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Emotional Azeem Rafiq describes litany of racist incidents endured at Yorkshire
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November 16, 2021
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7:02Now PlayingFormer cricketer Azeem Rafiq said 'racism is not banter' as he described the racist incidents he experienced during his time at Yorkshire Cricket Club - including hearing 'constant' racist language and being pinned down and forced to drink at 15 years-old, despite his Muslim faith.
In emotional testimony to a parliamentary committee he described racist behaviour as 'constant' and how 'no- one stamped it out'.
WARNING: In his testimony, Azeem Rafiq uses offensive racist language to describe the abuse.
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