Lloyd retires from commentary a month after Rafiq testimony and apology
Cricket
Lloyd, former England player and coach, has been behind the microphone with Sky Cricket for 22 years
(Reuters) - Cricket commentator David Lloyd announced his retirement from Sky Sports on Tuesday, a month after he was named by Azeem Rafiq in his testimony about a culture of widespread racism at his county club Yorkshire.
Lloyd, a former England player and coach, has been behind the microphone with Sky Cricket for 22 years.
He apologised last month when Rafiq said the 74-year-old was a "closet racist" after he made disparaging comments about Asian cricketers in 2020. Sky had said they would be investigating Lloyd s comments.
"With the passing of Bob Willis and after the decision to move on by my good friends David Gower, Ian Botham and more recently Michael Holding, the commentary box feels a little emptier," Lloyd said in a statement.
"And so I feel it is time for me to do the same and move on to the next chapter... I m done now with Sweet Caroline but in the words of Elton John, I m still standing!"
Lloyd played nine tests and eight one-day internationals for England between 1973 and 1980, and he coached the team from 1996 to 1999.
