Stokes was furious when Jadeja and Sundar refused the handshake for the draw.
Former England cricketer Mark Ramprakash has criticized the English cricket team's actions. In the closing moments of the Manchester Test match against India, stump microphones captured player conversations about Indian batsmen Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar's decision to bat for their hundreds despite England's offer to end the match in a draw.
Ben Stokes, the captain of England, addressed the Indian batters to suggest finishing the game early during the final half of play.
Jadeja was batting on 89 at the time, while Sundar was on 80*. The Indians turned down the offer and kept batting, with Sundar reaching his first Test century and Jadeja scoring his fifth Test ton before consenting to end the game in a draw.
The stump microphone captured Stokes saying to Jadeja, "Jaddu, do you want to get a Test 100 against Brook & Duckett?" To which Jadeja responded, "What do you want me to do, just walk off?" England's Zak Crawley was also heard adding, "You can, just shake your hand."
Mark Ramprakash stated that what was heard on the stump microphone doesn’t reflect well on Ben Stokes and the England team. He also questioned the fairness of England's approach, suggesting a double standard might exist.
"The stump microphone and words don't reflect well on Ben Stokes' team, who, let's be fair, are doing a fantastic job of reinvigorating Test cricket. They are playing wonderfully well. The cricket has been on such high class that it is a shame to dwell on it.
You have to wonder if England had a player on 90 not out, would we have continued. We hear about England players being very proud of being on the honour boards at Lord's and other grounds because those milestones are huge achievements. I can understand where India were coming from," Ramprakash told Sky Sports.
"I think Ben was possibly a bit premature going up (to the Indian batters) in the way he did. It has to be agreed by the opposition captain," Ramprakash added.
Ramprakash defended the Indian players' choice to keep batting, emphasizing how important the moment was for Washington Sundar in particular.
"India had one player, Washington Sundar, who hadn't got a hundred before, and I know that England side like to not think about milestones, but for that player, he may never get there again. It was quite a big moment for him. And equally for Jadeja to try and get another Test hundred. They kind of earned the right to stay on, I suppose, from their point of view," he said.
Ravindra Jadeja remained 107* and India accepted the draw as soon as Sundar completed his century.