{"id":17619,"date":"2026-08-28T17:33:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T17:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17619"},"modified":"2026-08-28T17:33:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T17:33:20","slug":"go-and-educate-yourself-anaya-bangar-hits-back-at-marizanne-kapp-over-cricket-return-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17619","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Go and educate yourself\u2019: Anaya Bangar hits back at Marizanne Kapp over cricket return | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133593730,imgsize-116712,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/anaya-bangar-marizanne-kapp.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Go and educate yourself\u2019: Anaya Bangar hits back at Marizanne Kapp over cricket return\" title=\"Anaya Bangar hits back at Marizanne Kapp\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Anaya Bangar hits back at Marizanne Kapp\">Anaya Bangar hits back at Marizanne Kapp<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Anaya Bangar has responded to criticism from South Africa all-rounder <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/marizanne-kapp\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marizanne Kapp<\/a> over her bid to return to competitive women\u2019s cricket, urging those opposed to her participation to \u201ceducate themselves\u201d on the subject.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/absolutely-ridiculous-marizanne-kapp-slams-cricket-australias-decision-on-anaya-bangar\/articleshow\/133588743.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kapp had strongly criticised Cricket Australia\u2019s decision to offer Anaya a pathway back into competitive women\u2019s cricket<\/a>, calling it \u201cabsolutely ridiculous\u201d and saying \u201cthis should not be allowed\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>The comments came after Cricket Australia cleared Anaya, daughter of former India cricketer and coach Sanjay Bangar, for a pathway towards elite women\u2019s cricket under its Inclusion of Transgender and Gender Diverse Players in Elite Cricket Policy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Anaya, who underwent gender-affirming surgery in March this year, is currently eligible to play community cricket in any state or territory of Australia. <!-- -->Her eligibility for elite cricket from March 2027 remains subject to the policy requirements.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Marizanne Kapp\" msid=\"133593741\" imgsize=\"114213\" resizemode=\"4\" width=\"\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/imgsize-114213,msid-133593741\/marizanne-kapp.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Anaya responds to Kapp criticism<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Anaya\u2019s potential return has generated reactions on both sides, with the 25-year-old now responding directly to Kapp\u2019s criticism.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>\u201cI think people who want to raise their voice against it should actually educate themselves on this topic, and I&#8217;ve already provided the necessary information in terms of not having any unfair advantage, and also complying with the guidelines set by Cricket Australia.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>\u201cIf anyone&#8217;s personal opinion is in that sort of way, I hope they go and educate themselves,\u201d she said with a shrug while speaking to PTI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Anaya is hoping to eventually pursue a pathway to the Women\u2019s Big Bash League, although she is yet to sign up with a local club. Her immediate focus is on playing at the community level and proving herself through her performances.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>\u2018Baby steps from here\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Anaya said she had spent a long period in \u201csurvival mode\u201d and was only now beginning to process everything she had experienced during her transition and the long road back to cricket.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>\u201c&#8230;basically now, the next role is to go there and play club cricket and prove myself by my performances, and if I do well, I hopefully might have a chance to be picked for the Women&#8217;s Big Bash League. So, baby steps from here, but the major part of having a place to play has been cleared,\u201d she said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>She is currently in talks with a few cricket clubs and is waiting to decide on the right one \u201cto go there and start playing.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>For Anaya, the CA decision represents a significant breakthrough after years away from competitive cricket. <!-- -->While she has been given a pathway, it does not guarantee selection in any team.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"41\"\/>Anaya further added that the process was neither \u201cautomatic or informal\u201d, with CA considering her medical and surgical history, hormone and testosterone levels, cricketing background, playing footage and scientific and athletic performance work undertaken with Manchester Metropolitan University\u2019s Institute of Sport.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"43\"\/>She also said her most recent blood test in July recorded total testosterone at 0.6 nanomoles, which she said was within the female reference range reported by the laboratory.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/go-and-educate-yourself-anaya-bangar-hits-back-at-marizanne-kapp-over-cricket-return\/articleshow\/133593498.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anaya Bangar hits back at Marizanne Kapp NEW DELHI: Anaya Bangar has responded to criticism from South Africa all-rounder Marizanne Kapp over her bid to return to competitive women\u2019s cricket, urging those opposed to her participation to \u201ceducate themselves\u201d on the subject.Kapp had strongly criticised Cricket Australia\u2019s decision to offer Anaya a pathway back into 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