<p>The News of the World reported that Afzaal's family reported the bizarre raid to a Nottingham police station, where they were told there was no record of any such investigation. <br /><br />The cricketers' brother Kamran is said to have received an anonymous blackmail call shortly afterwards, the tabloid said. <br /><br />The anonymous caller warned Kamran that he had just 24 hours to find 100,000 pounds or his family would be reported to cricket's anti-corruption squad. He told the Nottinghamshire police about the call in July. <br /><br />There is absolutely no suggestion Afzaal or his family are involved in match fixing or any wrongdoing, the report said. <br /><br />Afzaal along with his family was forced to flee their three-storey townhouse on the outskirts of Nottingham after the threat. <br /><br />Scotland Yard's Serious and Organised Crime Command were tipped off by the Customs officers who had learned of the demand by the betting syndicate. <br /><br />It is believed the gang involved may have links to an illegal gambling ring run by an Indian fixer based in the Middle East, the report said.<br /><br />Pakistan-born Afzaal played for England in three Ashes Tests against Australia in 2001 but was released by his county club Surrey Tuesday. <br /><br />Nicknamed "Trevor" by team mates, the left-handed batsman has not featured in a first-class game since Surrey's defeat to Middlesex in July. <br /><br />On Saturday night, a neighbour at the family home said: "They have gone. They have been under police protective custody for a couple of months and have moved out." <br />Afzaal dated Bollywood actress Amrita Arora and was among the popular cricketers in India. <br /><br />According the tabloid report, the English Cricket Board and Surrey CCC confirmed there was no suggestion Afzaal had ever been involved in any form of match fixing.<br /><br /></p>
<p>The News of the World reported that Afzaal's family reported the bizarre raid to a Nottingham police station, where they were told there was no record of any such investigation. <br /><br />The cricketers' brother Kamran is said to have received an anonymous blackmail call shortly afterwards, the tabloid said. <br /><br />The anonymous caller warned Kamran that he had just 24 hours to find 100,000 pounds or his family would be reported to cricket's anti-corruption squad. He told the Nottinghamshire police about the call in July. <br /><br />There is absolutely no suggestion Afzaal or his family are involved in match fixing or any wrongdoing, the report said. <br /><br />Afzaal along with his family was forced to flee their three-storey townhouse on the outskirts of Nottingham after the threat. <br /><br />Scotland Yard's Serious and Organised Crime Command were tipped off by the Customs officers who had learned of the demand by the betting syndicate. <br /><br />It is believed the gang involved may have links to an illegal gambling ring run by an Indian fixer based in the Middle East, the report said.<br /><br />Pakistan-born Afzaal played for England in three Ashes Tests against Australia in 2001 but was released by his county club Surrey Tuesday. <br /><br />Nicknamed "Trevor" by team mates, the left-handed batsman has not featured in a first-class game since Surrey's defeat to Middlesex in July. <br /><br />On Saturday night, a neighbour at the family home said: "They have gone. They have been under police protective custody for a couple of months and have moved out." <br />Afzaal dated Bollywood actress Amrita Arora and was among the popular cricketers in India. <br /><br />According the tabloid report, the English Cricket Board and Surrey CCC confirmed there was no suggestion Afzaal had ever been involved in any form of match fixing.<br /><br /></p>