beenin his career as a bbc broadcaster have been injeopardy his career as a bbc broadcaster have been in jeopardy after he was alleged to have used racist language by a former yorkshire team mate azeem rafiq. vaughan was charged by the ecb but denies the claim and today, the two men came face to face as they appeared at the second day of a disciplinary hearing. the panel was shown this tv coverage of the yorkshire team in a huddle before a match against nottinghamshire injune 2009, just moments before rafiq claims vaughan mage the alleged comment to him and three other asian players. 0ne mage the alleged comment to him and three other asian players. one of those, current england star adil rashid, has corroborated rafiq s claim, and today he gave lie that video evidence from bangladesh, where the team is currently on tour. asked by vaughan s lawyer, christopher stoner casey, about his memory of what vaughan had allegedly said, rashid replied. stoner then added that the wording in the st
asked by vaughan s lawyer christopher stoner kc, of his memory of what vaughan had allegedly said, rashid replied, there s too many of you lot. we need to do something about it. stoner then added that the wording in rashid s statement differed slightly. just so you re aware, that s not what s alleged against michael vaughan , he said. it is, there are too many of you lot. we need to have a word about it. this is the reality. you don t have a clear recollection of events. rashid replied, i have a very clear recollection, sir. rashid rejected feeling pressured to back up rafiq s claims because of a shared business interest in a fish and chip restaurant. he also rejected the suggestion by another former teammate that he may have supported rafiq s allegations because of the threat that personal details about him may be revealed. two years ago, yorkshire sparked outrage by not disciplining anyone, despite rafiq being found to have suffered racial harassment. the ecb issuing a catal
After former Pakistan batsman Salman Butt called Michael Vaughan's comparison between Kane Williamson and Virat Kohli "irrelevant", the former England captain has hit back saying that he hasn't at least fixed matches and corrupted cricket.
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Butt had criticised him for comparing Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson
Vaughan lashed out at Butt for his involvement in match-fixing scandal
Michael Vaughan on Sunday hit out at former Pakistan opener Salman Butt after he criticised him for drawing comparisons between Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson. Vaughan had said that if New Zealand captain Kane Williamson was Indian, he d be the greatest player in the world . Butt, speaking on his YouTube channel, blasted Vaughan for stirring up controversy. Vaughan, known for speaking his mind, didn t sit quietly and lashed out at the former Pakistan opener for his involvement in the match-fixing scandal in 2010 saying wished he had such clear thought of mind when he was match fixing .
Salman Butt brushed aside Michael Vaughan's comments, saying that Virat Kohli's statistics as a batsman is far superior to any other player in international cricket.