Anaya Bangar, child of former Indian cricketer Sanjay Bangar, is advocating for transgender cricketers' inclusion in women's cricket. Anaya has urged the ICC and BCCI to reconsider the current ban. Anaya is submitting an eight-page scientific report detailing her transition and physiological assessments after hormone therapy, demonstrating alignment with cisgender female athlete norms.
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