Delhi dasher Virender Sehwag on Monday stepped down as the skipper of the IPL side Delhi Daredevils and subsequently Gautam Gambhir was being chosen as the replacement. This will mean that Gauti will lead the Delhi side in the upcoming Champions League that will be held in India next month.
On the reason for stepping down, Sehwag said that he wanted to concentrate on batting, a reason which found backing from most quarters including the owners of the team—the GMR Group. In a statement released on Monday, the GMR’s chairman Srinivas Bommidala stated “Viru has been a source of great strength and inspiration to the team. When he expressed a desire to step down in order to fully focus and concentrate on batting, we respected his decision and accepted his request.”
Dinesh Karthik has been appointed Gambhir’s deputy.
It will be interesting to see if Viru displays a change in his batting style when he is away from captaincy pressures. All in all, a good decision as the flamboyant right-hander will continue to further entertain the millions who will flock to see Sehwag shine.
The Delhi Daredevils squad for Champions League T20: Gautam Gambhir (Captain), Dinesh Karthik (Vice-captain), Virender Sehwag, AB De Villiers, Tilakaratne M Dilshan, Daniel Vettori, Paul Collingwood, Ashish Nehra, Amit Mishra, Dirk Nannes, Owais Shah, Rajat Bhatia, Pradeep Sangwan, Vijaykumar Yo Mahesh, Mithun Manhas
Coach/Officials: Coach – David Saker; Manager – T A Sekar; Asst Manager – Aashish Kapoor; Physiotherapist – Justin Steer; Trainer – Rob Walter; Performance Analyst: Trent Woodhill; Cricket Operations: Sunil Valson.
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