India batsman Yuvraj Singh, who announced his retirement from international cricket in June this year, has been named Maratha Arabians’ Indian icon player at the T10 League in Abu Dhabi, slated to be held from November 15-24.

Yuvraj is the latest marquee signing by Maratha Arabians after they recently roped in former Zimbabwe captain Andy Flower as the head coach.

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Former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo will continue to lead Maratha Arabians while swashbuckling Australia batsman Chris Lynn was named the icon player of the franchise.

Among the players retained by the Arabians include Afghanistan stars Hazratullah Zazai and Najeebullah Zadran.

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."

Maratha Arabians are co-owned by Parvez Khan of Pacific Ventures, Bollywood actor Sohail Khan and Ali Tumbi of Aqua Properties.

Commenting 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 honour to have him in our squad."

After calling time on his international career, Yuvraj sought NOC from the BCCI to feature in the Global T20 Canada League. The southpaw was picked by the Toronto Nationals as a marquee player at the auction.

In his six outings for the Nationals, Yuvraj amassed 153 runs with the best score of 51 and a strike rate of 145.71.

(With IANS inputs)