Trans women in women's sport? Anaya Bangar's Cricket Australia move sparks fairness debate
India, Aug. 31 -- Cricket Australia's decision to give transgender cricketer Anaya Bangar a pathway to elite women's cricket has reignited the fairness-versus-inclusion debate. We speak to former India women's cricket captain Sandhya Agarwal and Olympian Dutee Chand, who take opposing positions on whether trans women should compete in women's sport.
Former India women's cricket captain Sandhya Agarwal calls the move unfair to women cricketers. "Their basic strength doesn't just disappear nor does the skill they've developed over years of training," she says, pointing to Bangar's years in men's age-group cricket. "If a female athlete transitioned and then wanted to represent men's cricket, would that be accepted? Then why is this okay?" S...
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