Said they pitted three former team mates, one of whom was a current england international, against each other in a public forum for the whole world to see. it is important to say that the public forum is at the request of azeem rafiq. i forum is at the request of azeem rafi. ., , ., forum is at the request of azeem rafiq- with - forum is at the request of azeem i rafiq. with another rafiq. i will leave you with another statement for rafiq. i will leave you with another statement for michael rafiq. i will leave you with another statement for michael vaughan, i rafiq. i will leave you with another l statement for michael vaughan, this has brought me to the brink of falling out of love with cricket, i will not address the toll on me and my family but it has had a toll. the five men who had their charges upheld or partially upheld will be waiting to see which sanctions are placed upon them by the cricket disciplinary committee.- placed upon them by the cricket disciplinary committee.
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We will leave that news out of south africa, and come back to the uk now. the cricket discipline commission has upheld complaints against five former yorkshire players for using racist or discriminatory language towards teammates. the charges by the england and wales cricket board stemmed mainly from allegations made by azeem rafiq, who in 2020 laid bare the extent of racism in the sport. meanwhile, the former england captain, michael vaughan, has been cleared of using racist language towards a group of asian players, which included rafiq, in 2009. in a statement michael vaughan criticised the procedure saying the england and wales cricket board invited claim and counterclaim. but he said he still wants to continue to fight for change in the sport. he said. it has been both difficult and upsetting to hear about the painful experiences which azeem has described over the past three years. the outcome of these cdc proceedings must not be allowed to detract from the core message that ther
Or in society generally. he goes on to say. the dismissal of the specific charge that concerned me takes nothing away from azeem s own lived experiences. azeem rafiq has been speaking to the bbc about the ecb decision. here s his reaction. i feel vindicated. seven out of the eight i feel vindicated. seven out of the eight charges that have been upheld, and most eight charges that have been upheld, and most importantly, one of the main and most importantly, one of the main reasons i spoke out was to highlight main reasons i spoke out was to highlight the wider problems across the game, and the institutional racism the game, and the institutional racism at the game, and the institutional racism at yorkshire county cricket club, racism at yorkshire county cricket club, and racism at yorkshire county cricket club, and i racism at yorkshire county cricket club, and i think that has been proven club, and i think that has been proven over and over again. obviously proven
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