Virender Sehwag has been appointed captain of the Delhi Daredevils for the 2011 edition of the Indian Premier League. Sehwag previously led Delhi in the 2008 and 2009 IPL seasons, before handing over the leadership role to Gautam Gambhir, to concentrate on his batting. But with Gambhir playing for Kolkata Knight Riders this season, the responsibility once again passes to Sehwag.

Sehwag said he was excited to captain the side again. "For me there cannot be any other team in the IPL, other than Delhi Daredevils," he told PTI. "As someone who grew up playing cricket in Delhi, I am delighted to be part of the Daredevils and lead the team." Sehwag led Delhi to two semi-finals (2008 and 2009), with the team qualifying for the Twenty20 Champions League 2009. Gambhir took over as captain for the Champions League and IPL 3.

With the team losing several big performers from the last three seasons - Tillakaratne Dilshan, AB de Villiers, Dirk Nannes and Daniel Vettori have all moved to Bangalore Royal Challengers - it will be interesting to see how Sehwag goes about moulding the side from scratch for the second time.