Anaya Bangar, daughter of former India cricketer Sanjay Bangar, has responded to criticism over her participation in women's cricket in Australia, citing scientific evidence to show she does not have an unfair physical advantage.
Bangar played age-group men's cricket for Mumbai before beginning her gender transition in 2022 and undergoing gender-affirming surgery in March 2026.
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