Looking forward to it: Yuvraj Singh on his maiden T10 stint

Former Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh on Thursday was named Maratha Arabians' icon player for the upcoming Abu Dhabi T10 tournament, which will be his second appearance in a franchise-based competition since taking international retirement in June. Singh took to Twitter and officially announced the same, asking the fans to come forward and cheer the team.

A few days ago, Maratha Arabians had signed former England coach Andy flower as their head coach. West Indies cricketer Dwayne Bravo is the captain of the team. The franchise also named their retained players in the form of Lasith Malinga, Chris Lynn, Hazratullah Zazai and Najeebullah Zadran among others. Former Indian cricketer Subramaniam Badrinath was part of their squad in 2018. The team is co-owned by Bollywood actor Sohail Khan and businessmen Parvez Khan and Ali Tumbi.

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Yuvraj on maiden T10 stint

Speaking about playing in the Abu Dhabi T10, the 37-year-old said that it was an exciting new format to be part of. He was looking forward to joining forces with some of the world's biggest names in this league and representing Maratha Arabians. He added that it is going to be a thrilling time for the game of cricket. 

Sohail Khan, who is the co-owner of Maratha Arabians, told a leading news daily that it was terrific to have a world-class player like Yuvi in their squad. They had all seen his exploits for India in various formats. Khan said that Yuvraj is a champion cricketer and one of the all-time greats in white-ball cricket. It was a huge honour to have him in their squad.

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