Yorkshire's Headingley Stadium was scheduled to host England's test against New Zealand and a menвЂ™s one-day international against South Africa in 2022, as well as an Ashes test against Australia in 2023.Д«ut the ECB said the club is 'suspended from hosting international or major matches until it has clearly demonstrated that it can meet the standards expected of an international venue.вЂќ вЂњThe ECB find this matter abhorrent and against the spirit of cricket and its values,вЂќ the governing body said in a statement. The England and Wales Cricket Board slammed the club for its вЂњwholly unacceptableвЂќ response to the racism faced by Rafiq.ДЄ number of Yorkshire's sponsors have deserted the beleaguered club, and the ECB said the case вЂњis causing serious damage to the reputation of the game.вЂќ On Thursday, Yorkshire was suspended from hosting international matches as punishment for its handling of the racism case that has shaken the sport. Hutton joined the Yorkshire board in 2020, almost two years after Rafiq ended his second stint at Headingley, and says he has never met the player.

For much of my time at the club, I experienced a culture that refuses to accept change or challenge.вЂќ вЂњThere has been a constant unwillingness from the executive members of the board and senior management at the club to apologize, and to accept that there was racism, and to look forward. вЂњToday I announce my resignation as chairman of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, with immediate effect,' Hutton said Friday. Yorkshire chairman Roger Hutton has resigned in the fallout from former player Azeem RafiqвЂ™s racism allegations against the English cricket club, citing an unwillingness by the club to accept the claims and a refusal to apologize.

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