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16 Nov, 10 tweets, 4 min read

Azeem Rafiq has told MPs that the word P**i was used constantly in Yorkshire’s dressing room when he joined the club and senior players and staff did not stamp out the practice thetimes.co.uk/article/azeem-…

The club’s former off spinner, giving evidence to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee, also said that his team-mate Gary Ballance used that racist phrase to him on numerous occasions

Rafiq, a Muslim, also disclosed that when he was 15 he had red wine “poured down his throat” at his local club by a Yorkshire cricketer

He told MPs that the racist abuse started soon after he joined

Rafiq, who broke down in tears on several occasions, testified that on a 2017 pre-season tour Gary Ballance had racially abused him

Rafiq said that Ballance used the word “Kevin” to describe anyone of colour, including while on England duty.

“Kevin was something Gary used to describe anyone of colour, it was an open secret in the England dressing room"

Rafiq said he was labelled a troublemaker after making a bullying complaint against team-mate Tim Bresnan

Details of some of the racist incidents reported by the 30-year-old had already surfaced following leaks of a report commissioned by Yorkshire, but other allegations against players and coaching staff had remained under wraps thetimes.co.uk/article/azeem-…

Azeem Rafiq's appearance in front of MPs has concluded, with him telling select committee members:

“I lost my career to racism. My kids have not had a dad for the last 15 months as all I’ve been worried about is Yorkshire trying to discredit me." thetimes.co.uk/article/azeem-…

@ManveenRana

Today, #AzeemRafiq spoke to a parliamentary committee about the alleged racist abuse he faced whist playing for Yorkshire CCC

@ManveenRana speaks to @legsidelizzy & Taj Butt, chair of the Quaid e Azam cricket league to find out how we got here:

thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/stori…

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