10 biggest cricket controversies of 2021
Barring the good boys of international cricket (New Zealand), almost every other international team experienced controversial acts happening both on and off the field.
2. Azeem Rafiq racism row
Well, there’s certainly no doubt that Azim Rafiq’s latest racism episode has badly jeopardized ECB’s image in world cricket. In December 2020, Rafiq had filed a legal complaint against the Yorkshire club for direct discrimination and harassment on the grounds of race. The cricketer also claimed that during his playing years (2008-2018) the club carried deep roots of racism that also contemplated him into suicide.
Though the club tried to resolve this through the process of judicial mediation in June 2021, the incident took a completely different turn in July 2021, when Yorkshire issued an apology based on being a victim of unfair treatment and denied the racism allegations. However, Rafiq then without holding back continued fighting that ultimately made the entire issue public.
Overall, the repercussions of this entire controversy not only made the club’s chairman resign but also has prohibited Yorkshire from hosting any international fixtures. Even the former England skipper Michael Vaughan has been alleged in this entire racism episode.
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