Anaya Bangar reveals how cricketers would send her nudes, harass and abuse her

Child of Sanjay Bangar, Anaya opened a can of worms, alleging that well-known cricketers would send her nude pictures.

Anaya Bangar, child of Sanjay Bangar, former India all-rounder, recently shared her transformation journey following a hormonal replacement therapy and gender-reaffirming surgery. Initially, Aryan Bangar, and now Anaya Bangar, has played for age-group cricket. She has sparked attention for opening a can of worms, alleging that well-known cricketers would send her nude pictures and would harass and abuse her in front of her teammates.

Anaya Bangar makes revelations about cricketers.

Speaking to Lallantop, Anaya made controversial revelations about cricketers, saying she was subject to sexual harassment. She revealed that some of the cricketers she played with before her surgery, as Aryan Bangar, would send her nude pictures after learning about her trans identity. During the same interview, she spoke about the toxic masculinity within the cricket world. She told Lallantop, “For me, it was when I was eight or nine years old; I used to pick clothes from my mom’s cupboard and wear them. Then, I used to look into the mirror and say, ‘I am a girl. I want to be a girl.’ I have played with well-known cricketers like Musheer Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, and Yashasvi Jaiswal. I had to maintain secrecy about myself because Dad is a well-known figure. Cricket world is filled with insecurity and toxic masculinity.”

Anaya Bangar speaks about her gender reaffirmation surgery.

On asking her reaction she witnessed upon undergoing gender reaffirmation surgery, Anaya said, “There has been support, and there have been some harassment as well.” Revealing more, she said, “There have been a few cricketers who randomly sent me nude pictures of them. The person used to give gaalis in front of everybody. The same person then used to come and sit beside me and ask for my photos. In another instance, when I was in India, I told a veteran cricketer about my situation. He told me let’s go in the car. I want to sleep with you.”

Like her father, Sanjay Bangar, she has represented Islam Gymkhana in local club cricket and played for the Hinckley Cricket Club in Leicestershire.