* Danube Group unveiled the Annual Cricket 'Friendship Cup' with Netherlands. * The T20 'Friendship Cup' between Danube Lions cricket team and Netherlands will kick off on 6th December 2012.
(prHWY.com) December 6, 2012 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- Dubai, Dec 4, 2012: Danube Group, the leading construction, building materials and shop fitting industries staged the opening of the first ever T20 'Friendship Cup' at a press conference held at Grand Hyatt, Dubai on 4th December 2012.
The T20 match is scheduled for 6th December between Danube Lions, the corporate cricket team of Danube Group and Netherlands at the ICC Global Cricket Academy Oval No.2, Dubai.
The opening ceremony was graced by Mr. Rizwan Sajan, Founder & Chairman of Danube Group, Mr. Anis Sajan, Managing Director of Danube Group and Founder of Danube Lions, Mr. Adel Sajan, Director of Danube Buildmart, Mr. Peter Drinnen, Coach, Netherlands, Mr. Ed Van Nerop, Team Manager, Netherlands, Mr. Robert Broedelet, Country Manager, ABN AMRO Bank, Mr. Mazhar Khan from Emirates Cricket Board, Mr. Mohammad Lokhandwala from Dubai Cricket Council and Mr. Salman Hanif from ICC Global Cricket Academy.
Announcing the event, Mr. Anis Sajan, the Managing Director of Danube Group and Founder of Danube Lions said, "Cricket in UAE is resilient, strong and well established. At Danube we are fully committed to optimize our resources and our aim is to leverage the growth of cricket in UAE. Using the conduit of cricket we aim to reach out to various communities emphasizing the importance of sports in the country. We are honoured to host the first ever T20 match between Danube Lions team and Netherlands national team and hope to play against various other international teams with the support of the cricket fraternity in the UAE."
Featuring experienced cricketing stalwarts, team Danube Lions comprises of Captain CTK Mashood, Prashant Braggs, Bakhtiyar, Vikrant Shetty, Sameer Nayak, Haroon Iftikhar, Syed Maqsood, Devendra Taneja, Mohd Asif Iqbal, Shibith, Samiullah, Andre and Ajmal.
"It is a great honour to play with an international cricket team like Netherlands who have beaten England in the T20 World Cup match. Danube Lions have earned the reputation of being undisputable champions in indoor cricket and we hope to continue the momentum even at an outdoor cricket level. It is a wonderful feeling because cricket is a great game which brings together different communities and nationalities. We have a balanced team and we are confident to present a good show at the day of the match." Said CTK Mashood, Captain, Danube Lions.
Being masters of indoor cricket for the last ten years, Danube Lions team has won several accolades such as Indoor Cricket Summer Cup, Ramadan Cup, Pehla Indoor Cup and has claimed the recent title for DBMSC Tournament as well.
Promoting a global culture of cricket, the Netherlands Team comprises of Peter Drinnen, Coach, Peter Borren, Captain, Ed van Nierop Manager, Rahil Ahmed, Wesley Barresi, Shahbaz Bashir, Peter Borren, Sebastiaan Braat, Mudassar Bukhari, Daan van Bunge, Daniel Doram, Tom de Grooth, Tim Gruijters, James Gruijters, Tom Heggelman, Alexei Kervezee, Ashan Malik, Paul van Meekeren, Stephan Myburgh, Pieter Seelaar, Michael Swart, Eric Szwarczynski and Vinoo Tewarie.
"Thank you all for the warm welcome. It is a brilliant opportunity to play with an experienced corporate team as Danube Lions. Dubai is credited to be the best sports city having world-class cricket facilities and it would be a pleasure to play with the team frequently. These overseas tours have helped our team to perform consistently and enjoy the real flavour of international cricket. I am confident we will be able to play good competitive cricket and may the best team win." Said Ed Van Nerop, Team Manager, Netherlands.
Truly, Danube has surpassed the expectations and proved to be a winner in promoting the love for the game in the region. Promoting cricket through the T20 'Friendship Cup', Danube Group promises many such initiatives in the future fostering the development of the sport in the nation.
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Source:
http://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/uae-have-a-tough-task-on-hand-with-icc-world-twenty20-qualifier-1.554006
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About Danube Building Materials FZCO
Established in 1993, Danube Building Materials FZCO provides more than 25,000 products in stock and in-house value added services in all of its multiple set of showrooms across the Middle East region and India. The company operates from its head offices in JAFZA with logistics facilities across the region which amounts to 5 million sq feet and includes kiln drying facility, factory and warehouses of the group.
From a small trading firm, Danube has grown into one of the largest building materials company in the region, with its diversified branches worldwide including UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and India, in addition to procurement offices in China and Canada. Danube has a team of 2000 plus people working across strategic locations across the GCC & India.
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