New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has reacted to the allegations made by his former County group Yorkshire forward of the third Take a look at towards England on June 23. As per experiences, the ultimate Take a look at match was almost moved from the county’s Headingley headquarters within the aftermath of the racism row involving Pakistan-born spinner Azeem Rafiq.
Williamson, in the meantime, made it clear that there isn’t a area in anyway for discrimination of any sort be it in sports activities or society. He stated that he loved his time at Yorkshire and defined the attention being made to struggle towards discrimination. The New Zealand skipper was one of many abroad signings for Yorkshire from 2014 to 2018.
“It’s been extremely unhappy to see what’s unfolded. I can solely hope that one thing optimistic comes out of it and the attention that it’s created to maneuver ahead in a optimistic method,” Williamson was quoted as saying by News18.
“There is no such thing as a area for racism or discrimination in sport or society. I used to be right here for a couple of temporary stints and loved my time at Yorkshire. There have been some points that had been made conscious extra not too long ago and you may solely hope that there’s therapeutic. There’s been an enormous quantity of consciousness all through the entire world, efforts to proceed that consciousness and make it a extra inclusive place, whether or not in sport or different work locations,” he added.
So far as the Yorkshire case is worried, Rafiq had accused the Cricket membership of racism and bullying in September 2020, associated to his two spells on the membership. Yorkshire discovered itself in sizzling waters quickly after the allegations had been confirmed proper after the Pakistani-born cricketer had introduced conclusive proof to a parliamentary committee final yr for which the membership did not take any disciplinary motion towards the culprits.
Condemning this act, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) additionally threatened to remove all worldwide video games from Headingley as punishment. In the meantime, Rafiq had additionally accused former England skipper Michael Vaughan of being concerned on this act.
