As it is only a few weeks until our 2021 professional arrives here in England, we have put some questions to him and he has given us his answers. This just means you might know a tiny bit more about him before you first meet him and when you do be sure to say Namaste!
Below are the questions we put to him and the answers he gave us;
Getting to know the Pro -Azim Kazi!
Where are you from - Ahmednagar/ Maharashtra
How old are you - age 27
What are your nicknames - Abu
Which teams do you play for - Maharashtra
Batting style - left handed
Favourite batting position - middle order
Bowling style - left arm orthodox
Music to walk out to when going out to bat - No music
Cricketing hero - Ms Dhoni
Sporting hero (not cricket) - Messi
Best player you have played in a team with - Kedar Jadhav / Naushad Shaikh/ Ruturaj Gaikwad
Best player you have played against - Shikhar Dhawan
Most difficult bowler you have faced - Varun Arun
Toughest batsman you have bowled to - Suryakumar Yadav
Favourite player of all time - Ms Dhoni
Least favourite player and why - Yuvraj Singh / because I am also left hand allrounder
Your personal cricketing highlight - 140 against Jharkhand
Which IPL team do you support - KKR
Funniest thing you’ve seen on a cricket field - freehit run out
Favourite football team (if any) - Barcelona
Favourite food - mutton biriyani
Favourite film - Sultan
Favourite TV show - Kapil Sharma show
Favourite drink - tea 😜
Favourite place - Mumbai
Career goals - become best all-rounder
Proudest moment - 100 against Mumbai
Pet hate - Short cut in anything
What are you looking forward to when playing for Consett - Want to play good cricket and win matches
Five dream guests to have round for a dinner party - Msd / Sachin / Yuvraj / Afridi / Shahrukh Khan
First thing you would buy if you won the lottery - house 🏠 / car