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Anaya Bangar, daughter of former Indian cricketer and coach Sanjay Bangar, has shared her personal experience following her gender reaffirmation. An athlete like her father, Anaya, who previously went by the name Aryan, has encountered substantial challenges in pursuing a cricket career after her transition.

Anaya, now based in the UK, described the difficulty of her journey. In a recent interview, she discussed experiencing 'toxic masculinity' in the cricket world. When asked about her awareness of her gender identity, Anaya said, "I knew when I was eight or nine. I would wear my mother's clothes and tell myself, 'I am a girl....