5/28/2023 0 Comments N.y. slur root out racism isRafiq and senior Yorkshire officials will give evidence at a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee hearing on 16 November. It is simply intolerable."Įx-Pakistan seamer Rana Naved-ul-Hasan was the second first-team player to allege racism at Yorkshire, saying "systematic taunting" occurred at the club.įormer Yorkshire academy players Irfan Amjad and Tabassum Bhatti have since shared their experiences of suffering racism while at the club. "There is no debate about racism, no one side or other. "It's my club that I care passionately about it. Root, who was talking at England's Ashes preparation camp in Queensland, Australia, added: "It hurts knowing this has happened at YCCC so close to home. He also questioned the validity of the investigation. Rafiq questioned what punishments had been handed out to former players and a coach who had been found guilty of using racist language. They said there had been insufficient evidence to conclude the club were institutionally racist. The report summary said Rafiq was the "victim of racial harassment and bullying", with seven of the 43 allegations upheld, although the club said they could not release the full report for legal reasons. ![]() ![]() In August 2021, three days after Yorkshire received the findings of the independent report carried out by law firm Squire Patton Boggs, they admitted Rafiq was "the victim of inappropriate behaviour" - something Rafiq said was downplaying racism - and offered him their "profound apologies". Yorkshire launched a formal investigation into Rafiq's allegations in September 2020 and the then chairman Roger Hutton said the club would be carrying out a "wider review" of their "policies and culture". No-one at Yorkshire 'racist' but culture 'locked in the past' - Hutton.Rafiq should be 'praised' for bravery, says Yorkshire chair Patel. ![]()
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