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Danielle McGahey Retires: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has recently banned transgender players from playing international women’s cricket. The ICC barred cricketers who have attained ‘male puberty’ from competing in the women’s game. This also includes cases of surgery or sex change. After this decision of ICC, the world’s first international transgender cricketer has announced her retirement.
This player announced his retirement
After this new rule of ICC, the world’s first transgender cricketer Danielle McGahey has announced her retirement. The first transgender cricketer, Danielle McGahee, was part of the Canada team. McGahee became the first transgender player to play in international cricket this year. Along with the announcement of retirement, he has also expressed his disappointment.
Danielle McGahey
Shared emotional post on social media
Announcing her retirement on social media, 29-year-old Danielle McGahey wrote that after the ICC’s decision, it is with a heavy heart that I have to say that my international cricket career is over. My own opinion on the ICC’s decision is that today a message was sent to millions of trans women around the world, in which it is said, we have no rights. I promise that I will never stop fighting for our equality in sports. We have the right to play cricket at the highest level. We pose no threat to the security and integrity of this game.
International career of 6 matches
McGehee was born in April 1994 in Australia. He began his cricket career in May 2021 after starting his medical transition. He has played a total of 6 cricket matches for Canada. She scored 118 runs at an average of 19.67 for Canada in the Women’s T20 World Cup Americas Zone Qualifier.
ICC made this new rule
The ICC recently issued a statement saying that the new policy is based on the following principles (in order of priority). The integrity, safety, fairness and inclusion of women’s sports. This means that any male-to-female player who has undergone any form of ‘male puberty’ will not be eligible to participate in international women’s cricket, regardless of surgery or sex change treatment.
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