Transgender women have been barred from women's international cricket under new regulations from the International Cricket Council.
After a nine-month consultation process, the ICC has decreed any player who has gone through male puberty is ineligible to play international women's cricket, regardless of treatment taken to transition.
"The changes to the gender eligibility regulations resulted from an extensive consultation process, and is founded in science and aligned with the core principles developed during the review," said chief executive Geoff Allardice.
"Inclusivity is incredibly important to us as a sport, but our priority was to protect the integrity of the international women's game and the safety of players."
The new regulations will be reviewed again at the end of 2025. Gender eligibility at domestic level is being left for each individual national board to decide.
The move comes after 2022 saw swimming and athletics make similar decisions, whereby athletes who have gone through male puberty are banned from women's competition.
Earlier this year, World Athletics banned transgender women from female events, while cycling and rugby league have also taken similar steps.
*This article has been amended to reflect transgender women have been barred from playing women's international cricket.
