Rafiq says cricket needs 'cultural change' and must address 'institutional racism' after former Yorkshire team-mate Gary Ballance admitted using a racial slur towards him.įormer England cricketer Ballance, who played 23 Tests and 16 one-day internationals between 2013-2017, released a statement on Wednesday in which he accepted he was responsible for some of the offensive and derogatory terms that Rafiq revealed he was subjected to during his time at Headingley.

Rafiq case - how cricket reached crisis point.Sponsors desert Yorkshire over Rafiq racism case.Ballance admits using racial slur towards Rafiq.Julian Knight MP, the chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee, has called for the removal of the entire county board and said 'this is one of the most repellent and disturbing episodes in modern cricket history'.