Veteran Indian opener Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday was appointed as the captain of Delhi Daredevils for the upcoming season of Indian Premier League.

Delhi Daredevils CEO Heman Dua took it to the micro-blogging site to announce the captain of his team.

“Happy to announce @GautamGambhir as our @DelhiDaredevils Captain for 2018 and beyond … He left us as a #Captain and come back as our #Captain … #VivoIPL #IPL #DilDilli,” He tweeted.

Happy to announce @GautamGambhir as our @DelhiDaredevils Captain for 2018 and beyond … He left us as a #Captain and come back as our #Captain … #VivoIPL #IPL #DilDilli

— Hemant Dua (@inspiranti) March 7, 2018

Notably, Gambhir had led Shah Rukh Khan-owned team Kolkata Knight Riders in winning two IPL trophies. Gambhir was the skipper of KKR for seven years before getting snubbed in 2018.

After being appointed as the skipper Gambhir said, “I’m more excited than I have ever been.”

– newly appointed skipper, @GautamGambhir on his return to DD.

So are we! 😉 #DilDilli #DilliKaKaptaan”, Gambhir wrote on Twitter.

“I’m more excited than I have ever been.”
– newly appointed skipper, @GautamGambhir on his return to DD.

So are we! 😉
#DilDilli #DilliKaKaptaan pic.twitter.com/pcqrHjONna

— Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) March 7, 2018

He is back home and he is here to lead.
The man in charge, @GautamGambhir has arrived!#DilDilli #DilliKaKaptaan pic.twitter.com/Ya6D5GxOPC

— Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) March 7, 2018

Oh that feeling being a @DelhiDaredevils…again pic.twitter.com/Ne4GeQF0wD

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) March 7, 2018

And soon, Twitterati start predicting the future of the team. Here is what DD fans think:

WELCOME BACK GAUTI 😄❤
Excited for this season! #DilDilli

— Team Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir97) March 7, 2018

HE’S BACK! 😍#DilDilli #DilliKaKaptaan pic.twitter.com/0bCz1HeTIT

— Delhi Daredevils (@DelhiDaredevils) March 7, 2018

Yes! He’s back! And this time DD is gonna win😍😍

— BRING BACK GAUTI (@rimujha5) March 7, 2018

Yes he is back
And there will bang in #ipl11@GautamGambhir 😍😍😍

— Sunil kumar (@Sunilku10480147) March 7, 2018

Toh chalo aao swag se karengey gautam gambhir ka swaagat. Oye gauti, tenu suit suit karda#DilDilli #KotlaKaKaptaan #GambhirIsBack pic.twitter.com/3AWVkrkGkC

— Faraz Attar (@FarazAttar5) March 7, 2018

I’m very excited…

— Himanshu (@himanshu815181) March 7, 2018

Earlier, after not getting retained by KKR, Gautam had gone under the hammer in the much-talked-about IPL auction on 27th January and was bought by DD.

The Delhi Daredevils was Gautam Gambhir’s first IPL franchise. After the auction, DD’s head coach Ricky Ponting had said that he will be captaining the team.

“We’ve had a few conversations with Gautam, who’d been looking to return to his first IPL franchise, and he’ll be captaining the DareDevils,” said Ponting, adding, “Indeed, we’re happy to have Gautam and he’ll deliver.”

“It’s hard to find fault with anything Gautam did at KKR. He’s won the IPL twice and brings with him a wealth of experience,” Ricky Ponting added.

Delhi Daredevils: Prithvi Shaw, Abhishek Sharma, Manjot Kalra, Colin Munro, Trent Boult, Gautam Gambhir, Jason Roy, Amit Mishra, Shahbaz Nadeem, Naman Ojha, Glenn Maxwell, Harshal Patel, Rahul Tewatia, Jayant Yadav, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Daniel Christian, Gurkeerat Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Sayan Ghosh, Sandeep Lamichhane, Chris Morris, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant.