Leeds (United Kingdom): Chairman of New Yorkshire Kamlesh Patel praised Azeem Rafiq for talking about racist abuse when he apologized to the former player on Monday.
Rafiq’s birth Pakistan has accused Yorkshire to fail adequately with racist abuse, he suffered while playing with county, saying he had been pushed into suicidal thinking.
The club apologized to the 30-year-old in September but then said they would not take disciplinary action against their staff.
Yorkshire is criticized, with the British cricket board and Wales (ECB) suspend their right to accommodate international compatibility and sponsors, including Nike, walking away.
Patel’s appointment was announced last week after its predecessor’s resignation, Roger Hutton.
“Azeem is a whistleblower and must be praised because of that, he should have never been through this,” Patel said at a press conference at Headingley Yorkshire headquarters at Leeds.
“We apologize for what you and your family experience and the way we handle this.” I thank Azeem for his courage in speaking.
Let me be clear from the start, racism or discrimination in any form is not banter.
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The new chairman, who is a member of parliament at the homes of the Unlok British, also said Yorkshire had completed the court of work Separate with a former spinner.
“There is absolutely no restrictions placed on Azeem about what he can or cannot say about his experience,” Patel insisted..
“Settlement does not involve the non-disclosure agreement.” Patel added he also assigned an independent review Specialists on the regency process and procedures about diversity and inclusion.
He also said he had talked to the ECB about restoring international cricket in Headingley.
But the Yorkshire must first “overcome the root cause” which leads to a suspension.
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Eguasi, Patel said: “What I see so far feels uncomfortable.
It makes me feel the process is not fully finished as it should.” Patel said he would release a report to those who had “legal interests” rather than just making it public.
This will include, he explained, it was the equality and human rights commission and the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee which was expected to hear the testimony of Rafiq and several senior figures of Yorkshire on November 16.
Patel said he had spoken with Rafiq for six and a half hours since his appointment as chairman on Friday.
“It’s hard and it’s actually quite sad,” Patel said at a press conference.
“It was difficult for me, it was very difficult for him.
You really feel ‘why we do this in any human being revealed by humans does not work together to seek his help to find the way forward,” he said.