Imran Khan has told LBC he was not surprised to hear Azeem Rafiq's revelations of racism in English cricket.
The embattled former prime minister of Pakistan told Sangita Myska he heard racist remarks on the field during his stint in England.Asked if he was then surprised to hear about Rafiq's experience of it in this century, Mr Khan said: "No, I wasn't. I wouldn't be surprised because racism has to be constantly challenged.
"I did not find racial remarks, which I found when I started off, but then I was a young boy then, then I became a fast bowler, and I think people are scared off fast bowlers anyway to pass any racist remarks. "So racism diminished over a period of time. But if it went under the surface, it wasn't obvious. When I started on the cricket field, you would have racist remarks. But late 70s, 80s, it wasn't obvious anymore. It was covert."Animal Rebellion plot to disrupt Grand National by glueing activists to racecourse to form 'human barrier' exposed
Claims levied against them include terrorism and corruption. While he maintains he has always acted lawfully, he accuses the government of cracking down on him and says the charges are politically motivated.
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