<p>Former Yorkshire Cricket Club player Azeem Rafiq broke down on Tuesday as he told a British parliamentary panel of "inhuman" racist treatment at the county team.</p>.<p>Rafiq, a former captain of the England Under-19s of Pakistani descent, says he received sustained racist abuse and had even contemplated suicide while at Yorkshire.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/yorkshire-cricket-team-sorry-for-behaviour-toward-ex-player-1021475.html" target="_blank">Yorkshire cricket team sorry for behaviour toward ex-player</a></strong></p>.<p>The racism row has shaken English sport, cost Yorkshire the right to host England internationals, seen the club's top brass quit, and embroiled England captain Joe Root.</p>.<p>Rafiq, 30, said he and other players with Asian backgrounds were subjected to comments such as "You lot sit over there", and was insultingly called "Paki".</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/england-captain-joe-root-demands-change-after-cricket-racism-row-1049633.html" target="_blank">England captain Joe Root demands change after cricket racism row</a></strong></p>.<p>"I felt isolated, humiliated at times," he said in emotional testimony to the parliamentary Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) panel on Tuesday. "In 2017 we went through a difficult pregnancy and the treatment I received was inhuman."</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Former Yorkshire Cricket Club player Azeem Rafiq broke down on Tuesday as he told a British parliamentary panel of "inhuman" racist treatment at the county team.</p>.<p>Rafiq, a former captain of the England Under-19s of Pakistani descent, says he received sustained racist abuse and had even contemplated suicide while at Yorkshire.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/yorkshire-cricket-team-sorry-for-behaviour-toward-ex-player-1021475.html" target="_blank">Yorkshire cricket team sorry for behaviour toward ex-player</a></strong></p>.<p>The racism row has shaken English sport, cost Yorkshire the right to host England internationals, seen the club's top brass quit, and embroiled England captain Joe Root.</p>.<p>Rafiq, 30, said he and other players with Asian backgrounds were subjected to comments such as "You lot sit over there", and was insultingly called "Paki".</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/england-captain-joe-root-demands-change-after-cricket-racism-row-1049633.html" target="_blank">England captain Joe Root demands change after cricket racism row</a></strong></p>.<p>"I felt isolated, humiliated at times," he said in emotional testimony to the parliamentary Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) panel on Tuesday. "In 2017 we went through a difficult pregnancy and the treatment I received was inhuman."</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>