Azeem Rafiq: ‘The ECB needs a reset of its morals and values – simple as that’ | Donald McRae

The man who lifted the lid on racism at Yorkshire has faced death threats but has no intention of letting up in his quest for equality

I am exhausted," Azeem Rafiq says quietly as, just before eight in the morning, he takes a deep breath and straightens his black tie. The 30-year-old former cricketer, who exposed the institutional racism at the heart of a sport he once loved, is dressed in a sombre black suit. His mood is as composed and candid as it was when he gave his harrowing testimony in parliament to the DCMS select committee two months ago. It's a burden I've been carrying a very long time," Rafiq says. So to get all that off my chest to the select committee was a massive relief. I slept well that night. But since then it's been a whirlwind."

Rafiq feels under threat, unsettled by warnings that he and his family are in danger. There are also sustained attempts to undermine him and Rafiq is convinced some powerful forces are intent on muzzling him.