India are all set to begin their World Test Championship (WTC) 2025 campaign with a crucial five-match Test series against England in England, which will begin from June 20. This series will mark a tectonic shift in Indian Test cricket, as this will be the first series that India will play after the Test retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. This means that India will have a new captain, while someone will have to fill the massive shoes of Kohli at no.4. Former chief selector MSK Prasad has now named the ideal squad that India should travel to England with.

There have been multiple reports which have stated that Shubman Gill is leading the line to replace Rohit Sharma as the new captain. However, MSK Prasad has picked Jasprit Bumrah to lead the side. If Bumrah's fitness causes a problem, then KL Rahul should lead the side.

"My captain would be Jasprit Bumrah as he has already proven himself as a leader. As far as my vice-captain is concerned, I would like Shubman Gill to gain some experience as Bumrah's deputy. In case you have a problem with Bumrah's fitness, then my choice is KL Rahul," Praad said in an interaction with PTI.

MSK Prasad also said that he wanted KL Rahul to bat at no.4, the spot where Virat Kohli used to bat. He also said that Arshdeep Singh should be in the squad, as India would need a left-arm swing bowler in

"As far as my assessment goes, Nitish Reddy's bowling will be more effective in England than it was in Australia. If we are taking 16, then I would want a left-arm swing bowler, and my choice is Arshdeep Singh. I would like KL Rahul to bat No. 4 and my reserve opener would be Abhimanyu Easwaran," Prasad added.

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (vc), Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Reddy, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah (captain), Mohd Siraj, Mohd Shami, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Abhimanyu Easwaran