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Evening Standard
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Malik Ouzia

ICC bans transgender women from women's international cricket after nine-month review

Transgender players who have been through male puberty will be banned from competing in women’s international cricket under new regulations confirmed on Tuesday.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has introduced fresh gender eligibility rules following a nine-month review, bringing it into line with other sports like athletics, cycling and swimming, which have all banned transgender athletes in elite women’s competition. 

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