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Matthew Cooper

Piers Morgan slams Yorkshire's 'cowardly' racism scandal handling as axed staff speak out

Piers Morgan has slammed Yorkshire 's handling of the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal as "outrageous" and "cowardly" after former employee Kunwar Bansil spoke out about his sacking.

Bansil worked as Yorkshire's lead physiotherapist for eight years, having been contracted through a third party, before getting axed when new chairman Lord Kamlesh Patel sacked the club's entire backroom staff in December. At the time, Patel said the decision was "necessary to regain trust".

"Without making important changes to how we are run, we cannot move on from the past to become a culture which is progressive and inclusive," he said. "We want to make Yorkshire County Cricket Club a place for everyone, from all backgrounds.

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