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DCMS demand Yorkshire publish independent inquiry into allegations of racism made towards former spin bowler Azeem Rafiq... after England's biggest county apologised to him for 'inappropriate behaviour' Azeem Rafiq accused Yorkshire of long-term racism towards him last September Yorkshire commissioned an independent report which came back last month England's biggest county apologised to Rafiq for 'inappropriate behaviour' The report has not been published despite calls from Rafiq, 30, and the ECB DCMS Committee chair, Julian Knight MP, says the report must be made public
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The UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have ordered Yorkshire Cricket Club to publish their independent report into allegations of racism made towards Azeem Rafiq.
The 30-year-old, who was Yorkshire's first ever cricketer from an Asian background, first made the allegations in September 2020, to which the club commissioned the independent report into alleged institutionalised racism over more than a decade.
Once the report was completed, Yorkshire admitted to 'inappropriate behaviour' towards their former player last month,
