Moeen Ali has urged Vaughan to play a proactive role. Moeen Ali believes that British Asian players face difficulties. Moeen Ali believes that Azeem Rafiq’s accusations. Moeen Ali has urged Michael Vaughan to play a proactive role in the fight against racism in English cricket, as he publicly addressed a contentious tweet made by the … Read more
Wednesday saw the beginning of a hearing into the racism issue. England and Wales Cricket Board filed disrepute allegations. Michael Vaughan is still scheduled to appear in court on charges. Wednesday saw the beginning of a hearing into the racism issue at Yorkshire, with former player Azeem Rafiq scheduled to testify more than two years … Read more
Azeem Rafiq said he was “extraordinarily pleased” of Former Scotland. Cricketers Majid Haq and Qasim Sheik for standing in opposition. They experienced in their position, which cue a blame survey, Cricket Scotland. Azeem Rafiq, whose charges of institutional bigotry at Yorkshire shook English cricket last year, focused on the significance of connecting. Connection with people … Read more
Vaughan said he is stepping down from the English news broadcasting channel. He was also mentioned in the racism reports against Rafiq. He returned during the Ashes series in Australia. Michael Vaughan, the former captain of England, resigned from the English news broadcasting channel on Wednesday owing to the “ongoing debate” surrounding the racism investigation … Read more
Yorkshire chairman Kamlesh Patel received racist mail after Azeem Rafiq’s allegations. Test cricket returned to Yorkshire’s Headingley headquarters on Thursday. ECB disciplinary charges laid against Yorkshire and “a number of individuals”. Yorkshire chairman Kamlesh Patel said Thursday he had received “phenomenally racist” letters following Azeem Rafiq’s allegations of racist abuse and bullying while playing for … Read more
Azeem was the first man to raise the racism issue. Gale won the lawsuit for unjust dismissal. England will look to win their third test against New Zealand after inning the first two. New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson hopes for “healing” at his old team Yorkshire before the third Test against England that was almost … Read more
Yorkshire and a ‘number of individuals’ have been charged by the ECB. Charges relate to alleged breaches of anti-discrimination code and conduct of players and officials. Independent panel of Cricket Discipline Commission to hear the cases. Yorkshire and a “number of individuals” have been charged by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) following the … Read more
Andrew Gale was sacked after fall-out from Azeem Rafiq racism row. He was one of 16 members of staff sacked following the incident. Leeds face prospect of paying out huge sums to former staff. Former Yorkshire head coach Andrew Gale has won a claim for unfair dismissal against the English county cricket club following the fall-out from … Read more
English cricket is back in the firing line over racism in the game after “stereotypical” and “outdated” views were expressed about the reasons for a lack of interest in the game among Britain’s ethnic-minority communities. Former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq delivered harrowing testimony to lawmakers in November, where he said his career had been ended … Read more
LONDON: Yorkshire whistleblower Azeem Rafiq has called for the lifting of the cricket club’s suspension from hosting England matches after they took steps to tackle a racism scandal. England chiefs in November stripped Yorkshire of the right to stage international games at their Headingley ground in Leeds in response to the county’s handling of the Rafiq case. The … Read more
SYDNEY: Big Bash League club Sydney Thunder plan to stick with Alex Hales despite a photo of the English batsman with his face painted black and claims he called his pet dog ‘Kevin’ as part of a racially derogatory joke. The picture emerged last week in the wake of former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq’s revelations … Read more
LONDON: The cricketer who dubbed Cheteshwar Pujara ‘Steve’ while they played for Yorkshire has been reprimanded by current club Somerset after apologising to the India batsman in the fallout from the Azeem Rafiq case that has sent shockwaves through the English game. Pakistan-born Rafiq told a UK parliamentary committee on Tuesday how racist language was “constantly” … Read more
LONDON: Azeem Rafiq, a former English cricketer who this week said he had lost his career to racism, admitted Thursday he had sent anti-Semitic messages as a teenager. The Times newspaper uncovered messages sent to former Warwickshire and Leicestershire player Ateeq Javid, in which Rafiq is seen to make disparaging comments about an unnamed Jewish person. … Read more
LONDON: The racism crisis tearing through English cricket took yet another turn late Thursday following the emergence of photographs of Alex Hales in blackface, with the batsman saying it had been a “tribute” to the late US rapper Tupac Shakur. The pictures were published by Britain’s The Sun newspaper hours after former player Azeem Rafiq — whose … Read more
The cricketer who dubbed Cheteshwar Pujara ‘Steve’ while they both played for Yorkshire has apologised to the India batsman in the latest fallout from the Azeem Rafiq case that has sent shockwaves through the English game. Pakistan-born Rafiq told a UK parliamentary committee on Tuesday how racist language was “constantly” used during his two spells at … Read more
LONDON: Former Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq fought back tears as he told British lawmakers on Tuesday he had lost his career to racism, detailing widespread discrimination within the English game in a compelling testimony. An independent report found the Pakistan-born player was a victim of “racial harassment and bullying” while playing for the county club but said … Read more
LONDON: Former Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq will appear before British lawmakers on Tuesday with the chance to give an unvarnished account of his experiences of discrimination at the club that is engulfed in a racism scandal. An independent report found the Pakistan-born player was a victim of “racial harassment and bullying” while Rafiq himself said he … Read more
LONDON: England captain Joe Root on Thursday demanded change after a racism row engulfed Yorkshire County Cricket Club, saying the events had “fractured our game and torn lives apart”. Root, who is currently in Australia leading England’s Ashes preparations, issued his statement following weeks of escalating pressure at the club he has represented since childhood. Former Yorkshire … Read more
LEEDS, United Kingdom, Nov 8, 2021 (AFP) – New Yorkshire chairman Kamlesh Patel praised Azeem Rafiq for speaking out over racist abuse on Monday as he revealed the county had settled an employment case with their former player. Pakistan-born Rafiq has accused Yorkshire of failing to deal adequately with racist abuse he suffered while playing for … Read more
LONDON: Yorkshire were suspended from staging international matches after the England and Wales Cricket Board strongly condemned their handling of a racism row involving Azeem Rafiq, with ex-England captain Michael Vaughan later denying allegations he had abused his one-time team-mate. The 30-year-old Rafiq has accused Yorkshire of failing to deal adequately with his allegations of … Read more
