Vaughan revealed in his Telegraph column earlier this month the allegation levelled at him by Azeem Rafiq, that the former England Test captain told a group of players at Trent Bridge prior to a match between Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire that there are “too many of you lot, we need to do something about it”.

Vaughan “completely and categorically” denied making the comment, but Rana Naved-ul-Hasan and Adil Rashid, both of whom played in the match alongside Vaughan, have since corroborated the claim by Rafiq, who also lined-up for Yorkshire that day.

After Rashid told The Cricketer on Monday that he could corroborate Rafiq’s claims, Vaughan issued another denial.

“I categorically deny saying the words attributed to me by Azeem Rafiq and want to re-state this publicly because the ‘you lot’ comment simply never happened,” said Vaughan in a statement released to the PA news agency.

“Anyone who has viewed the Sky footage of Yorkshire’s pre-match huddle at the game in question in June 2009, and the interaction between the players, would find it hard to reconcile those scenes with the version of events that has been presented.

“I remember the match clearly because it was the first time in Yorkshire’s history that four players of Asian heritage had been selected in the same team. It was an important milestone for the county and it was also a moment of pride for me personally.

“At the time, I was a senior professional nearing the end of my career, but having been the first non-Yorkshire born player signed by the county, it was also a sign of the progress that had been made during my time.”

Vaughan added that he wrote “enthusiastically” about the specific match in his autobiography and “given my view that the inclusion of Asian players in the Yorkshire team was a very positive and welcome development, it is inconceivable I would have made the derogatory comment attributed to me”.

“I have been lucky enough to enjoy a 30-year career in cricket, both as a player and a commentator, and I have never been accused of anything remotely similar,” Vaughan added. “To be confronted with this allegation 11 years after it has supposed to have happened is the worst thing I have ever experienced.

“It is extremely upsetting that this completely false accusation has been made against me by a former teammate, apparently supported by two other players.”

Vaughan mentioned that Ajmal Shahzad, who also played in the match in question, “has been on record as saying that he never heard me say what has been suggested”.

“No, the senior guys were really good to me,” Shahzad said in April. “They took me under their wing. I’ve only got good things to say about those people because they looked after me and nurtured me.”

Vaughan added that he has been in contact with the six other players who turned out for Yorkshire that day, adding that “not one of them has any recollection of the remark being made”.

“I fully accept that perspectives differ, and I have great sympathy for what Azeem Rafiq has gone through, but I hope everyone understands why I cannot allow this to go unchallenged or my reputation to be trashed unfairly,” Vaughan concluded in his statement.

Rafiq will give evidence on November 16 to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport select committee after a report found him to be the victim of racial harassment and bullying during his his time as a player at Yorkshire.