Anaya Bangar, daughter of former India cricketer and coach Sanjay Bangar, who is 23 years old and transgendered, has requested cricket's governing bodies to revise their regulations for transgender players. She came forward with her experience and made a plea to the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) and ICC (International Cricket Council) to make the sport inclusive through proper science. Watch the post here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anaya Bangar (@anayabangar) Anaya began hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in April 2023 when she traveled to England to play cricket. A year down the line, she posted her individual health reports on Instagram with the hope of starting an open discussion. At present, ICC and BCCI regulations don't allow transgender women who have initiated HRT after puberty as a male to participate in women's cricket. Also Read | Watch: Stephen Fleming Laughs as Klaasen Falls for Golden Duck in MLC 2025 Sharing Evidence from Medical Research To back up her plea, Anaya uploaded findings of an 8-week trial conducted at Manchester Metropolitan University. The study monitored her strength, pace, and endurance. She explained that all her results currently lie within or even under the cisgender female athletes' level. She described how her muscle power and athletic strength and endurance have decreased significantly since she began taking HRT. Her clinical reports also indicate that central health markers such as haemoglobin and glucose levels are within female athlete norms. Anaya does not expect any special treatment, she said. She just wants equitable rules based on actual facts. She feels that the existing rules are antiquated and do not reflect the science that we now possess. Watch the video here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anaya Bangar (@anayabangar) Also Read | 'You Lectured Kohli, He Got Out Next Over': DK Trolled by Atherton, Nasser What She Demands from Cricket Boards Anaya requested the BCCI and ICC to: Initiate open discussions for transgender women's inclusion in cricket. Employ medical science to determine who to allow to play, rather than rigid gender-based rules. Establish precise and equitable criteria such as hormone levels, therapy period, and strength tests. Engage doctors, lawyers, athletes, and experts on inclusion in policy formulation. She explained that she's doing this not out of sympathy, but to assist in making cricket fair for all.