India great Yuvraj Singh joining the Abu Dhabi T10 league 2019 is a "fantastic" opportunity for the tournament's youngsters to learn from him, says former South Africa batsman and now Karnataka Tuskers icon player Hashim Amla. 

Yuvraj retired from international cricket earlier this year after an illustrious career playing for India, and then took part in the Global T20 Canada league after BCCI's permission. 

The board never allows its active players to take part in overseas T20 leagues; which has been a topic of discussions for long now. 

"I suppose you want cricketers from all over the world and Yuvraj now is involved and that is fantastic," Amla was quoted as saying by IANS about Yuvi, who'll turn up for Maratha Arabians as icon player. "It is difficult to comment because Indian cricket have their own set of regulations."

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"But to have Yuvraj involved in T10 and to have youngsters being able to play with him, he has been a fantastic cricketer for 20-odd years and he has got so much to add value to. It is just great having him around and there is no doubt that youngsters will look to feed off him."

Amla himself bid adieu to international cricket post the ODI World Cup in UK and is now "excited" for the new venture in his playing career. 

"I am very excited. T10 is a new format in the sense that it has been around for only three or four years," he said. "But it has been around for many years in our backyards and when we were growing up playing with our friends. But to have it on a professional level is fantastic."

"The first few editions have been spoken of very highly and I am excited to be a part of it and see how it progresses and different skills it allows you to bring to the table," Amla added. 

The tournament will run from November 15 to 24 in Abu Dhabi. 

(Inputs from IANS)