LONDON: Britain鈥檚 sporting bodies have not taken accusations of racism seriously, health secretary Sajid Javid said on Sunday.

Speaking on Sky News's weekly politics show Trevor Phillips on Sunday, Javid said racist language used at Yorkshire County Cricket Club was not 鈥渂anter鈥� as had been suggested.

The British-Pakistani minister called for the organization to change amid claims by former cricketer Azeem Rafiq that he faced institutional racism and racist language at his former club.

鈥淚 was called P*** almost every day at school, I didn鈥檛 like it then, I don鈥檛 like it now,鈥� Javid said.

He added that sporting authorities like the England and Wales Cricket Board had not done enough to tackle racism.

鈥淚 think the sporting authorities, whether it鈥檚 football, cricket, they talk the talk, but what have they actually done that鈥檚 really helping?鈥� Javid said.

鈥淚 remember when I was the culture secretary and overseeing sport in this country, I remember meeting the ECB then about issues of racial discrimination in cricket, and they were telling me what they were going to do, and look where we are now, many years later, look at what鈥檚 happening, look at what鈥檚 been uncovered.鈥�

The minister said the ECB has not taken racism seriously and the administrative body needed to 鈥渢ake a long, hard look at themselves.鈥� 

鈥淎nd now this is a real test for them and let鈥檚 see if they can pass it,鈥� he said.

Javid said that although Britain has come a long way in tackling racism, not every institution in the country has taken that journey and 鈥淵orkshire County Cricket Club is one of those institutions that have been stuck in the dark ages and needs to change.鈥�

Former Yorkshire county cricketer Rafiq revealed last year that non-white players at the club were called 鈥淧****鈥� and 鈥渆lephant washers.鈥�

A legal battle followed, and Yorkshire Cricket Club accepted Rafiq had been the victim of 鈥渞acial harassment and bullying鈥� after an investigation. However, a full report into what happened is yet to be released publicly.

On Tuesday, Rafiq told MPs on the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee how racist language was 鈥渃onstantly鈥� used during his two spells at the county club.