Cricket-Transgender cricketer retires after ICC ruling


  • Cricket
  • Wednesday, 22 Nov 2023

(Reuters) - Canadian transgender cricketer Danielle McGahey has brought an end to her international career after the game's governing body said any player who had been through male puberty would not be able to compete in the women's game at the elite level.

The International Cricket Council (ICC)'s decision, made at a board meeting on Tuesday, follows similar rulings over the last couple of years by the global chiefs of swimming, rugby union, cycling and athletics.

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