Jafer Chohan

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Jafer Chohan
Chohan in 2023
Personal information
Full name
Jafer Ali Chohan
Born (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 23)
London
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2023–Yorkshire (squad no. 5)
2024/25–Sydney Sixers
2025London Spirit
List A debut22 July 2025
PCC XI v Pakistan Shaheens
T20 debut20 May 2023 Yorkshire v Birmingham Bears
Career statistics
Competition LA T20
Matches 2 44
Runs scored 0 99
Batting average 0.00 8.25
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 0 37
Balls bowled 51 792
Wickets 4 39
Bowling average 17.25 29.00
5 wickets in innings 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/43 5/14
Catches/stumpings 0/– 7/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 August 2025

Jafer Ali Chohan (born 11 July 2002) is an English professional cricketer who plays for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm leg break bowler.

Early life

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He was born into a British Pakistani family and developed his leg-spin bowling style by emulating former Pakistan international Shahid Afridi.[1] He was also inspired to bowl leg-spin by seeing Shane Warne play for Rajasthan Royals at Lord's in 2009. He received a cricket scholarship to attend Harrow School. He played in the age groups at Middlesex County Cricket Club from nine years-old to the Academy.[2] In 2021 he started a degree in International Relations at Loughborough University.[3][4]

Domestic career

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He played for Berkshire County Cricket Club as they won the National Counties 50-over competition in 2022. Impressing at Berkshire he was recommended to the South Asian Cricket Academy, where performances against county 2nd XIs and as a net bowler for the England Test squad ahead of their 2022-2023 tour of Pakistan earned Chohan a trial with Yorkshire CCC where he was offered a rookie contract in January 2023.[5][6][7] Bowling at the England test team he dismissed both Joe Root and Ben Duckett, with Root recommending him a trial at Yorkshire. Chohan impressed in Cape Town on Yorkshire’s pre-season tour of South Africa in March 2023.[8]

In May 2023, Chohan was named in the Yorkshire side for their opening T20 Blast match of the 2023 season, against Birmingham Bears at Edgbaston Cricket Ground.[9] In July 2023, he was drafted into The Hundred by the Southern Brave.[10] In the same month, it was announced he had signed a new two-year contract with Yorkshire.[11]

In September 2024, he was drafted by the Sydney Sixers for the 2024–25 BBL.[12] Chohan signed a new three-year contract with Yorkshire on 1 October 2024,[13][14] He made his Big Bash League debut on 15 January 2025 against Adelaide Strikers.[15]

International career

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In October 2024, he was named in the England Lions squad for their tour of South Africa and received his first call-up to the senior England squad for their white-ball tour of the West Indies later that month.[16][17][18]

Personal life

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He is a Muslim and wears a chain necklace during matches, fitted with religious gemstones.[19]

References

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