Cricket must root out 'deep-seated' racism or face financial hit, say MPs

Azeem Rafiq accused Yorkshire of failing to deal adequately with the racist abuse he suffered

Public money should be withheld from cricket unless the sport makes clear progress in rooting out "deep-seated" racism brought to light by a scandal at Yorkshire, British lawmakers said on Friday.

The parliamentary Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee, in its report published on Friday, said cricket chiefs had to act decisively to rid the game of racism.

Originally published as Cricket must root out 'deep-seated' racism or face financial hit, say MPs