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UK cricketer Azeem Rafiq fights back tears recounting incidents of racism at Yorkshire Cricket Club

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Former professional cricket player Azeem Rafiq broke down in tears on Tuesday as he told a British parliamentary panel of the racist treatment he received at Yorkshire Cricket Club. Rafiq, a former captain of the England Under-19 cricket team, cataloged a culture of widespread racism while at Yorkshire.

He and other players with Asian backgrounds were subjected to racial slurs such as "You lot sit over there" and referred to as "Paki" and "elephant washers," Rafiq said.

"I felt isolated, humiliated at times," he said during emotional testimony to the parliamentary Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) panel.

The scandal has shaken English sport, cost Yorkshire sponsors and the right to host England internationals, seen the club's top brass quit, and embroiled former England captain Michael Vaughan and present England skipper Joe Root.

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