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Racism scandal: Yorkshire fined £400,000 and face 48-point deduction in County Championship

July 28, 2023 7:22 pm

In May, Ballance, Bresnan, Gale and Pyrah received fines as well as suspensions of varying length from coaching and playing cricket, while Blain and Hoggard were only fined.

Six former Yorkshire players sanctioned for using racist language by disciplinary panel

May 26, 2023 9:03 pm

In March, ex-England captain Michael Vaughan was cleared of using racist language towards Rafiq, but a CDC panel upheld charges against former Yorkshire players Tim Bresnan, John Blain, Matthew Hoggard, Andrew Gale and Richard Pyrah.

Michael Vaughan returns to BBC cricket coverage for Ashes, Ireland test

May 19, 2023 6:06 pm

Vaughan, 48, stepped down from commentary duties last June after his former Yorkshire team mate Azeem Rafiq alleged he had used racist language during their time at the cricket club.

Rashid backs Rafiq's claim says Vaughan did make a 'racist remark' to a group of Asian teammates at Yorkshire

March 03, 2023 8:27 am

Adil Rashid said he was never pressured by Azeem Rafiq into supporting allegations that Michael Vaughan made racist comments during their time at Yorkshire.

Yorkshire confirm data related to racism 'irretrievably deleted'

February 23, 2023 6:33 pm

Pakistan-born cricketer Azeem Rafiq, who played for Yorkshire for more than 10 years, had claimed that racism at the club had left him on the brink of suicide.

Yorkshire admit four charges after investigation into racism claims

February 07, 2023 6:12 pm

Yorkshire and a number of individuals were charged by the ECB in June after an investigation into racism claims made by former player Azeem Rafiq, who alleged in 2021 that he had been a victim of institutional racism at the club.

Rafiq says he was forced to leave England after being abused for speaking out on racism

December 14, 2022 1:30 am

Rafiq, a former captain of the England Under-19 side and of Pakistani descent, had told a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee in November 2021 he received sustained racist abuse and had contemplated suicide while at Yorkshire.

Gary Ballance signs deal to play for Zimbabwe after Yorkshire release

December 09, 2022 3:15 pm

The Zimbabwe-born player has spent a year on the sidelines while dealing with mental health issues after he admitted to using racist language against former club teammate Azeem Rafiq.

Azeem Rafiq set to leave England after abuse and intimidation: report

October 14, 2022 4:09 pm

Azeem Rafiq and four others were recently reprimanded by the England Cricket Discipline Commission for use of "anti-Semitic language" on social media in 2011.

"I did use unacceptable - at times, racist language", Gary Ballance apologises to Azeem Rafiq

August 25, 2022 8:37 pm

Ballance, who has featured in 23 Tests and 16 One-Day Internationals for England between 2013 and 2017, had announced in May that he was taking a break from cricket for "personal reasons".