Former England Test batsman Gary Ballance has found himself. In the spotlight for all the wrong reasons as a result of Azeem Rafiq’s racial abuse case. As a result, Ballance released a lengthy statement admitting to making derogatory remarks towards Rafiq while playing for Yorkshire.
The 31-year-old expressed sorry for saying those comments in his statement. He also stated he was unconcerned about Rafiq’s distress. Ballance referred to Rafiq as his “best pal” in cricket and stated that he never sought to disparage or agitate him by causing him to cry.
However, allegations of racism leveled at Azeem Rafiq during his stint with Yorkshire County Cricket Club arose in September 2020. As a result, he said that he on the edge of trying suicide because he felt singled out because of his color.
Yorkshire, on the other hand, took too long to investigate his complaints and then produced a report.
Therefore, An unknown player used the epithet “P**i” when speaking to the off-spinner, according to the report. Which written by an independent panel. Thus, Yorkshire dismissed it as amicable, good-natured banter between the two cricketers and declined to intervene.
Sajid Javid
Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Julia Knight, chair of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee, retaliated against the association. Knight demanded greater accountability and openness from the club’s chairman, Roger Hutton, and Javid believes dismissing it as banter is unacceptable.
Ballance’s announcement comes at a critical juncture for Yorkshire. Following the mishandling of Rafiq’s situation, the Emerald Group and Yorkshire Tea have already cut connections with the county club.
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