India, July 29 -- Former South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn on Monday offered a completely fresh perspective on the drama that unfolded during the final hour of the Manchester Test between India and England. Going against the tide, Steyn rather jumped to Ben Stokes' defence, as he questioned the logic behind Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar chasing for their respective "milestones" once a result was out of the question.

It was Jadeja and Sundar's defiance that saw India deny England a win, which at one point seemed highly probable, especially after Chris Woakes had picked successive wickets in the first over of India's second innings at Old Trafford, leaving them at 0/2. On Sunday, after England ended Shubman Gill and KL Rahul's vi...