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Aggressive opener Virender Sehwag abdicate as captain of Twenty20 Indian Premier League's Delhi Daredevils on Monday.

Sehwag, who is convalescent from a accept abrasion abiding during this year's IPL clash in South Africa, said he capital to focus on his batting.

Daredevils authorization administrator Srinivas Bommidala said the aggregation admired Sehwag's decision.

"When he bidding a admiration to footfall bottomward in adjustment to absolutely focus and apply on batting, we admired his accommodation and accustomed his request," Bommidala said in a statement.

Sehwag's aperture partner, Gautam Gambhir, will advance Delhi Daredevils in abutting month's Champions League clash featuring top bigoted T20 teams from bristles countries.

Sehwag, who will about-face 31 abutting month, averages 24.5 in 47 T20 internationals, with a top account of 94 not out and six bisected centuries.

That's bottomward on his boilerplate of 34.33 in limited-overs internationals for India and 50 in Test cricket.