Former cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar slammed Ben Stokes's antics in the final hour of the Manchester Test after India declined his offer for a draw an hour ahead of the stipulated time.

Manjrekar minced no words as he called Stokes a "spoilt kid" for engaging in a sledging battle with Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar after the duo refused to accept the draw before the scheduled close of play on Day 5.

India’s decision to carry on left the England captain irked. “Do you want to score a hundred against Harry Brook?” Stokes asked sarcastically and Jadeja replied by saying, “I can’t do anything.”

Having worked hard to earn a creditable draw, Jadeja and Washington, unbeaten on 89 and 80 respectively, exercised their rights to continue batting and went on to hit centuries before the visitors decided to call it off.

"One thing is being unhappy that the batters haven't walked off and that he has to bowl his overworked main bowlers. But throwing lollipops and showing a bit of grumpiness - that was Ben Stokes behaving like a spoilt kid," Manjrekar told JioHotstar.

"I can understand him being surprised that India wanted to continue. 'If you wanted to get a hundred, why didn't you get it against the main bowlers?' - that was his grievance. But everything won't always go your way. He should have handled it better.

"Ben Stokes, the hero and the champion that I admire, on that occasion behaved like a spoilt kid," he added.

Manjrekar also highlighted that Stokes did not shake hands with Jadeja after the game, which left the Indian all-rounder angry.

"After the match, Jadeja went to shake hands with Ben Stokes. Ben was still furious. During the earlier exchange, Jadeja handled it very well - he was smiling. But when Stokes didn't shake hands, that's when Jadeja lost his cool. Until then, he had kept his composure," Manjrekar remarked.

England were left ruing a missed opportunity to secure victory and an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series, despite holding a huge first innings lead of 311 runs.

India, meanwhile, will take confidence into the final Test at The Oval in London, starting on July 31. They are currently 1-2 behind in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy but have a golden opportunity to draw the series in the finale.