The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has charged Yorkshire Country Cricket Club and seven unnamed people following an investigation regarding allegations of racist abuse.
English cricket was thrown into chaos after Azeem Rafiq said in September 2020 that he had suffered 'racism, harassment and bullying' at Yorkshire, whom he represented across three separate stints. The case will now move towards a hearing, which could carry potential sentences for the alleged culprits.
"I welcome today's announcement by the ECB and hope we can move to the hearing quickly," wrote Rafiq in a statement published via his official Twitter account. "This has been another gruelling but unfortunately necessary process. It has been a long two years since I went public with my experiences, but I hope this all means no young player ever goes through such pain and alienation again.
