Tag: Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Ashes-winning captain, autocratic “supremo”, groundskeeper from Farsley CC - “Illy” was one of the real greats of the game

The club sacked 16 employees after public outcry over the treatment of Azeem Rafiq's racism investigation

Rana confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that he had heard Vaughan's comments and confirmed his willingness to provide evidence for any investigation if necessary.

Lord Kamlesh Patel is the likely interim replacement, although former Yorkshire and ECB Chairman Colin Graves is interested in another deployment

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England captain "desperate" to make the game more inclusive after allegations of racism in Yorkshire

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. . In a comment today, former Australian leg spinner Shane Warne referred to the nickname Cheteshwar Pujara received when he played for England team Yorkshire County cricket. Warne discussed that ‘ Cheteshwar’ is not the easiest name to pronounce, and so it was called ‘ Steve&rsq

. . Shane Warne ends up in a soup during his comment in the first friendly between India and Australia. Warne was referring to Cheteshwar Pujara's nickname "Steve", which he got while in Yorkshire. Pujara had previously announced that he was getting the nickname because the players couldn't pronounce his real name. However, recently it turned out that Steve has a racist undertone. The former Yorkshire employee announced that the name "Steve" will be used for players of color, referring to taxi drivers and restaurant workers for Asians. Azeem Rafiq recorded a racism case against the Country Cricket Club. Clock!

The former Australian international named Cheteshwar Pujara "Steve" during their first game in Adelaide