The next are key statements from former Yorkshire participant Azeem Rafiq and the others puzzled throughout his testimony to the parliamentary Virtual, Tradition, Media and Game (DCMS) panel on Tuesday at the racism he encountered on the county group:
ON RACIAL SLURS
“From early on there used to be numerous ‘You lot take a seat over there close to the bathrooms’. The phrase ‘Paki’ used to be used continuously, no person ever stamped it out. All I sought after to do used to be play cricket.”
ON RACISM FROM TEAM-MATES
“I felt remoted. (Yorkshire batsman Gary) Ballance came to visit and mentioned: ‘Why are you speaking to him, he is not a Sheikh, he hasn’t were given oil.’ Going previous a nook store, I used to be requested if my uncle owned it.”
ON BALLANCE
“(Ballance) used a racial slur in 2017 and the pre-season excursion. I wish to cope with Gary’s observation. There used to be a story there that we had been the most efficient of group friends.
“When he got here to the membership from Derby I noticed in him what I noticed in myself, as an intruder. A large number of gamers known as Gary issues that had been utterly out of order, nevertheless it used to be the sort of norm that no person mentioned the rest.”
ON BEING FORCED TO DRINK ALCOHOL AGED 15
“My first incident of ingesting, I used to be 15, I were given pinned down at my native cricket membership and had pink wine poured down my throat. The participant performed for Yorkshire and Hampshire.”
ON THE USE OF ‘STEVE’ AND ‘KEVIN’ FOR ASIAN ORIGIN PLAYERS
“Everybody known as (India’s Cheteshwar Pujara, ‘Steve’), high-profile gamers all over the world, and it presentations the institutional failings. ‘Kevin’ used to be one thing Gary used for folks of color in a derogatory means.
“Gary and Alex Hales were given shut to one another taking part in for England however I perceive Alex went on to call his canine Kevin as it used to be black. It’s disgusting how a lot of a shaggy dog story it turned into.”
ON RACISM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND PROBLEMS SPEAKING OUT
“And not using a shadow of a doubt, that is replicated up and down the rustic… I would like to look it as growth that individuals really feel they are able to come ahead and now not be smeared towards and discredited.”
ON RAISING COMPLAINTS
“All I sought after used to be acceptance, an apology, figuring out… After I raised the lawsuits once more, it used to be an entire denial. I used to be fortunate to be supported by means of sure participants of the click however I felt like social media used to be my voice.”
ON WHY HE RETURNED TO YORKSHIRE FOR A SECOND SPELL
“In my first spell, there have been issues that took place that I did not see for what they had been. I used to be in denial.
“In 2016 I began smartly and I used to be coaching with Derbyshire. They did not have the funds to provide me a freelance. I used to be able the place striking meals at the desk used to be tough, in order that’s why I went again.
“For an individual of color to simply accept you are being handled otherwise as a result of your race or faith is hard to take. You are at all times asking, ‘Why?’ I did not wish to consider it. After the lack of my son, I could not glance the wrong way.”
ON ENGLAND TEST CAPTAIN JOE ROOT
“Rooty’s a just right guy. He hasn’t ever engaged in racist language. I discovered it hurtful as a result of Rooty used to be Gary Ballance’s housemate.
“Possibly he did not commit it to memory (nights out when racist language used to be used), nevertheless it simply presentations the establishment {that a} just right guy like him can’t have in mind the ones issues.”
ON THE PROFESSIONAL CRICKETERS ASSOCIATION
“I discovered the PCA stance extremely inept. It used to be ‘Oh, we have now were given participants on all sides’. You are protective the perpetrators and you haven’t any hobby in the place that is taking me?
“The PCA stored telling me when the file comes out, they might beef up me. As soon as it did, they mentioned we haven’t any powers, we will be able to simply push the ECB. An organisation that are supposed to were there for me and supported me left to battle by myself.”
ON FORMER ENGLAND PLAYER MATTHEW HOGGARD’S APOLOGY
“After my Sky interview, I took a decision from Hoggard and he mentioned, ‘I am sorry if probably the most feedback made you are feeling the way you described it’. I mentioned ‘Thanks, respect it’.”
STATEMENTS BY OTHERS:
FORMER YORKSHIRE CHAIRMAN ROGER HUTTON, WHO RESIGNED FOLLOWING YORKSHIRE’S REPORT INTO CLAIMS MADE BY RAFIQ
“There have been quite a few indicators all through the method. I used to be requested by means of the CEO (Mark Arthur) to desert the method and investigation.”
“An employment tribunal were settled and the CEO didn’t wish to apologise. I mentioned Azeem Rafiq can be a part of the method of therapeutic and reconciliation and used to be instructed he would now not be welcome.”
ECB CHIEF EXECUTIVE TOM HARRISON
“I’d say please keep in mind that we’re actually sorry for the reviews you will have been via seeking to revel in cricket on this nation.”
“We all know we can have allow you to down. We will be able to repair it speedy. We all know the survival of our game relies on it.”
FORMER ENGLAND BOWLER TIM BRESNAN, WHO WAS NAMED BY RAFIQ IN THE TESTIMONY
“For any phase I performed in contributing to Azeem Rafiq’s revel in of feeling bullied at Yorkshire, I apologise unreservedly.”
KAMLESH PATEL, WHO REPLACED HUTTON AS YORKSHIRE CHAIRMAN
“I’m going to must be an lively chairman. That is an organisation that has been hammered left, proper and centre. The harm Azeem has long gone via, others have long gone via as smartly.”
“By way of golly, we need to transfer on it temporarily. There are too many of us and group of workers struggling.”
