Rahul Dravid has tipped India's young batsmen to come to the fore and make a name for themselves in the upcoming Test series against England.

Both sides are currently undergoing transformation as new, fresh-faced talent is brought in to replace more familiar names, meaning the five-Test series is likely to give opportunities to a host of players to lock down a long-term place in their respective Test sides.

Dravid will be working with India during the series and, although he pointed to the tourists' experienced players needing to stand up and be counted, the former skipper feels it is time for some new names to make the headlines - starting at Trent Bridge next week.

"I think the senior players will have to step up," he said.

"The key guys from each side will have to step up, it will be important for people like Virat (Kohli) and (Cheteshwar) Pujara and the bowlers, and (MS) Dhoni as well, if they have a good series it gives you a good chance to succeed.

"Having said that, both sides are filled with youngsters so it could be a series where some of the youngsters stand up.

"Personally, having only looked at the Indians, I wouldn't be surprised if there a couple of names in the batting department where, at the end of the series, we say 'wow, we could see these around for a long time'."

Dravid captained India to a 2007 tour victory in England with an experienced team that remains the last touring side to record a Test win at Trent Bridge.

This time around India's team will have a number of players who have yet to taste Test cricket in England but Dravid believes other experiences can help them along as they develop as cricketers during the series.

"The key is going to be if you are able to take 20 wickets," he added.

"When we won the series here in 2007 we were lucky enough to play the same bowling attack in all three matches and that made a big difference.

"Most of them have not played Test cricket here but they have been on 'A' tours before and played here in One Day cricket, including the Champions Trophy recently so a lot of them have been to this country before.

"That is an advantage that they do have. They are an inexperienced batting line-up, there is no doubt about it but they have had the opportunity to at least come and play in these conditions.

This is a great opportunity and a great learning experience.

"I know how much I learned from my first tour here in England, you went away from here a much better cricket for it, therein lies a great opportunity for these players "I see potential for a lot of this team to be around for years to come and be a formidable batting force - these five Test matches will be a good test of that."