Moeen Ali says he was advised not to join Yorkshire

Moeen Ali says he was advised not to join YorkshireTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Moeen Ali: 'A lot of people told me not to come.'Published1 hour ago3 CommentsMoeen Ali says "a lot of people" advised him against joining Yorkshire in the wake of the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal.The 38-year-old postponed his retirement to join the White Rose county's push for a first T20 Blast trophy, and has helped them to win their three opening games before the Roses showdown with Lancashire at Headingley on Friday.Ali said he was intent on joining Yorkshire after a chat with former England team-mate Jonny Bairstow, and added that the warnings of some people around him against joining a county still recovering from the damaging revelations about the treatment of Rafiq just made him more determined to sign.Ali was one of several high-profile players who spoke out in support of the ex-Yorkshire player, whose experiences led to five former players being found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute.The former Warwickshire star said he had no hesitation in signing once Bairstow had outlined the team's ambitions, but told BBC Radio Leeds: "A lot of people I spoke to advised me against coming to Yorkshire and that actually made me want to come even more."There were other counties [who suffered with racism problems] as well, but the whole thing started at Yorkshire with the stories and stuff. Every county has their own problems, but from what I've seen and heard Yorkshire have done a lot of work."I've always found that if you do well anywhere, and are good with people, people will be good with you. That's my mindset.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Moeen Ali has made a good a start to life at Yorkshire with a fifty and a good economy rate in the T20 Blast"A lot of people were disappointed with me coming to Yorkshire, but if you can change...