Former cricketer Azeem Rafiq opened up about the racism he faced while playing at Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Addressing a committee of British lawmakers, Rafiq broke down as he shared that this was a problem with England cricket as a whole. Amidst other things, he shared, "Pretty early on, me and other people from an Asian background... there were comments such as 'you'll sit over there near the toilets."
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тАЬMe and other people from Asian backgroundтАЭ had comments like тАЬyou lot sit over there near the toilets, elephant washersтАЭ
Former Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq gives details to MPs of his treatment in the Yorkshire dressing roomhttps://t.co/ah7QiW0Vk5 pic.twitter.com/DEht6PPVS6
тАФ BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) November 16, 2021
Watch This Video Where He Breaks Down While Talking About the Pain of Being Subjected to Racism:
тАЬI know the pain I went through those few months, no one can ever put me through that pain again.тАЭ #AzeemRafiq getting v emotional while speaking about his experience at #YCCC. #DCMS #Cricket pic.twitter.com/9WsLrQAXe5
тАФ Sima Kotecha (@sima_kotecha) November 16, 2021
In the Video, He Shares That He Lost His Career to Racism:
Azeem Rafiq says he believes he lost his cricket career to racism. But he adds: "Hopefully in five years time, we are going to see a big change and I can look that I did something bigger than any runs I got or wickets I got. But it is horrible, it hurts." pic.twitter.com/nesHiV47OU
тАФ Chris Burn (@ChrisBurn_Post) November 16, 2021
Here, He Talks About a Shift Against Racism Happening in English Football:
Some high profile footballers are "showing the world how to behave, in Marcus Rashford and Jordan HendersonтАЭ
Former Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq says тАЬclearly thereтАЩs been some sort of shift in footballтАЭ when it comes to representation of minoritieshttps://t.co/ah7QiW0Vk5 pic.twitter.com/y2C1JnRA29
тАФ BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) November 16, 2021
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