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Michael Vaughan ‘sorry’ for hurt Azeem Rafiq suffered, denies racism allegations

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Admin

Vaughan tells BBC Rafiq’s treatment by Yorkshire ‘hurts deeply’
Former England captain denies having made racist comments

Michael Vaughan has said he was sorry for the pain his former Yorkshire teammate Azeem Rafiq endured arising from the racism he experienced at the club.

Yorkshire’s new chairman, Lord Patel, has apologised to Rafiq for what he had been through and the former player told MPs this month of the “inhuman” treatment he suffered during his time at the county, with Vaughan among a number of figures implicated in the case. In an interview with BBC Breakfast shown on Saturday morning, Vaughan denied making racist comments.

Michael Vaughan dropped from BBC show after racist comment allegations

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Admin

Two players say they heard slur from former England captain
Vaughan has denied allegations that he made the comments

Michael Vaughan has been stood down by the BBC from Radio 5 live’s Tuffers and Vaughan Show on Monday after two cricketers said they heard the former England captain make racist comments while playing for Yorkshire in 2009.

The decision came after Vaughan, who has worked as an expert summariser and analyst on Test Match Special for 12 years, was accused of telling three players of Asian descent that there were “too many of you lot, we need to do something about it” before a county match in Nottingham.