S3 Azeem Rafiq: ‘All it needed was “sorry, we got it wrong”’

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03/08/22 • 63 min

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Elis and John chat to cricketer Azeem Rafiq about his struggles with mental health as a result of his experience with racism in cricket, as well as the impact of him and his wife losing their son.

This episode contains strong language and discussion of miscarriage and racism that some people might find offensive or upsetting. Details of organisations that can provide help and support on some of the issues raised in this episode or the rest of the series are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline.

Elis and John chat to cricketer Azeem Rafiq about his struggles with mental health as a result of his experience with racism in cricket, as well as the impact of him and his wife losing their son.

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