“Following the ICC decision this morning, it is with a heavy heart that I must say that my international cricket career has ended,” McGahey posted on Instagram. “As quickly as it began, it must now end.”

“It is based on the following principles (in order of priority): protecting the integrity of women’s football, safety, fairness and inclusion,” the ICC said in a statement. “The regulations will be reviewed within two years.” Geoff Allardice, ICC chief executive, added: “Inclusion is incredibly important to us as a sport, but our priority was to protect the integrity of international women’s football and the safety of the players.”

“While I stand by my opinions on the ICC decision, they are irrelevant,” McGahey wrote. “What matters is the message being sent to millions of trans women today, a message that says we don’t belong. I promise I won’t stop fighting for equality for us in our sport, we deserve the right to play cricket at the highest level.” level. level, we are not a threat to the integrity or security of the sport.

McGahey played six T20Is and scored 118 runs at an average of 19.66 and a strike rate of 95.93.