England pacer Chris Jordan recently said he was at the receiving end of racial abuse after his poor performance in the T20 World Cup semi-final against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi last year.

The Kiwis needed 57 off the last four overs and the 17th over bowled by Jordan proved to be highly expensive, with Daryl Mitchell and Jimmy Neesham smashing 23 runs from it.

Jordan eventually conceded 31 runs in his three overs as New Zealand chased down England’s total of 166/4 with an over to spare.

"Maybe six months ago at the World Cup semi-final. And obviously, it didn't quite go our way. And on Social media, it was, it was relentless for me. Twitter, Instagram, lots of comments on my pictures or in my direct messages and stuff because we had lost in a World Cup game. And people kind of felt I had a big part to do with that as well," Chris Jordan said in a video uploaded by England Cricket on Twitter.

The 33-year-old further said that England’s change room is as diverse as it gets and he has made some lifelong friends.

"From my point of view, the England team is as diverse as they come in terms of a team. I know that I've made some, lifelong friends in that changing room. And that's well led by people Morgie (Eoin Morgan), because our changing room is one of the most diverse,” he added.

According to Jordan, some people are just unaware and persistent education is the ideal way to tackle this issue.

“Real change will come from within, through having real conversations, as some people are just unaware. It's about continued education," he added.