Boy-turned-transgender woman Sanjay Bangar’s daughter Anaya Bangar wants to play international cricket. She was formerly a man and her name was Aryan Bangar. Anaya has recently shared the story of her becoming a trans woman on social media and also shared her frustration about international cricket. Anaya becomes a trans woman in 2023 through hormone replacement therapy. Earlier she used to play cricket as Aryan.
anaya’s cricket to play Her dream has come to a halt after becoming a trans woman. According to the rules of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB), no trans woman can participate in women’s cricket. Anaya had recently posted a video, in which she had posted photos of herself before becoming a trans woman, in which she is seen with many cricketers. In this he talked about playing cricket. This video has now been deleted.
Sanjay Bangar’s son undergoes hormone replacement surgery.
Aryan becomes Anaya!
Have a look at Ananya’s instagram post!#Cricket #CricketTwitter #SanjayBangar pic.twitter.com/esePJjf4Ua
— Amit T (@amittalwalkar) November 10, 2024
In a recent video shared by Anaya on Instagram, she revealed that her body has seen many changes during the 11 months of HRT. Anaya claims that this has brought her a lot of happiness and her dysphoria has also gone away. Dysphoria is a state in which a person feels they are in the wrong body and need to change their gender. Anaya has said that he is getting rid of it now.
He shared another report in which trans women have been barred from cricket by the ECB. Anaya wrote in this post, “It is very difficult to be a trans-athlete.”
How did Anaya separate from cricket?
In a post in August 2024, Anaya had told how she had separated from cricket. It was written in this post, “Cricket has always been a part of my life since a young age. Growing up, I watched my father play for the country and also watched his coaching. I was determined to follow his footsteps. His passion, discipline and dedication towards the game was very inspiring for me. Cricket became my love, my ambition and my future.”
Sanjay Bangar’s son undergoes hormone replacement surgery.
Aryan becomes Anaya!
Have a look at Ananya’s instagram post!#Cricket #CricketTwitter #SanjayBangar pic.twitter.com/esePJjf4Ua
— Amit T (@amittalwalkar) November 10, 2024
Anaya further wrote That he hopes that one day I too will get a chance to represent my country like him. She had written that she would have to leave cricket and now she was facing a different reality. Anaya had said that his beloved game is now going away from him. Anaya wrote about the cricket rules, “It feels like the system is excluding me, not because I lack motivation or talent, but because the rules have not understood my reality.”
What are ICC’s rules regarding trans people?
The ICC had previously allowed trans women to participate in women’s cricket. Daniel McGehee, 29, was the first transgender player to play in international cricket in early 2023. However, there was a lot of controversy over his participation and after this the ICC decided to appoint a new team in November 2023. Rule Implemented. Under these, any person who grew up as a man and later became a woman, cannot participate in women’s cricket. similar rules ECB Had implemented. Anaya used to play in England only.
