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THE STORY OF ONE MAN WHO CHANGED THE FACE OF CRICKET FOREVER.



''Azeem''s first legacy - a legacy carved at great personal expense - was to expose how cricket works. His second gift may be to expose how this country works, too.'' Jonathan Liew

When Azeem Rafiq was a young boy playing cricket near his home in Pakistan, he could never have foreseen that this sport would change his life forever. He fell in love with the game quickly and it wasn''t long before the white flannels and green grass felt like home to him. When he moved to England, he became the youngest man to captain a Yorkshire side and the first person of Asian descent to do so. His talent was undeniable, and doors were opening for him.

But there was something Azeem was bottling up and it was about to explode out of him and shake the whole cricket world, and wider society, out of their slumber. It''s Not Banter, It''s Racism is the never before-told truth behind the

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      Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
      Publication Date: 1/13/2024
      ISBN13: 9781398712409, 978-1398712409
      ISBN10: 139871240X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      THE STORY OF ONE MAN WHO CHANGED THE FACE OF CRICKET FOREVER.



      ''Azeem''s first legacy - a legacy carved at great personal expense - was to expose how cricket works. His second gift may be to expose how this country works, too.'' Jonathan Liew

      When Azeem Rafiq was a young boy playing cricket near his home in Pakistan, he could never have foreseen that this sport would change his life forever. He fell in love with the game quickly and it wasn''t long before the white flannels and green grass felt like home to him. When he moved to England, he became the youngest man to captain a Yorkshire side and the first person of Asian descent to do so. His talent was undeniable, and doors were opening for him.

      But there was something Azeem was bottling up and it was about to explode out of him and shake the whole cricket world, and wider society, out of their slumber. It''s Not Banter, It''s Racism is the never before-told truth behind the

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