The former Yorkshire cricketer, who has described in graphic detail his experiences of racist abuse when he played for Yorkshire, on Thursday admitted he had sent anti-Semitic messages as a 19-year-old.
England's Test captain Joe Root said the 'intolerable' Yorkshire racism episode has 'fractured our game and torn lives apart' and pledged his support in a bid to bring about a change at his childhood club.
On Friday, just after the fall of Rohit Sharma's wicket, 'Jarvo 69' was seen popping up from the gallery located on one side of the sight screen, wearing batting pads and a blue helmet.
Rafiq, a former England U-19 captain, had last year said that he was close to taking his own life after facing racism during his time at Yorkshire from 2008 to 2017.
The incident took place during the North Group match between Yorkshire and Lancashire.
Former West Indies international Tino Best and Pakistan's Rana Naved-ul-Hasan also provided evidence in support of Rafiq's claims "institutional racism" at the club.
Former Yorkshire off-spinner Azeem Rafiq stood by his allegations that he faced racism during his time at the county club as an investigation into his claims has begun.
The 29-year-old Rafiq, who was born in Karachi and also captained the club, said he lost "faith in humanity" after the club turned a blind eye to his complaints of racist behaviour and was "close to committing suidice" during his stint with Yorkshire from 2016 to 2018.
Azeem Rafiq has said that the reports of racist abuse were "ignored" by the club during his time in the side.
Azeem Rafiq said that despite the ethnic diversity in cities like Yorkshire, not many non-white individuals make it to the first team or find themselves in the coaching staff.
According to Yorkshire Cricket's official website, Root has asked the England management to allow him to get some game time in T20 cricket, a format he is not an automatic choice for in international cricket.
In his career-to-date, Bresnan has played 199 first-class matches, taking 557 wickets and scoring 6,714 runs.
The Yorkshire County cricket club announced that their staff has agreed to a pay-cut of 20% in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.
Sachin Tendulkar posted throwback pictures from his stint with Yorkshire in 1992.
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) recently suspended all forms of professional cricket till July 1 due to the pandemic which has wreaked havoc across the globe.
Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will play for Yorkshire in the 2020 County season.
Nicholas Pooran has amassed 2278 runs in 119 T20 matches, averaging 24.49, including 12 fifties.
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