Chennai, May 15 -- Former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin gave his take on India's leadership vacuum following the retirements of senior batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli and threw out long-time spin bowling partner Ravindra Jadeja's name as one of the choices for captaincy.

Ashwin was speaking on his Youtube Channel 'Ash ki Baat' on Thursday.

Speaking about possible captaincy contenders, Ashwin said, "There are obvious choices, but I want to throw in another name as well - Ravindra Jadeja. There is always news on who will be made captain or vice-captain, but their name should first be in the playing XI of the team. He must be an automatic selection."

"Let us not forget, Jadeja is the most experienced player in the team. He sho...