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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ali Martin

Yorkshire racism hearing to be held in public after request from Azeem Rafiq

Azeem Rafiq
Azeem Rafiq playing for Yorkshire Vikings in a T20 Blast match in July 2017. Photograph: Caught Light Photography Limited/Alamy

The impending Yorkshire racism hearing is to be held in public after the Cricket Disciplinary Commission acceded to a request for transparency from Azeem Rafiq, the central witness in the case.

Michael Vaughan, the former England captain, is among seven individuals who were charged by the CDC in June following Rafiq’s high-profile allegations of racism during his 10 seasons playing for Yorkshire. The club itself was also charged over its handling of the affair.

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