London: The Yorkshire Cricket County Club on Wednesday loses the basic sponsors in the middle of the rise rise that increases with the former Azeem Rafiq player.
Emerald’s issuance company ended their relationship with Yorkshire and their headingley stadium in Leeds on the handling of reports found Rafiq suffered “racial and intimidation harassment” at the club.
This district offers Rafiq, 30, “deep and impartial apology” in the publication of the report in September but last week said it would not take disciplinary action on any staff.
The Espncricinfo website on Monday claimed an investigation to find Yorkshire players today regularly use rough terms to refer to Rafiq but consider it “banter”.
This story has released a wave of criticism of Yorkshire, drawing in senior English politicians and British government agencies and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
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On the troubled day of the club, the local brand Yorkshire Tea followed the sponsor of a butter anchor shirt in terms of his partnership “with a direct effect”.
Some other Yorkshire sponsors – including Leeds-based beer companies, Tetley’s – decided not to extend their agreement.
“We do not tolerate all forms of racism or discriminatory behavior and this destructive effect,” read the emerald statement.
“We hope that YCCC will listen and respond with serious actions to eradicate racism from the club and uphold the values ​​we all expect.” Rafiq, chairman of Yorkshire Roger Hutton and Chief Executive and Director of Cricket has been summoned to testify before the British Parliament Committee on November 16.
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Rafiq off-spinner who was born in Pakistan, who represented Yorkshire in two spells between 2008 and 2018, made 43 charges and said he had been encouraged to suicide thinking with his care at the club.
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“No one believes in me, no one listens to everyone who tries to protect themselves and leave me alone to fight,” Rafiq Tweet this week.
“Time for full truth.”