{"id":244218,"date":"2022-02-13T06:55:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-13T01:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=244218"},"modified":"2022-02-13T06:55:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-13T01:55:48","slug":"england-cricket-chiefs-lift-international-match-ban-imposed-on-yorkshire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/england-cricket-chiefs-lift-international-match-ban-imposed-on-yorkshire\/","title":{"rendered":"England cricket chiefs lift international match ban imposed on Yorkshire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> London<br \/>\nEngland cricket chiefs lifted a ban on staging international matches imposed on Yorkshire after a racism scandal that rocked the game.<br \/>\nThe England and Wales Cricket Board stripped Yorkshire of hosting privileges last year over their handling of racism and bullying complaints by former player Azeem Rafiq, which also led to an exit of sponsors from the county club.<br \/>\nThe ECB said in a statement that the decision to restore Yorkshire\u2019s right to host international matches at their Heading ley headquarters in Leeds \u201cfollows a rigorous review of progress\u201d made to root out racism at the club.<br \/>\nRafiq welcomed the announcement and said the ECB had made the \u201ccorrect decision\u201d.<br \/>\nBut the ECB warned Yorkshire would only be able to host the third Test against New Zealand in June and July\u2019s one-day international against South Africa if further conditions were met by the end of March.<br \/>\nECB interim chairman Barry O Brien said: \u201cThe board welcomed the hard work and actions taken by Yorkshire County Cricket Club towards putting the club on a new path.\u201d<br \/>\nHe added: \u201cThe board was mindful that the return of international cricket will support continued change and progress at the club.<br \/>\nHe said \u201cI very much hope that the traumatic events that have taken place at Yorkshire over the past several months and years will act as a catalyst for increasing the pace of change throughout the game.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London England cricket chiefs lifted a ban on staging international matches imposed on Yorkshire after a racism scandal that rocked the game. 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