The former Yorkshire bowler Azeem Rafiq is to be provided with extra security at an England and Wales Cricket Board disciplinary hearing next week after confirming he is to attend the proceedings, the Guardian has learned.
The move comes because Rafiq is continuing to receive threats before a preliminary hearing of the Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) in London that will examine misconduct charges against Yorkshire CCC and seven of their past and present employees. CCTV footage has also captured someone defecating in Rafiq’s parents’ garden, as well as a masked man prowling around the outside of the property.
