After declining the offer to settle for a draw, both Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar reached their respective centuries at Old Trafford, Manchester

MANCHESTER – Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar hit epic unbeaten centuries and propel a superb India to defy England and secure a draw in the fourth Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Navjot Singh Sidhu slammed Ravindra Jadeja, saying his Manchester heroics meant little as he failed to win overseas Tests like Kapil Dev did.

Averaging 113.50 with four half-centuries and a century in eight innings, Ravindra Jadeja has not only reaffirmed his quality with the bat but also earned the long-overdue recognition as a reliable Test batter in England.

Jadeja has been undermined, meme-ed, mocked in the past, but the man without any PR or godfather in cricket has not just outlasted several luminaries but outshone most. Post the Border Gavaskar Trophy loss,

Captain Shubman Gill and all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar slammed centuries on Day 5 of the 4th Test, as India secured a draw.

Stokes at least afforded England an opening before the second new ball. Jofra Archer removed Gill, caught behind after an injudicious waft, but only after joining Don Bradman in a select club who made four hundreds in a series against England and the great Australian and Sunil Gavaskar who managed four in one as captain.

Crawley says they will bounce him, Jadeja says with a laugh, ’you have been doing that all day’, Stokes says ‘just walk off’ and Jadeja says ‘I can’t do anything’

Ravindra Jadeja now has 34 wickets in England, in addition to scoring more than 1000 runs. He now becomes the second away player in the world after Sir Garfield Sobers to score 1000+ runs and take 30+ wickets in England.

While Ravindra Jadeja has shown his capabilities in the India-England series, many feel the quality of being a match-winner still lacks in the all-rounder.