“We held bats before ….” - Anaya Bangar shares a picture with Sarfaraz Khan

Former Indian cricketer and coach Sanjay Bangar’s child, Anaya Bangar, took to the social media platform, Instagram, to post a picture and a video with Indian cricketer Sarfaraz Khan and his father Naushad Khan. 

Moreover, Anaya added that she missed catching up with Musheer Khan, who is busy with his IPL duties for Punjab Kings (PBKS). Notably, Sarfraz didn’t get any bids in the IPL mega auction last year.

"We held bats before we held phones. Friends since the beginning. Missed you @musheerkhan.97," Anaya wrote on Instagram with two pictures and a video.

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Also, Anaya revealed in a video that the duo was meeting after a gap of more than two years. It’s important to note that Anaya had a hormonal replacement therapy and gender reaffirming surgery.

Anaya, formerly named Aryan, played age-group cricket following her father’s footsteps. Anaya, who lives in the UK currently, disclosed that there have been a lot of hurdles in continuing cricket as a career after her surgery.

In a recent exclusive interview with the Lallantop, Anaya revealed the 'toxic masculinity' in the cricketing world. Anaya was asked in the interview, "When do you get to realise that 'I am in the wrong chosen gender?'"

"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'," Anaya said.

"I played with some well known cricketers now like Musheer Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, 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 added.

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