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”.
It joins rugby union, swimming, cycling, athletics and rugby league, who have all gone down a similar path in recent years after citing concerns over fairness or safety.
This isn’t about male bowlers though. The physiology of transgender people changes very quickly after starting Hormone Replacement Therapy. Do you have data on transgender women and bowling in cricket? Because data relating to male bowlers is not applicable.
the article is quite literally referring to transgender athletes who have gone through male puberty who want to partake in women’s cricket.
so yes, we do have to acknowledge male bowlers.
like it’s fine to have an opinion about transgender athletes at the intersections of professional sport and equality, but it’s another to apply your opinion to a sport which i’m assuming you know little about.
my question to you is have you ever been hit with a cricket ball in the face, body or groin? because i can sure as shit tell you there’s a big difference between 120km/h and 150km/h.