Police have launched a hate crime investigation after a man defecated in the garden of retired cricketer Azeem Rafiq.
The ex-bowler was targeted at his home in Barnsley on October 5, an an attack detectives say is being treated as racially motivated.
Officers probing the vile incident have released an image of a man they want to speak to in connection with it.
A spokesman for South Yorkshire Police said: 'Our Barnsley team is looking to identify the man pictured, in connection with a reported hate crime.
Officers are looking to speak to this man following the incident in Gawber Road, Barnsley, on October 5
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'At 6.18pm on October 5, it's reported that a man defecated in the front garden of an address on Gawber Road, Barnsley.
'It is believed that the incident, which is classed as a public order offence, is racially motivated.
'We are looking to speak to this man as we believe he could help us progress our enquiries.'
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