Shocking! Ben Stokes Rejects Handshakes With Jadeja & Sundar, Video Goes Viral
The controversy about Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar ignoring Ben Stokes' offer of an early draw in Manchester during the fourth Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test had not even reached beyond social media, that we might see another, this time with the roles reversed.
A video from just after the match is now going viral, where Stokes is seen deliberately ignoring Jadeja and Sundar in the teams' customary handshakes. Other English players are seen happily shaking their hands, but Stokes only does it with his teammates. It didn't seem to sit well with Jadeja, who is seen confronting him about it, but Stokes then walks off after arguing a bit. Watch a video of it here:
pic.twitter.com/dgtC9IDZ4I — Paresh Patil Madarchod (@_huzaiff) July 27, 2025
There is an unsaid provision in the sport that allows both captains to shake hands and agree to a draw if they feel that the possibility of a result is improbable. Jadeja and Washington had worked hard to lift India from a near-losing position to a comfortably drawing one and were batting on 89 and 80 respectively. Stokes offered the handshake individually and then approached the umpire, but both were ignored.
The skipper was irked and brought in part-timer Harry Brook to bowl, who didn't shy away from hurling abuses at Sundar while trying long-hops against both. After opting to continue, both reached their centuries and only then decided to accept the offer of a draw.
Speaking after the match — only the second draw in his captaincy career — Stokes said he opted to bowl Brook to not 'risk' his pacers, while also giving Jadeja and Sundar their due credit.
'We took the game as far as we could. As soon as draw looked inevitable, I wasn't going to risk my bowlers with the short turnaround… You got to give a heap load of credit for the way that Washington and Jadeja came in and played there and they were obviously under a lot of pressure. So to put that partnership together like they did there, I've got to give them a lot of credit," he said.
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