The former Türkiye international was confirmed just two days after Scott Lindsey’s sacking on Sunday night.
The 39-year-old now has seven games to keep the Reds in League Two and he is already getting down to business, preparing for his first game as a head coach.
They host Gillingham on Saturday and on Tuesday, Kazim-Richards took his first training session and photos posted by the club media show it was all smiles at the Broadfield Stadium.
In his first interview with the club, Kazim-Richards said. “I’m very ready to make an impact. Obviously, the circumstances are the circumstances. I'm a realist in terms of when you understand the circumstance, it's not by chance you're able to find a solution.
“And it's not a nice position but [I’m] still excited. And I know [for] Crawley fans and people watching, it's not nice to hear that you're excited to come into that type of situation.
“But the reason why I'm excited is because I believe that I can make an impact straight away and start turning non-results into results.”
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Akin Odimayo, Colin Kazim-Richards and Klaidi Lolos train at the Broadfield Stadium | Picture: CTFC Photo: CTFC