Danielle McGahey will be the first transgender cricketer to play for Canada in a women’s T20I. McGahey name to Canada’s squad for a qualifying round en route to the Women’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh in 2024.
Danielle McGahey, who was born in Australia, is likely to become the first transgender cricketer to play for Canada in a women’s T20I. Notably, Danielle name to Canada’s roster for a qualifying tournament for the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh.
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The transgender cricketer fulfilled all of the ICC eligibility requirements
Danielle moved to Canada from Australia in 2020 and transitioned to a woman later that year. Danielle shared the steps she went through to make the cut in the setup. Thrill to be the first-ever to represent the transgender community.
“I am truly honor.” It’s something I never imagined I’d be able to do: represent my community. “There has been a lot of work with my doctor sending my medical information through to the ICC… They have a dedicated medical officer who looks over all of the information provided. Determines whether or not I have provided enough for an expert panel to make a decision. ” She told BBC Sport.
“The need to do blood tests every month is probably the most difficult challenge because playing cricket requires a lot of travel. ” It’s quite intimate in terms of the information you’re providing. – All of your medical information, puberty history, and any operations. There’s a lot in there. But the protocols are in place, and they have been followed,” she continued.
According to the ICC’s eligibility regulations, “a trans woman wishing to play women’s international cricket must demonstrate that the concentration of testosterone in her serum has been less than 5 nmol/L1 continuously for at least 12 months, and that she is ready, willing, and able to continue to keep it below that level for as long as she continues to compete.”
Furthermore, the ICC specifies that a male-to-female transgender athlete must ‘give a written and signed statement, in a form suitable to the appointed medical officer, that her gender identification is female’.
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