Azeem Rafiq: 'An endless campaign of lies' has put my family at risk, says Spinner

Rafiq, 31, has been accused of anti-Semitism, homophobia and fat shaming by former teammates and officials, reports the Daily Mail.

In a statement, he said the claims were "categorically false".

On Thursday, Rafiq said he planned to go abroad to protect his family.

Last year he was found to have been racially harassed and bullied in Yorkshire. He told MPs that English cricket was 'institutionally' racist, sparking the scandal that has plagued English cricket for much of the past two years.

His testimony led to changes in Yorkshire management, with Headingley temporarily barred from hosting international matches, and reprimands for several current and former players and managers.

It has also led the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to develop a 12-point plan to tackle racism in the game.

Responding to the latest allegations against him, he said: "I knew that 'as a whistleblower, I would be attacked.

"What I did not expect not, it's an endless and coordinated campaign of lies, which caused serious risks to my safety and that of my family.

"I have been vindicated over and over again and will not be intimidated by those who seek to shut me up."

Earlier this week, Rafiq was among five current and former players reprimanded by the England and Wales Cricket Board for historic posts of a racist nature on social media.

It has already apologized for a 2011 Facebook exchange containing anti-Semitic messages.