![[WATCH] ENG vs IND 2025: Jadeja-Sundar rejects Stokes' handshake offer to complete centuries](https://cricketmood.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/404384.jpg "[WATCH] ENG vs IND 2025: Jadeja-Sundar rejects Stokes' handshake offer to complete centuries 1")
As the fourth Test between England and India entered the last hour of play, home captain Ben Stokes invited Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar, the hitters at the crease, to shake hands and accept a draw offer. However, both batsmen were approaching their hundreds and declined Stokes’ offer with a wry look on their faces.
Stokes and Ben Duckett were also seen getting in Jadeja’s face and yelling insults at him, including “Do you wanna get to a hundred off Harry Brook?”
The Indian all-rounder simply responded, “I don’t know anything.” It’s up to the captain. The on-field action between both teams provided enjoyment for the fans watching live, as drew games have been rare in Test cricket of late.
A drink break was taken shortly after, and the batters in the middle made quick work of their centuries. Jadeja was the first to arrive there, scoring a magnificent lofted six against Harry Brook. Sundar, Jadeja’s partner-in-crime, followed suit shortly after. It was also the 25-year-old’s first century in red-ball internationals, a memory he’ll treasure for a long time.
🔥 Drama unfolds on Day 5 at Old Trafford! Stokes offers a draw, but Jadeja & Sundar push for centuries, keeping India alive. Tempers flare as the clock ticks down! 🏏 #INDvsENG
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— Rajnish Singh 🇮🇳 (@rajnishvirat) July 27, 2025
Three-figure marks for the Indian duo meant that the teams finally shook hands, calling an end to a riveting action across five days of intense cricket at the iconic venue of Old Trafford in Manchester. A fantastic game of cricket from two of the fiercest competitors in the world ended in even-steven as it could not produce a winner, but cricket won and fans witnessed an amazing clash.
They deserved a century: Shubman Gill
“We thought they deserved a century there (about the decision to not shake hands),” the Indian skipper Shubman Gill said at the post-match party.
Speaking of the series, the Three Lions are still 2-1 ahead in the series, having won the games at Edgbaston and Lord’s during the second and third Test, respectively. The teams will now travel back to London to play the fifth and final encounter of the series at The Oval, commencing July 31.
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