Aaj TV English News - News https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:19:40 +0500 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:19:40 +0500 60 English cricket rife with racism, my life made 'hell', says Azeem Rafiq https://english.aaj.tv/news/30271577/ <p>Former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq broke down in tears on Tuesday as he told a British parliamentary committee of "inhuman" treatment at the cricket club and described the sport in England as riddled with racism.</p> <p>In more than an hour of testimony, Rafiq, 30, an offspin bowler and former captain of the England Under-19s of Pakistani descent, catalogued a damning culture of widespread racism at Yorkshire.</p> Former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq broke down in tears on Tuesday as he told a British parliamentary committee of "inhuman" treatment at the cricket club and described the sport in England as riddled with racism.

In more than an hour of testimony, Rafiq, 30, an offspin bowler and former captain of the England Under-19s of Pakistani descent, catalogued a damning culture of widespread racism at Yorkshire.

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