Dale Steyn has joined a growing list of current and former international players to sign up for the Euro T20 Slam, the first edition of which will start August 30. Steyn has been designated a 'marquee' player.

BREAKING: @DaleSteyn62 joins the #EuroT20Slam as a Marquee Player #ET20S pic.twitter.com/NRnt3ugGAZ

— Euro T20 Slam (@et20s) July 1, 2019

The Euro T20 Slam will have six franchises, two each based in Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland, and the three countries will jointly hosting the tournament.

Shortly after the competition was announced, six cricketers were designated as icon/marquee players by the league: Shahid Afridi, Chris Lynn, Shane Watson, Babar Azam, Brendon McCullum and Luke Ronchi.

Whether that list will be updated or not remains to be seen, seeing that several big names have signed up since then, including Eoin Morgan, JP Duminy, Imran Tahir and Rashid Khan, as well as Steyn, and some more high-profile signings are expected. While some of these cricketers are active, Duminy and Tahir have announced that the 2019 World Cup will mark the end of their ODI careers.

Steyn, in the evening of an outstanding career, made an international comeback last season after a sustained injury-enforced absence from the game, and had to deal with a fresh injury when he was forced to pull out of South Africa's World Cup 2019 campaign without playing a game.

On his comeback, Steyn became South Africa's highest ever wicket-taker in Test matches. He was later picked up as a replacement for Nathan Coulter-Nile at Royal Challengers Bangalore for IPL 2019, but had to withdraw after two matches - in which he bowled with pace and hostility - with his shoulder flaring up.