English captain Ben Stokes speaks about hand shake controversy

After the last-hout handshake drama at the end of the Manchester Test, English Test captain Ben Stokes spoke about the incident and gave the reason why he was frustrated in that incident. 

Trailing the five-match Test series by 2-1, the visitors India were in deep trouble in the fourth Test at Old Trafford in Manchester when they were 0/2 in the first over of their second innings and trailing by 311 runs. However, the opener KL Rahul, captain Shubman Gill, and the middle-order batters Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja bravely rescued the visitors, as they are still alive in the Test series with a maximum chance of a draw in the series in their favour. While Rahul scored 90 runs, Gill (103), Sundar (101*), and Jadeja (107*) hit centuries in that innings.

However, the last half-hour of the Manchester Test had drama. While the on-field umpires officially called the last hour of the Test match, which meant 15 overs remaining of the Test match, English captain Ben Stokes went for the handshakes as there was a dead-end result of a draw. However, the Indian batters Jadeja and Sundar were both approaching their deserving centuries with 89 not out and 80 not out, respectively. While Jadeja was looking for his fifth Test century, it was Sundar's dream for his maiden Test century. As the Indian batters expectedly refused to end the game before their respective hundreds, the English team, including their skipper, were completely unhappy. Even after the match, he seemed very frustrated and didn't shake hands with both the Indian cricketers. 

[Watch]: English captain Ben Stokes refuses shaking hands with Ravindra Jadeja

I wasn't going to risk any of my bowlers: Ben Stokes

Stokes' gestures in that situation have been criticised by some experts, as they have felt that the English should respect the opponent's decision. In the presentation ceremony, while the English captain won the Player of the Match award for his brilliant all-round performances, he clarified the reason for his frustration by pointing out his bowlers' unnecessary overload. 

Stokes said, "All the hardwork was done by India and there was only one result ... I wasn't going to risk any of my bowlers ... Dawsey had bowled a lot of overs and his body was tiring ... I wasn't going to risk any of my front line bowlers."

We thought they deserved a century there: Indian captain Shubman Gill

Meanwhile, the Indian Test captain Shubman Gill feels that both the Indian batters deserved their respective centuries.  

Gill said in the presentation ceremony, "It was up to the boys. I thought they both batted brilliantly, both were in their 90s. We thought they deserved a century there."