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New Yorkshire Chairman Praises 'Brave' Azeem Rafiq For Speaking Out On Racism

By AFP News November 08, 2021 • 21:31 PM View: 1663

New Yorkshire chairman Kamlesh Patel praised Azeem Rafiq for speaking out over racist abuse as he apologised to the former player on Monday.

Pakistan-born Rafiq has accused Yorkshire of failing to deal adequately with racist abuse he suffered while playing for the county, saying he had been driven to thoughts of suicide.

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