A man who got employed 24 years ago as an aircraft cleaner at Air Azman in Nigeria has toiled and risen gradually through the ranks to now become a captain in the aviation industry.

When Mohammed Abubakar joined Azman Air Services Limited, Nigeria’s Kano based domestic airline company 24 years ago, he never imagined he would rise so much from his position, let alone to be a captain.

However, his hard work and determination has paid off as he received his fourth bar to become a captain.

Mohammed Abubakar’s success story became viral on social media after a colleague of his posted photos on twitter with a little of his back story.

He decided to save and invest his money heavily on bettering himself. He explained, “I joined a contribution system with my colleagues, and when it was my turn to receive the accumulated funds, there was a sizeable amount of money. So, I went to the managing director and sought his advice on my dream of training as a pilot. He was so happy, and supported me. That’s how I managed to sponsor myself for my private pilot license in Canada, which marked my take-off as an aircraft pilot.”

Abubakar said the journey to actualizing his dream has often been tough and he even considered giving up. “But I was able to weather the storm, and here we are today.” he said.

After the retirement of the stylish left hand opening batsman Saeed Anwar, Pakistan couldn’t find his replacement. Many players were tried but they all failed to fill the void. During the champion’s trophy Fakhar Zamaan was introduced in 2017 champion’s trophy in England.

He made 31 runs against south Africa in his first match and after that he didn’t look back. 28 year old cricketer belongs to mardan. He scored 2 fifties and then a superb hundred in the final against india in that champion’s trophy. He help team pakistan to won the tournment. People start giving him the tag of a big match player. He also faced a lot of criticism due to the fact that he is strong on off side but not so much towards ON side and couldn’t play short ball well.

His back lift is also higher so he can’t be a good batsman but he answered all his critics with his bat. Just before the world cup he start getting into his own patch as he smashed a effortless hundred in a practice match. He scored his hundred in just 81 balls with fifteen fours and a six.

He has played 31 ODIs for pakistan so for in which he has scored 1442 runs. His highest score is 210. He is the only double centurion from pakistan in ODI cricket. His average in ODI is 53 and strike rate is 96. He has scored 3 hundreds and 9 fifties. He hits 174 fours and 21 sixes while bating and caught 12 catches while fielding.

Pakistan suffered a seven-wicket defeat to the West Indies in their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup opener in Nottingham.

Beaten by seven-wickets it was their second-lowest World Cup score in history as they were rattled out for just 105 by a hostile West Indian bowling attack at Trent Bridge.

It was their 11th consecutive ODI defeat but maybe they can take some inspiration from history.

When they last lifted the World Cup in 1992 they lost by ten wickets to the West Indies in their tournament opener, so it could be worse.

And they were bowled out for just 74 by England just a few days later.

By the end of the tournament, Imran Khan’s side were world champions, famously turning the tables on this year’s hosts in the final at the MCG.

The point is, they remain as predictably unpredictable as ever.

“We wanted to bowl first and the start is very crucial for our team,” said Sarfaraz.

“We lost too many wickets early on and that’s why we didn’t come back into the game.

“We expected a hard game and we knew what was coming to us. It was not a good result for us but we have what it takes to play and win.”

All the pre-match talk was about whether the Windies’ powerhouse batsmen could threaten the 500-run mark on a ground made for big scores.

Sarfaraz countered he believed it would be a game for the bowlers, though it was the men in maroon who rolled back the years with a performance reminiscent of the 1970s, when their pace attack inspired them to two World Cup victories.

But it won’t get any easier for the Pakistan captain, with world No.1 side England – pumped up from their opening win over South Africa – their next opponents on the same ground next Monday.

“I was happier with how we bowled and the effort we showed, especially as we were defending such a low score,” added Sarfaraz.

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Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton