England misread Mohali pitch, says Cook

The dry look of the surface at the Punjab Cricket Affiliation Stadium incited Britain to pick three moderate bowlers and the move bombed as India won the match by eight wickets to propel 2-0 in the arrangement.

"I consider all us most likely misread this pitch," Cook told journalists.

"On the off chance that we'd recognized what we know now, we would've most likely run with four seamers and two spinners, on the grounds that the seamers are dependably in the amusement."

Experienced off-spinner Gareth Deranged persevered through a forgettable diversion, going wicketless and never truly disturbing the India batsmen.

"I took a gander at that wicket alongside various individuals before the diversion that we believed is dry. We as a whole believed it will turn significantly more," Cook said.

"So looking back we'd have played four and two yet I am very content with my choice since I believed it's the correct one around then."

Britain all-rounder Ben Stirs was the main bowler to claim five wickets in an innings while leg-spinner Adil Rashid asserted five casualties in the match.

In the Test at a similar setting a year ago, the Indian spinners guaranteed 19 of the 20 wickets to beat South Africa inside three days.

"Once in a while you get a kick out of the chance to see what four-and-two does yet I thought it would have been a bit bet on this wicket on the off chance that it would have been turning, as it did in Bangladesh where we played three-and-three when it was turning a ton," Cook said.

The Britain players will now go to Dubai for a break before the group administration settle on the side for the fourth Test in Mumbai beginning on Dec 8.