Rafiq (far left) has graduated through Yorkshire's academy
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Yorkshire director of cricket Martyn Moxon hopes their Twenty20 expulsion will not have a lasting negative impact on ineligible spinner Azeem Rafiq.
The 17-year-old was unqualified to play in the competition yet featured against Nottinghamshire in the group stage.
"It is a such a shame for Azeem," Moxon told BBC Radio Leeds.
"He's a young lad who has come through both ours and England's system and it's a real shame this has happened and that he can't play county cricket for us."
Rafiq holds a Pakistan passport but has a permit to live and work in England and has lived in Barnsley for the majority of his life.
He captained England at under-15 level, but his future is now in major doubt.
Yorkshire are yet to decide if they will appeal against their expulsion on Monday at Taunton.
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