India all-rounder Washington Sundar opened up about the handshake controversy during the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford. Sundar was present in the middle alongside Ravindra Jadeja. Ben Stokes wanted to end the game early and offered to shake hands with Jadeja. However, Jadeja refused to accept it as he and Sundar were nearing their hundreds.

Stokes didn’t like the gesture, and he, along with Ben Duckett and Harry Brook, targeted the Indian players. “It can happen in any sport and not just cricket. This is how sport is played. It brings out a lot, and it was an experience for all of us,” Sundar told Wisden.

Sundar admitted that the incident fired up all the Indian players.

“It fired up all the Indian players, and you can ask any cricketer. You want to get challenged because this is what you want every day. When the situation gets tough, you have to deal with it and come out successfully.”

Shubman Gill led from the front, and the visitors kept the scoreline 2-2. Gill scored 754 runs, including a double hundred in the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy.