The Indians, who lost by 319 runs and who are now 2-0 down in the four-match series, looked far from the world's number one-ranked team in the tests at Lord's and Trent Bridge. England will take over at the top of the world rankings for the first time if they win the series by a two-test margin. India have missed their best opening batsman Virender Sehwag in both tests because of a shoulder injury, their senior pace bowler Zaheer Khan was injured on day one at Lord's and regular opener Gautam Gambhir missed the second test with a bruised arm, forcing a batting order reshuffle.
In addition, their experienced spinner Harbhajan Singh sustained a stomach injury in Nottingham, restricting his workload and effectiveness.
"It has been tough because of the circumstances," Dhoni told reporters. "Missing Zaheer on the first day of a test, Harbhajan in the second test, not having our specialist opener also.
"It was tough conditions out there, it's a tough place for openers to score runs, it doesn't come easy, but as an international side you look forward to such experiences, it's been a learning curve for us."
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