The Latest Breaking News from Azeem Rafiq

England players could sign multi-year central contracts after ECB gives go-ahead

The move is to secure the services of England’s best players amid the threat of franchise cricket.

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

ECB’s Richard Gould calls banter ‘a swear word’ after Yorkshire scandal

Richard Gould confirmed a separate review into dressing room culture has been completed and a proposed cut to the County Championship is ‘dead in the water’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2023

Azeem Rafiq open to Michael Vaughan meeting and suggests he could help reshape cricket

Michael Vaughan was cleared by a Cricket Discipline Commission panel on Friday of using racist language towards Azeem Rafiq and three other Yorkshire players before a match in 2009

Daily Mirror · Apr 3, 2023

Yorkshire racism hearing reached one clear verdict: from now on there is no excuse

Azeem Rafiq will have wanted vindication but at least we have a decisive understanding of what is and what is not acceptable

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2023

Michael Vaughan opens up on huge toll cricket racism case has taken on his family

Former England Test captain Michael Vaughan learned on Friday that he had been cleared of the charge made against him, and now he has discussed the effects the case has had on him

Daily Mirror · Apr 1, 2023

Michael Vaughan verdict distracts from Azeem Rafiq’s vindication: Yorkshire was rotten to the core

While an allegation against the former England captain was unproven, a number of former Yorkshire players were found by the Cricket Discipline Commission to have used racist language

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2023

How 149 seconds of grainy footage made the case for Michael Vaughan

Over four days in a stuffy Fleet Street room, two and a half minutes of video was spliced and diced, with Michael Vaughan’s career on the line

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2023

I burst out crying – Michael Vaughan reveals relief at being cleared of racism

Former team-mates John Blain, Tim Bresnan, Andrew Gale, Matthew Hoggard and Richard Pyrah were all found guilty of using the term ‘P***’.

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2023

It is tempting to see no winners but ECB’s judgment is a victory for Rafiq

This saga is an observation porthole into English cricket and, beyond that, Yorkshire CCC and wider society

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2023

Cricket hearing has convinced more players there is little point reporting discrimination

Former England captain Michael Vaughan was cleared of making racist comments towards Azeem Rafiq and other Asian players by the Cricket Discipline Commission

Daily Mirror · Mar 31, 2023