English cricket is 'institutionally racist' says former player

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In an emotional testimony the former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq claimed the sport is 'institutionally racist' in England. He told a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee that racist language was "constantly" used during his time at Yorkshire. Also in the programme; on the day the US journalist Danny Fenster has been released from prison in Myanmar our Asia regional editor speaks to Major-General Zaw Min Tun, Myanmar's Deputy Minister of Information and; the women in Iran risking jail time to perform underground heavy metal concerts. Image: former cricketer Azeem Rafiqas he gives evidence at the inquiry into racism he suffered at Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Credit: House of Commons/PA