Nike, Yorkshire Tea and other leading sponsors cut ties with Yorkshire County Cricket Club, as fallout from Azeem Rafiq investigation continues
A former England youth captain, Azeem Rafiq captained Yorkshire in a Twenty20 fixture in 2012
Witnesses who give evidence to select committees are protected by parliamentary privilege, which means they are immune from the threat of civil or criminal proceedings relating to what they say. Tetley's beer said it had informed Yorkshire that its sponsorship would not be extended beyond the end of the current contractual agreement.
A story published by ESPN says the report had concluded that a racially offensive term used towards Rafiq was regarded as "banter". Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries called Rafiq's treatment "disgusting" and said "the investigation that followed only makes it even worse". "Azeem Rafiq was not afforded the dignity and respect he deserved, it now falls to the ECB to ensure this degrading incident is not repeated," it read.
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