New Delhi, May 17 -- The race for India's new Test captain seems to be heating up as a number of contenders come into the picture including Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul and now even Ravindra Jadeja. While the BCCI is yet to issue an official statement on the selection of captain for 5 match England series next month, former cricketers have more or less been united about the fact that Jasprit Bumrah should have the first right to captain the Indian team in whites.

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ashwin made a case for Bumrah, comparing his position to that of Australia skipper Pat Cummins. He said, "Look at Pat Cummins, he also had a back stress fracture, but he is now captaining Australia in Tests and ODIs. Of co...