Ganguly is India's second highest scorer at the World Cup
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Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has vowed to open the batting for his country again after the World Cup.
Ganguly opened with Sachin Tendulkar in India's first two World Cup matches but dropped down to number three in their subsequent games.
Sehwag stepped up the order to replace Ganguly and open with Tendulkar.
Many believed the change was due to Ganguly's poor form, which saw him score only 17 runs in India's opening two games.
But in an interview with BBC Hindi, Ganguly said it was for Sehwag's benefit that the line-up was altered.
"Definitely I will open again - I feel more comfortable there," Ganguly said.
"We will see how the team performs with me playing at number three.
I've no intention of giving up the captaincy at any stage
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"We will also see how Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag play at the top of the order and then make the changes accordingly. We will do what is best for the team.
Ganguly is India's second-highest scoring player in the tournament having made 330 runs, including unbeaten centuries against Namibia and Kenya.
"Only Sachin has been better than me as an opener," he added. "I have scored 9,000 runs including 20 centuries.
"I left the opening slot, not because I had difficulty scoring runs, but because Sehwag was not doing well in the middle order."
Speculation has been mounting that Ganguly was on the verge of stepping down as Indian captain after the tournament.
But he said: "I'm not going to. I've not even thought about it. I've no intention of giving up the captaincy at any stage."
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