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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Robert O'Connor

ICC transgender ban ‘a blunt instrument’ which sends ‘very negative message’

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The ICC’s decision to ban trans cricketers from international competition is “a blunt instrument” that provides insufficient flexibility in the matter of transgender participation, according to the chair of one of the UK’s only LGBTQ+ cricket clubs.

The world governing body announced on Tuesday that it will no longer allow transgender players to compete in international matches, after Canada’s Danielle McGahey became the first player to reach that level in September.

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