Andy Flower, former Zimbabwe captain and former England coach, has been roped in by Maratha Arabians as the head coach for the upcoming third edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 League.

He recently finished a 12-year stint with England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in various capacities with both the national cricket team and the High-Performance Centre at Loughborough.

Under his tenure as head coach, England saw themselves as the top-ranked Test side in the ICC rankings, a victory at the 2010 T20 World Cup and Ashes success in Australia in 2010-11.

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Taking to Twitter on Tuesday (October 15), the franchise announced the signing of Flower hoping the experience he brings to the table will be a big boost to the side in the 2019 T20 League.

On his signing with Maratha Arabians, Flower is looking forward to the challenge of new format as a coach.

Flower told media on Tuesday about the latest development: “I have just come off a tremendous run with English cricket and am now looking ahead to the future with hope. Anything that is new and is innovative like T10 cricket always has an automatic appeal.”

He signed off, “From a coaching perspective it presents new challenges to test yourself against in a world-class environment. I am looking forward to joining forces with some of the world’s best players for Maratha Arabians. I share the enthusiasm of our team owners in building a world-class franchise.”

Noteworthy, the upcoming edition of the T10 League will be held at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi from 15-24 November 2019.

(With AFP Inputs)