Azeem Rafiq has warned that cricket remains "very much in denial" over racism within the sport, stating that since he delivered his harrowing testimony in front of MPs in November 2021 "all that's changed really is that me and my family have been driven out of the country".
Rafiq spoke about his experiences of racism within cricket in front of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee last year and made another appearance in front of MPs on Tuesday, having now relocated to Pakistan with his family as a result of the abuse they have faced since he began speaking out.
"If I was to look at 13 months on from me opening my heart out, all that's changed really is that me and my family have been driven out of the country," he told the committee. "And that's a sad element of it.
