Rafiq racism case: Alex Hales denies racist connotation in naming canine ‘Kevin’

After he was named within the racism scandal by Azeem Rafiq on Tuesday, England participant Alex Hales issued an announcement on Wednesday claiming that there have been no racial connotation in naming his canine Kevin, a time period Rafiq claimed that England gamers used to abuse folks from black and Asian backgrounds.
The assertion additional claimed that Hales has sympathy for what Rafiq had gone by and stated he respects him for taking a stand. Hales additionally acknowledged that he’ll cooperate with any investigation and there was no room for racism in cricket.
Rafiq, an ex-Yorkshire spinner, claimed on Tuesday that the time period ‘Kevin’ was broadly utilized by former team-mate Gary Ballance, who had launched it to the England dressing room, the place it allegedly took maintain to such an extent that it led to Hales naming his black canine Kevin.

Alex Hales denies any racial connotation round naming his canine ‘Kevin’. Says he has large respect for Azeem Rafiq pic.twitter.com/8rEVSHAUu7
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ECB chief govt Tom Harrison claimed he had not been conscious of the racial insult till studying Rafiq’s witness assertion, however pledged to research additional.
‘Kevin was something Gary (Ballance) used for people of colour in a derogatory manner. All the time,’ Rafiq stated.
‘Gary and Alex got close to each other playing for England, but I understand Alex went on to name his dog Kevin because it was black. It is disgusting how much of a joke it became.’