Former Australia player Mark Waugh heavily criticised ex-England player Alastair Cook for defending Ben Stokes and Co. despite their poor show in India during the five-match Test series.

"There's a little bit of the human element that comes into it. We all sit here now away from the emotions of the game. We sit here at home watching tele (TV). I am not defending England, but they have been away for getting on to eight weeks. It's a tough tour; they're not robots. I am not defending their performance but there is human element of wanting to get home and to get out of pressure," said Cook during his analysis on TNT Sports. Reacting to this, Waugh wrote on X. "I can't believe I'm hearing this from Alistair Cook. As a international cricketer this is what you train for and get paid for. This is a one of the best tours as a international cricketer you can go on."