Updated On: 28 July, 2025 08:04 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Ravichandran Ashwin (Pic: File Pic)
After a theatrical end to Team India's fourth Test match, former Team India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has reacted to Ben Stokes's handshake moment at the end, making his thoughts felt.
It all happened when Stokes, along with his teammates Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett, were seen asking India's all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja to call off the match for an early draw. Jadeja refused the offer as he, along with his batting partner, Washington Sundar, were nearing their respective centuries.
Speaking in support of Jadeja, former Team India spinner, Ashwin said that after facing the entire English attack, a person complete his century. He also labelled Stokes' act as 'double standards'.
"Double standards are these. You are frustrated. You can fight with your players, you can punch the wall. Do whatever. But by shaking hands, you are saying 'I am frustrated, you also do not make a 100. You also go crying. How can it be like this? You are saying, 'I am unhappy. You also do not be happy.' He (Jadeja) has worked since morning. He has played Archer. All the bowlers you bowled, he played. Should he leave a century?," he said on his YouTube Channel, 'Ash Ki Baat'.