The pitch hitter Virender Sehwag on Friday announced that he will no longer lead the Delhi Daredevils cricket team and therefore Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene will be the new captain of the team for the upcoming Champions League Twenty20 starting from October 9 in South Africa.
Talking to media, Delhi Daredevils owner TA Sekar said that Virender Sehwag requested the management to leave the captaincy for the Champions League Twenty20.
He said, “Viru told us a few months ago that he wanted to bat freely and suggested that we make Mahela the captain of the side.”
Meanwhile, Delhi Daredevils team has been selected in Group A, which includes teams like Kolkata Knight Riders, Perth Scorchers, Titans and a qualifie.
On the other hand, Group B has Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Sydney Sixers, Highveld Lions and a qualifier.
It is said that he two new teams in the league would be from among Trinidad and Tobago, Sialkot Stallions, Uva Next, Yorkshire, Hampshire and Auckland Aces.
The Delhi Daredevils team has six overseas cricketer.
Delhi Daredevils squad for Champions League Twenty20:
The squad: Mahela Jayawardene (captain), David Warner, Kevin Pietersen, Ross Taylor, Morne Morkel, Andre Russell, Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan, Umesh Yadav, Venugopal Rao, Pawan Negi, Naman Ojha (wicket-keeper), Ajit Agarkar, Unmukt Chand and Aavishkar Salvi (as replacement for Varun Aaron).
