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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sean Ingle

Transgender players banned from international women’s cricket by ICC

A cricket bat, helmet and gloves
The ICC said it had taken the decision following an extensive scientific review. Photograph: PeopleImages/Getty Images

The International Cricket Council has become the latest sports body to ban transgender players from the elite women’s game if they have gone through male puberty.

The ICC said it had taken the decision, following an extensive scientific review and nine-month consultation, to “protect the integrity of the international women’s game and the safety of players”.

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