I learnt a lot from my father: Dr. Thumbay Moideen
‘Family Get-together & Harvest Festival 2018’
Dubai : Emphasizing the importance of inculcating family values in the young generation, Dr. Thumbay Moideen – Founder President of Thumbay Group spoke about how the values acquired from his father and grandfather continue to guide him to this day.
He was delivering the keynote speech at the ‘Family Get-together & Harvest Festival 2018’ organized by the St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, Oud Mehta, Dubai on 9th November 2018.
Dr. Thumbay Moideen was the chief guest of the event, conducted as part of the church’s 50th anniversary celebrations.
“As a child, I grew up in a joint-family which had many successful businessmen. So, my role models were mostly elders from within the family who were successful, family-oriented, generous, ethical, helpful and God-fearing. I have learned a lot from my father who taught me to understand the worth of what we have and to stay close to our roots,” Moideen said.
He underlined the importance of instilling the right values in children, so that they achieve success in all walks of life. The church authorities honoured Dr. Thumbay Moideen with mementos.
Abdullah Al Suwaidi, Rev. Fr. Ninan Philip – Vicar of the church, Metropolitan Delhi Diocese Dr. Youhanon Mar Demetrius and others were present.
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England sticking with Key, McCullum and Stokes despite Ashes humbling
London (AP): England is not sacking anybody following the 4-1 Ashes loss in Australia.
A review of the tour by the England and Wales Cricket Board, announced within hours of the final match in January, was concluded on Monday. Firing people would “be the easy thing to do,” ECB chief executive Richard Gould said but he insisted, "This is not the time to throw everything out."
Managing director Rob Key, coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes kept their jobs after the best England side to go to Australia in 14 years lost the Ashes in 11 days with two games to spare.
“Moving people on can sometimes be the easy thing to do. That's not the route that we're going to take,” Gould said. “I've seen the driving ambition and determination that we're lucky enough to have within our leadership group to take the lessons from the Ashes and move forward.”
Gould previously was the chief executive of Bristol City soccer club and said the ECB would not follow the same route as soccer's hire-and-fire culture.
“Cricket is a very unique sport in that it takes a team of leadership ... it's not like football where there's a single point of failure or success with a manager," he said. He added the ECB would not “select or deselect management based on a popularity campaign.”
The main criticisms of England's tour were poor preparation, player misbehavior, and selection mistakes.
At a press conference at Lord's, Gould and Key said McCullum and Stokes have not had a “bust up,” they did not want McCullum to “completely change” but “to evolve,” the behavior of some players was “unprofessional,” there will be more consequences for underperforming, and a commitment to “better long-term planning” ahead of major test series.
Some changes were already implemented for the Twenty20 World Cup, where England reached the semifinals. Gould implied that performance saved McCullum.
Key acknowledged that England supporters would be disappointed to see the management team go unpunished.
“I know people want punishment and that people then should be sacked for that,” Key said. “That doesn't mean we don't feel like we've gone through some serious pain: Brendon, myself, Ben. It's been as tough a time as I think I've had.”
