Azeem Rafiq Emotionally Opens Up About Harrowing Experiences of Racism at Yorkshire County Cricket Club to British Lawmakers (Watch Videos)

Rafiq, who is a Pakistan-born British cricketer, has publicly expressed the racism that goes on in Yorkshire County Cricket Club for whom he played. He said that he felt 'isolated and humiliated' after falling victim to racist abuse at the club.

Azeem Rafiq (Photo credit: Twitter)

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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