![]() ![]() READ MORE: Azeem Rafiq interview: Forgiveness won’t be quick but I’m determined to educate myselfĮarlier this month, Yorkshire’s former captain and current head coach was suspended by the club, after Jewish News revealed he had used the y-word in a social media post.Ī spokesperson for the England and Wales Cricket Board said: “We strongly condemn any form of discrimination. ![]() I am incredibly angry at myself and I apologise to the Jewish community and everyone who is rightly offended by this”. I was 19 at the time and I hope and believe I am a different person today. I am ashamed of this exchange and have now deleted it so as not to cause further offence. I have gone back to check my account and it is me – I have absolutely no excuses. Only Jews do that sort of shit”.įollowing the revelation, he posted an apology on social media, saying: “I was sent an image of this exchange from early 2011 today. In another comment Rafiq claimed he will “probs go after my 2nds again ha. The Timesrevealed an exchange between Rafiq and the former Warwickshire pro Ateeq Javid, in which he says another colleague is “a Jew” because they were reluctant to spend money. Get The Jewish News Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories He highlighted the frequent use of the p-word by his former team mates, and called his treatment by Yorkshire after his child was stillborn, “inhuman”. This comes after Rafiq gave harrowing testimony during a digital, culture, media and sport select committee this week, accusing English cricket of being ‘institutionally racist’.
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