Michael Vaughan ‘sorry’ for hurt Azeem Rafiq suffered, denies racism allegations

• Vaughan tells BBC Rafiq's treatment by Yorkshire hurts deeply'
• Former England captain denies having made racist comments

Michael Vaughan has said he was sorry for the pain his former Yorkshire teammate Azeem Rafiq endured arising from the racism he experienced at the club.

Yorkshire's new chairman, Lord Patel, has apologised to Rafiq for what he had been through and the former player told MPs earlier this month of the inhuman" treatment he suffered during his time at the county, with Vaughan among a number of figures implicated in the case. In an interview with BBC Breakfast shown on Saturday morning, Vaughan denied making racist comments.