Vaughan and quite a lot of different former gamers on the county cricket membership face fees associated with using racially discriminatory language. Pakistan-born Rafiq, 32, first went public with allegations of racism and bullying in September 2020, associated with his two spells on the membership.
Rafiq alleged Vaughan informed him and 3 different Yorkshire gamers of Asian starting place “there’s too many of you lot, we need to do something about it”, prior to a 2009 Twenty20 fit between Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.
England and Wales Cricket Board attorney Jane Mulcahy requested Vaughan on the ongoing Cricket Discipline Commission listening to in London whether or not the phrases “there’s too many of you lot” had been “totally unacceptable” in addition to “racist and discriminatory”.
“Absolutely,” stated Vaughan, 48, who in his witness observation stated: “I consider it to be inconceivable that I would use the words contained in the allegation.”
During cross-examination on Friday, Vaughan insisted: “I have a very clear mind about, back in 2009, that I know I didn’t say the words I’ve been alleged to have said.”
The 2005 Ashes-winning skipper added: “If you go through the history of me as a player I don’t know any time I’d have gone onto a pitch and said something to my team-mates that would have put them in a bad state of mind to play cricket.
“That remark I’m speculated to have stated would have put my team-mates ready now not so to carry out to their most.”
He added: “You’ve were given 3 or 4 Asian gamers within the (Yorkshire) workforce on the identical time, I could not had been extra proud.”
Mulcahy also referred to a 2010 tweet from Vaughan about a telephone directory service.
He wrote: “Why whilst you ring 118 118 are the entire individuals who resolution international… Can’t make heads or tails of what they’re announcing… Annoying.”
Why when you ring 118 118 are all the people who answer foreign… Can’t make heads or tails of what they are saying.. Annoying
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) 1284145375000
“Is this your tweet?” asked Mulcahy.
“Absolutely it’s, and it’s unacceptable,” replied Vaughan.
Mulcahy asked Vaughan why, if nothing untoward had happened, he had arranged a meeting with Rafiq in November 2021.
Vaughan replied: “I felt it was once getting too giant, hurting too many of us. It’s now not been simple for anyone, this.
“I don’t think this is the right process to deal with a word-versus-word process from 14 years ago. Whatever happens, this has a terrible look on the game, a real bad look on how cricket has dealt with this situation. .”
The ECB introduced fees in opposition to seven people, and Yorkshire, in June remaining 12 months, with the membership admitting 4 fees.
Vaughan is the one former participant to contest the costs in individual.
“Being named and implicated in this matter has had a profound effect on me,” stated the previous Test batsman. “My health and personal wellbeing have suffered badly.”
(With inputs from AFP)