Manchester, England – July 27: Captain England Ben Stokes speaks to Indian Batsman Ravindra Jadeja after five days of 4. Test match between England and India in Emirates Old Trafford 27th July 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo: Stu Forster/Getty Images) Ben Stokes intervened back to Ravindr Jadeja and Washington Sundar for not going to draw and instead chased their milestones. The drama exploded at the beginning of the last hour of the match on Sunday, when home captain Ben Stokes offered to shook hands with Indian dough, and realized that the direct result was not possible.
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Jadeja and Washington bats at 89 and 80, or refused the offer and left the English captain frustrated. Stokes later said that he made the offer because he did not want to risk injuries of his tired frontline pitch.“The situation that India was there with us opened the game slightly open, this partnership was massive,” Ben Stokes The Times.“You keep your hands awake. They played incredibly, incredibly well. I don’t think there is too much satisfaction from leaving 100, not out, getting your team out of a difficult situation than leaving at 80 or 90 no. That’s what you did for your team.”“Ten other runs, or anything, that was not to change the fact that you managed to get your team out of a very, very difficult situation and almost saved your team from the defeat of the series before the last game.”India eventually called it a draw as soon as Jadeja and Washington raised their centuries. It was Washington’s Maiden Test Ton.
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“As soon as it got to the point where the draw is inevitable, I have never risked any of my frontline championships with a short turn we have, and the workload we got this week and also throughout the series,” Stokes said. “Once there were 15 overs or last hours, it will always be trembling.”Anderson-tendulkar Trophy is evenly prepared with England, which leads the five-match 2-1 series. The fifth and final test will start from Thursday in the oval.
