Indian businessman, who landed in UAE in 1960, to release biography
Vasudev Shamdas Shroff. -
Vasudev Shamdas Shroff started off with one store and now has businesses across the Gulf.
Dubai-based Indian businessman Vasudev Shamdas Shroff, chairman, Regal Group, is all set to unveil his biography on April 7.
The book, authored by bestselling author Priya Kumar, highlights the journey of the octogenarian, who arrived in the UAE in 1960 on a vessel called the
MV Dara from Mumbai.
He started off the family business with one trading store. Now, the group has multiple businesses across the GCC.
Shroff is popularly addressed as ‘Vasuji’ in the non-resident Indian (NRI) community.
But these games have a storied heritage across Saudi Arabia’s parking lots and roads.
For years, South Asian expatriates have taken part in these self-organised matches on the streets of Riyadh, Jeddah and in other Saudi cities. Wherever Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis go, it seems they take cricket with them.
Saudi Arabia is home to millions of residents from that cricket-mad part of the world, so it is only natural that street cricket thrives among these communities.
One of the organizations playing an important role in the rise of the game’s popularity at community level in recent years is the GK International Indian Sports Club (GKIISC) in Riyadh.