"I am ashamed of this exchange and have now deleted it so as not to cause further offence. I have absolutely no excuses.įormer cricketer Azeem Rafiq - who exposed the racism scandal within the game - has himself apologised for antisemitic messages in a message exchange with another cricketer in 2011 I have gone back to check my account and it is me.
Rafiq said: "I was sent an image of this exchange from early 2011 today (Thursday). Rafiq said he was "ashamed of this exchange" while saying sorry to the Jewish community "and everyone who is rightly offended by this" but insists he is a different person today. The ex-Yorkshire player admitted making the remarks after evidence was revealed by The Times on Thursday. Rafiq apologises for antisemitic comments he sent in 2011Īzeem Rafiq has apologised for making antisemitic comments in a message exchange with another cricketer in 2011. Sky Sports pundit David Lloyd has apologised to Rafiq after he was accused of making a racist comment towards him, and Sky has launched an investigation into the claims. Rafiq's ex-Yorkshire team-mate Jack Brooks has been reprimanded by Somerset, his current club, and will be required to undergo training on diversity over historical tweets that included racist language.Īlex Hales has denied he named his own dog after a racial slur and said he will "co-operate with any investigation" following the DCMS hearing.Ĭhelsea Women boss Emma Hayes has praised the 'incredible' testimony of Azeem Rafiq and says it should 'serve as a reminder to us all'įormer England captain Vaughan "completely and categorically" denies the allegation from Rafiq that he made a racist comment towards him and other Asian players before Yorkshire's match against Nottinghamshire in 2009. In his remarks to MPs on Tuesday, former Yorkshire spinner Rafiq delivered damning claims of alleged discriminatory incidents during his time at Headingley involving several high-profile former team-mates, including Michael Vaughan, Gary Ballance and Matthew Hoggard. It is understood the role of the ECB chair and the position of Tom Harrison, the chief executive, are not on the agenda for the meeting at the Oval, although the members may decide that it needs to be discussed.