Mr. Zahid Hussein, Chairman and Director in Ghalia Group, expressed his pleasure with the association, “We are delighted to support the ICC T10 Cricket League, supported by the Emirates Cricket Board and share the same vision as the promoters of the T10 League. As a UAE home-grown business, we feel privileged to partake in such an international tournament where we would mutually benefit from the media exposure as we foray in to the aviation business in India & at the same time contribute to development of Sports & other areas in UAE.”

Mr. Zahid Hussein says “With our latest acquisition of Air Deccan and Air Odisha, Ghalia Group looks forward to focus on downstream trading activities with primary focus on Oil and Energy, Aviation and Technology sectors. We will continue to extend our support to initiatives like ICC T10 League which do provide us with the perfect platform to reach out to our consumers.”    

Ghalia Group, a UAE-based conglomerate with sprawling ventures in Oil and Gas, Aviation, Information Technology and Financial Technology sectors will continue to associate itself with such strategic initiatives.

Ghalia Group includes Ghalia Petrol – a Sharjah-based Oil & Gas company has also recently invested in the Indian aviation industry by acquiring two regional airlines, Air Deccan and Air Odisha and is also setting up an ambitious US$2 billion AeroCity in Andhra Pradesh. Ghalia Group plans to invest $10 million as well as restructure the two Indian airline companies, following its recent acquisition of the two airlines to consolidate its position as low cost domestic air carrier.

The T10 Sports Management is proud to have been able to partner with the visionary Conglomerate Ghalia Group as the new promoter & Patron in Chief of ICC T10 Cricket League  that concluded recently at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium from November 21 to December 2, 2018.

Now in its second season, the ICC T10 League is the latest exciting initiative of the ICC to further spread the sport of Cricket in the world. T10 Cricket League is the first ever 10-over International Professional Cricket League approved by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and licensed by Emirates Cricket Board (ECB).

Proudly welcoming Ghalia Group as the Main Promoter of the T10 League, Shaji Ul Mulk, Chairman T10 League, said, “The UAE’s private sector organisations have been showing strong support to the T10 League – a major sporting asset – which will go a long way in further popularising the ten-over cricket format. I am pleased to welcome Ghalia Group to the T10 League.  Ghalia Group, which is on a massive expansion drive including their ambitious plans for the Aviation Business in India will continue to support promising initiatives like T10 Cricket League that help not just to promote Sports but also add value to the imagery & brand value of the Ghalia Group.

The 2018 edition of T10 League kicked off to an explosive start on Nov 21 and spread over 12 days, the world witnessed action packed 29 matches. Second season of T10 cricket league phenomenal success has catapulted it into the league of the biggies of world sports.  T10 cricket league brought together a majority of the cricket stars, leading to record breaking performances, spectacular bating, bowling, fielding and eventually changed the complexion of the international game.