LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024
THE STORY OF ONE MAN WHO CHANGED THE FACE OF CRICKET FOREVER
Azeems first legacy a legacy carved at great personal expense was to expose how cricket works His second gift may be to expose how this country works too Jonathan Liew
When Azeem Rafiq was a young boy playing cricket near his home in Pakistan he could never have foreseen that this sport would change his life forever He fell in love with the game quickly and it wasnt long before the white flannels and green grass felt like home to him When he moved to England he became the youngest man to captain a Yorkshire side and the first person of Asian descent to do so His talent was undeniable and doors were opening for him
But there was something Azeem was bottling up and it was about to explode out of him and shake the whole cricket world and wider society out of their slumber Its Not Banter Its Racism is the never beforetold truth behind the racism accusations that shocked a nation from the moment Azeem spoke up to the resulting events that have altered his world entirely
With heartbreaking honesty Azeem reveals why he will always use his voice in a society that would prefer him to be voiceless
Azeem has stood up to the world spoken back against evil He has had victories He has failed He extends charity to others and he says no no to racism Because we must be better than our worst Stan Grant
Azeems dream was to help England win the Ashes That wasnt to be But maybe one day well reflect that his legacy to the game is far greater than winning any amount of Test series George Dobell
A principled whistleblower who stood up for what was right Azeem has changed cricket forever Jennifer Robinson
Honest open and powerful Baroness Warsi
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