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Matthew Cooper

Azeem Rafiq "relieved" by Yorkshire members' decision as he tips "bright, inclusive future"

Azeem Rafiq has said he feels "relieved" after Yorkshire 's members voted in favour of reforms mandated by the ECB in the wake of the county's racism scandal.

Yorkshire were sanctioned by the ECB over the scandal, with the club banned from hosting international matches. They were told in February that the ban had been conditionally lifted on the proviso that several reforms were passed by the club's members.

And those reforms have now been voted through by members in an extraordinary general meeting. In a statement, Yorkshire said: "The Members of Yorkshire County Cricket Club tonight overwhelmingly passed three special resolutions at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held in the Long Room at Headingley.

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