By Richard Edwards

Forever friends: Rafiq still regularly speaks to England ace Ben Stokes
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AT the start of a seismic year for English cricket, Azeem Rafiq could be forgiven for experiencing mixed feelings.
The off-spinning all-rounder once captained an England U19 side containing the likes of Joe Root, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and James Vince.
Now, as they prepare for a World Cup on home soil, he’s trying to catch the eye of another county following his release from Yorkshire last summer.
As he tells The Cricket Paper, though, the joy of watching those players...