Mumbai, May 16 -- Former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri gave his take on India's ongoing Test captaincy vacuum following the retirement of seniors Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, suggesting two youngsters who could be groomed going forward.

Shastri discussed the candidates to take over the captaincy with host Sanjana Ganesan on the latest episode of The ICC Review, urging selectors to prioritise the future and not burden India's pace maestro Jasprit Bumrah with captaincy.

"See, for me, Jasprit would have been the obvious choice after Australia," Shastri said.

"But I do not want Jasprit to be made captain and then you lose him as a bowler," he added as quoted by the ICC.

Bumrah has captained India in three matches so far, with their 295-...