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England cricketer Azeem Rafiq breaks down in tears as he outlines ‘constant’ racist abuse

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England cricketer Azeem Rafiq breaks down in tears as he outlines ‘constant’ racist abuse

England cricketer Azeem Rafiq breaks down in tears as he outlines ‘constant’ racist abuse

Azeem Rafiq broke down as he recounted his experiences of racist abuse at Yorkshire County Cricket Club in front of MPs at a digital culture, media and sport select committee meeting.


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