Azeem Rafiq calls for lifting of ban on Yorkshire from hosting international matches amid racism row

Azeem Rafiq said that Yorkshire have made changes in the right direction and should now be given back international cricket which he said is "vital to their very survival".

Azeem Rafiq said the ban on Yorkshire from hosting internationals over the handling of his racism allegations should be lifted as the county club is taking steps in the right direction to bring about change.

In November, the 30-year-old former England Under-19 captain, who is of Pakistani descent and played for Yorkshire from 2008-14, told a British parliamentary committee he had suffered "inhuman" treatment in his time with the county.