Watch: Anaya Bangar bonds with Sarfaraz Khan and family, brother Musheer misses reunion due to IPL commitments

Anaya Bangar bonds with Sarfaraz Khan and family, brother Musheer misses reunion due to IPL commitments (Instagram/anayabangar)

Anaya Bangar, the child of former Indian cricketer Sanjay Bangar, shared a few images and videos on social media showing her spending time with Sarfaraz Khan and his family. Anaya's social media post demonstrated the strong connection she shares with the Khan family. "We held bats before we held phones. Friends since the beginning,” read the caption. She also mentioned "Missed you @musheerkhan.97," who was not part of the fun as he is currently engaged in the IPL. Musheer is the younger brother of Sarfaraz and is part of PBKS.

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Sarfaraz went unsold in the mega-auction last year in Jeddah and is not engaged with cricketing duties. He began his IPL career with Royal Challengers Bengaluru, then spent three seasons with the Punjab Kings before joining the Delhi Capitals. The 27-year-old has also represented India in six Test matches and has a highest score of 150.

Meanwhile, Musheer was acquired by the Punjab Kings for his base price of Rs 30 lakhs. He was a part of the India U19 World Cup 2024 team but is yet made his senior or IPL debut.

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Anaya recently made headlines for her interview with Lallantop, where she discussed about her difficult gender transformation path, including both heartwarming support and disturbing harassment from the sports industry. "There has been support and there have been some harassment as well...There have been a few cricketers who randomly sent me nude pictures of them," revealed Anaya. (Also Read | 'I had to take a stand...got suicidal thoughts': Sanjay Bangar told daughter Anaya to quit cricket)

Anaya posted about her hormonal metamorphosis on social media back in November. She started Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) in 2023 and has been progressively accepting her identity as a transgender woman. She was born assigned male and was formerly known as Aryan.