I won't get a job after talking openly about racism in the world of cricket: Azeem Rafiq


 Feeling we have 'Run out of gas' emotionally because now people are afraid to contact me because I will continue to fight for the truth.


 




 I don't have a job after talking openly about cricket racism in the world.



 London latest newspaper. March 9, 2022) Former off-spinner Azeem Rafique fears that he has become unemployed in cricket after talking about racism during his career in Yorkshire.  Azeem Rafique, 31, accused Yorkshire of failing to properly deal with abuse in Northern County, which led him to consider suicide.


 The Pakistan-born Rafiq's revelations eventually caused a stir in Yorkshire, with sponsors largely withdrawing from the county and the club being barred from hosting lucrative international matches.  Permission granted again.  Azeem Rafique's allegations, which he repeated in a shocking testimony before a committee of legislators last month, also led to Yorkshire's senior management and coaching staff losing their jobs.


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 He also urged the England and Wales Cricket Board to announce a new initiative to tackle racism in the game.  Azeem Rafique said on Tuesday that he was concerned about the cost of his outspokenness.  "I think people are afraid to be attached to me, because I will continue to fight for the truth," he told the PA News Agency at the Enclosed Summit in Birmingham.


 I'm sitting here with no hope of living around a 31-year-old, possibly unemployed, possibly unaware of the future, a sport I've loved for most of my life. Azeem Rafique added that apart from sports, my hobby is coaching, it was one thing I always wanted to do and another thing was media, broadcasting.


 I don't know how I can come back unless the game of cricket is accepting the reality yet, of course I would like to come back.  Azeem Rafique said that he and his family had received threats of harm, adding that cricket was still not taking racism seriously.  Azeem Rafiq also appeared dissatisfied with the English Cricket Board's latest scheme to combat racism.