India, July 29 -- Former India wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel reckons Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar should have continued batting and not gone off the field even after scoring their centuries on Day 5 of the Manchester Test against England. Jadeja and Sundar formed an unbeaten 203-run stand for the fifth wicket to help India stay alive in the series against all odds. However, a fantastic battle between bat and ball was marred by the handshake drama in the final few minutes on the final day of the fourth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.

In the final few minutes on Day 5, England captain Ben Stokes threw in the towel as he approached Jadeja and Sundar to shake hands and call the game off early. However, the duo were nearin...