Former Indian all-rounder, Yuvraj Singh, former India all-rounder, has been named Maratha Arabians’ Indian icon player for the upcoming Abu Dhabi T10 tournament which is scheduled to be taking place between November 15 and Novemeber24. Yuvraj is the latest signing by Maratha Arabians after they recently named former Zimbabwe captain and former England head coach Andy Flower as the new Maratha Arabians head coach.

The veteran all-rounder, Dwayne Bravo will continue leading the franchise like in the previous edition. The franchise also named their other retentions for the season including Sri Lankan T20I skipper Lasith Malinga, apart from the Afghanistan duo of Hazratullah Zazai and Najeebullah Zadran. Australia’s fierce opener, Chris Lynn was named the icon player of the franchise.

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Speaking about joining Maratha Arabians squad, Yuvraj said: “It is an exciting new format to be part of. I am looking forward to joining forces with some of the world’s biggest names in this league and representing team Maratha Arabians. It is going to be a thrilling time for the game of cricket. It’s heartwarming to see leagues like T10 putting in so much hard work and offering such exciting format for sports enthusiasts.”

Yuvraj will always be remembered for his fighting knocks for India’s title-winning squads at the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 World Cup. His exploits at the two events made a big splash across the globe including his six sixes in an over in 2007 and the all-around exploits at the 2011 World Cup.

The veteran all-rounder decided to hang his boots from international cricket earlier this year. Maratha Arabians are co-owned by Parvez Khan of Pacific Ventures, Bollywood actor Sohail Khan and Ali Tumbi of Aqua Properties.

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Speaking on the signing, Sohail said: “It is terrific to have a world-class player like Yuvi in our squad. We have all seen his exploits for India in various formats. He is a champion cricketer and has been one of the greats in the white-ball formats. It is a huge honor to have him in our squad.”