Yorkshire batter Gary Ballance admits to using racial slur towards Azeem Rafiq

Gary Ballance admitted to using a racial slur (Zac Goodwin/PA)

Former England batter Gary Ballance has confessed to using “a racial slur” against his ex-Yorkshire team-mate Azeem Rafiq.

Ballance, who played 23 Tests and 16 one-day internationals between 2013-2017, released a long and emotional statement on Wednesday admitting his responsibility for some of the offensive and derogatory terms that Rafiq was subjected to during his time at Headingley.