The BBC has dropped former England captain Michael Vaughan from a radio program next Monday after he was named in a report who saw the allegations of institutional racism in the Yorkshire made by the former Azeem Rafiq player, said the announcer on Friday.
In the column for the Telegraph on Thursday, Vaughan, 47, said he was suspected to tell Rafiq and two other Asian players when they walked into the field together that there were “too many of you, we need to do something about it”.
Vaughan, who played for Yorkshire between 1993 and 2009, loudly denied making a comment.
Read Alsomichael Vaughan revealed that he was named in the Racism Azeem Rafiq investigation report, denied the allegations of England captain Michael Vaughan had revealed that he had been accused of racist behavior by the former Yorkshire Azeem Rafiq player, a suspicion he was “firm” rejected when swore “fighting” to clear his name.
The BBC said in a statement: “(we) took all the allegations of racism very seriously.
The accusation of Michael Vaughan ambiguous time to work for the BBC, we were not part of the investigation carried out by the Yorkshire County Cricket Club and we did not have access to the next report.” ” However, we have known the single allegations that are very refuted by Michael and we have monitored the situation carefully.
” “We have made an editorial decision that Michael will not appear as a presenter at Tuffer 5 Live and the Vaughan show on Monday.” Read Alsoakire’s chairman who resigned from Cricket Racism Cricket Club Chair Roger Hutton had resigned with the direct effect after the club’s handling of allegations of racism by former Azeem Rafiq player, BBC reported on Friday.
Chairman Roger Hutton Previous on Friday, accused the club executive failed to receive and learn from the allegations of racism raised by Rafiq.
The club said that Hanif Malik and Stephen Willis also resigned from the council and that Lord Kamlesh Patel had been appointed to replace Hutton.
Rafiq, a Pakistani descendant player and former England captain under 19-19, said last year he was made to feel like outsiders in Yorkshire and reflect on his own life.
BBC Drops Vaughan from Radio Show amid the allegations of racism
