After the ICC banned transgender cricketers from playing international cricket following Danielle McGahey’s dominance in the 2023 Women T20 National Championship, the cricketer expressed her disappointment about the ruling and announced her retirement from international cricket, effective immediately.
McGahey, who became the first transgender player to play international women’s cricket, took to social media to express her opinion on the ICC’s ruling.
“While I hold my opinions on the ICC’s decision, they are irrelevant. What matters is the message being sent to millions of trans women today, a message saying that we don’t belong. I promise I will not stop fighting for equality for us in our sport; we reserve the right to play cricket at the highest level; we are not a threat to the integrity or safety of the sport,” McGahey said.
Who is Danielle Mcgahey?
McGahey was born in Australia in April 1994. After spending 26 years of life down under, she decided to move to Canada in February 2020.
The Aussie decided to kickstart her career as a cricketer soon after she began her medical transition in May 2021.
However, her performance on the domestic Canadian women’s circuit raised eyebrows. Her dominant display in the 2023 Women T20 National Championship, where she made 237 runs in just three innings, along with her playing 6 international matches for Canada, brought her to the limelight, and now the ICC has made a ruling by which she and the transgender community.
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