 ruled last week the hearing should be held in public, an unprecedented decision, following requests from Rafiq. The 31-year-old made the request in an attempt to ensure transparency and try and bring closure to those involved. And while former England captain Michael Vaughan was said to be 'happy for the proceedings to be held in public', according to the Telegraph, for whom he writes a column, other individuals have appealed the decision. England star Alex Hales reprimanded by ECB over blackface photo from party ECB to hold Yorkshire racism hearing in public after Azeem Rafiq request The Daily Mail state that the ECB are set to ask the CDC to 'convene another preliminary hearing' after appeals from 'most of the defendants'. The report adds that the hearing, which was set to begin on November 28, is now expected to be adjourned as a result while the Telegraph claim it will be 'delayed until the new year'. The Mail also state that the ECB have not yet told the defendants whether England's T20 World Cup hero Adil Rashid will be 'required to give evidence', despite him corroborating Rafiq's account of events in the case against Vaughan. Rafiq alleged that Vaughan told a group of Asian players at Yorkshire that there were "too many of you lot, we need to do something about it". Vaughan has vehemently denied the allegation. Yorkshire and seven individuals have been charged by the ECB over the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal ( Getty Images) In a statement, Rashid said: "I wanted to concentrate as much as possible on my cricket and to avoid distractions to the detriment of the team but I ca){kind=link}
The ECB’s racism hearing against Yorkshire and seven individuals was set to start later this month, but is now set to be delayed over appeals against it taking place publicly
Disciplinary proceedings against Yorkshire and seven individuals over the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal are set to be delayed due to appeals against the hearing being held in public.
The Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) ruled last week the hearing should be held in public, an unprecedented decision, following requests from Rafiq. The 31-year-old made the request in an attempt to ensure transparency and try and bring closure to those involved.
And while former England captain Michael Vaughan was said to be ‘happy for the proceedings to be held in public’, according to the Telegraph, for whom he writes a column, other individuals have appealed the decision.
The Daily Mail state that the ECB are set to ask the CDC to ‘convene another preliminary hearing’ after appeals from ‘most of the defendants’. The report adds that the hearing, which was set to begin on November 28, is now expected to be adjourned as a result while the Telegraph claim it will be ‘delayed until the new year’.