Former Yorkshire cricketer speaks out on years of ‘disgusting’ racist abuse at club | ITV News

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  • The latest player to go public with allegations about racism against Yorkshire County Cricket Club has told of years of abuse he suffered, including being urinated on, in his first interview.
    Speaking exclusively to ITV News, Tabassum Bhatti, a former academy player for the county, said he was called a P*** among other racist comments by teammates during his five years playing for the Club as a teen.
    Bhatti, who was signed to YCCC in 1998 when he was 14 years old, said racist "banter" was "the norm" and that "it's self-evident not a lot has been done in 20 years" to tackle the issue, not only at the Club, but in the sport as a whole.
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