New Delhi: Struggling batsman Virender Sehwag, who has not been retained by his IPL franchisee, is hoping that Delhi Daredevils will get him back in the side when the players` auction take places next month.
The Delhi franchisee chose not to retain a single player from its previous squad.
"This IPL 7 auction presents a good opportunity to franchises to buy exciting talent like Jacques Kallis and Yuvraj Singh and I hope the Delhi Daredevils team buys me once again," Sehwag told an english news channel.
Sehwag failed to arrest his slide in this season`s Ranji Trophy by flopping continuously with the bat.
But the explosive batsman said that he has not lost hopes of making a comeback to the national side.
He expressed hope that he will be able to open the batting for India again with fellow discard Gautam Gambhir.
"I have had a long Test partnership with Gauti (Gambhir) and the fact that he is also from Delhi also helps our wonderful association. We have handled pressure situations well together and I hope to open with him for India again," Sehwag said.
He acknowledged that with young performing well, now there is stiff competition for a place in the Indian team.
"Everybody wants to get into the Indian team and young players like Shikhar (Dhawan) are doing really well but I am trying my best to get back into the team, which is what I can do from my side," Sehwag said.