket | Top Vip News

Australian cricket legend Mark Waugh criticized Alastair Cook after the former England captain came to the defense of Ben Stokes’ team following a poor performance in the Dharamsala Test. Stating that England’s struggling players “are not robots”, Cook implied that the team has been away from home for months and it is taking its toll. India defeated England by an innings and 64 runs on Day 3 of the Test, thereby clinching a 4-1 series victory.

Cook’s comments came after a challenging day for tourists on the ground as India dominated proceedings in Dharamsala. Cook defended the performance of Brendon McCullum’s team, saying: “We are sitting here away from the emotions of the game. We are sitting here at home watching TV. I’m not defending England, but they’ve been away for eight weeks. It’s a difficult tour; “They are not robots.”

Responding to Cook’s defense, Mark Waugh expressed his disbelief at the former England captain’s prospect. In response to Cook’s comments on social media platform

“I can’t believe I’m hearing this from Alastair Cook. As an international cricketer, this is what you train for and get paid for. This is one of the best tours you can go on as an international cricketer,” Waugh said.

England’s poor performance continued on day 3 of the Test; After bowling out India for 477, the visitors again faced a collapse in the batting order, and the team was dismissed for just 195; of them, 84 were scored solely by Joe Root, who was the last batsman to be dismissed.

Following another defeat, England have faced further setbacks to their chances of qualifying for the World Test Championship final. With only three wins in 10 matches, England is eighth in the table with just 17.5 percentage points. Meanwhile, India strengthened its position at the top of the table with 68.51 percentage points to its name. Rohit Sharma’s men have won six of their nine matches in the current WTC cycle so far.