Rana Naved-ul-Hasan reveals racist abuse during Yorkshire spell

The former Pakistan international has taken aim at the Headingley club, claiming he was subject to "systematic taunting"

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Rana Naved-ul-Hasan has become the latest ex-Yorkshire player to complain of racist abuse while at the club.

The 42-year-old, who featured in nine Tests, 74 one-day internationals, and four T20s for Pakistan, played at Headingley between 2008 and 2009.

It was during this spell that Rana was subject to abuse from supporters and claims he was treated differently by the club due to his heritage.

"There was systematic taunting and it's tough to do much about it. To us as overseas players from Asia, when you are not able to perform, the home crowd which should be supporting us, instead, they started hooting and would taunt us with racist slurs like 'Paki'," he told ESPNCricinfo.

"If you are performing then you get all the space but, in case I am not taking wickets, the attitude suddenly started to change. They started to give us a tough time, giving me a smaller hotel room, and there used to be a clear case of discrimination. They would do some strange things to annoy us and make you feel lesser. It wasn't abusive but their attitude wasn't friendly towards Asians.

"At the time I used to feel bad, but I decided to ignore it because I knew I was not going to live there permanently. But I know what Azeem went through. He did share his frustration in my playing days. The way he was released by the club wasn't ideal and says a lot about them, but I had been advising him to stay strong and take it as a challenge."

Yorkshire have responded to the allegations, stating the latest batch of comments are "very concerning".

The remarks follow accusations made by Azeem Rafiq, who said he was pushed to the verge of suicide by the abuse he received while with the county.

The club are embarking on a full review of operations in the wake of the allegations.

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