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English cricketer (born 2002)

Jafer Chohan Chohan in 2023 Personal information Full name Jafer Ali Chohan Born (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 23) London Batting Right-handed Bowling Right-arm leg break Role Bowler Domestic team information Years Team 2023– Yorkshire (squad no. 5) 2024/25–2025/26 Sydney Sixers 2025 London Spirit List A debut 22 July 2025 PCC XI v Pakistan Shaheens T20 debut 20 May 2023 Yorkshire v Birmingham Bears Career statistics Competition LA T20 Matches 2 46 Runs scored 0 104 Batting average 0.00 8.66 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 0 37 Balls bowled 51 834 Wickets 4 40 Bowling average 17.25 29.80 5 wickets in innings 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 4/43 5/14 Catches/stumpings 0/– 7/– Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 April 2026

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

## Early life

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

## Domestic career

He played for [Berkshire County Cricket Club](/source/Berkshire_County_Cricket_Club) as they won the [National Counties 50-over competition](/source/NCCA_Knockout_Trophy) 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](/source/Joe_Root) and [Ben Duckett](/source/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](/source/T20_Blast) match of the 2023 season, against [Birmingham Bears](/source/Warwickshire_County_Cricket_Club) at [Edgbaston Cricket Ground](/source/Edgbaston_Cricket_Ground).[9] In July 2023, he was drafted into [The Hundred](/source/The_Hundred_(cricket)) by the [Southern Brave](/source/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](/source/Sydney_Sixers) for the [2024–25 BBL](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_Big_Bash_League_season).[12] Chohan signed a new three-year contract with Yorkshire on 1 October 2024,[13][14] He made his [Big Bash League](/source/Big_Bash_League) debut on 15 January 2025 against [Adelaide Strikers](/source/Adelaide_Strikers).[15]

## International career

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

## Personal life

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

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Jafer Chohan"](https://yorkshireccc.com/players/jafer-chohan). *Yorkshire County Cricket Club*. Retrieved 1 June 2025. Chohan, who has Pakistani heritage and is a hard-hitting lower order batter, says he has modelled his style of leg-spin bowling on Shahid Afridi and is not dissimilar to Anil Kumble in the way he bowls.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Dobbel, George (4 January 2023). ["How a 90-minute net with Joe Root led to Jafer Chohan's big break at Yorkshire"](https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/premium/how_net_joe_root_led_jafer_chohans_big_break_yorkshire_interview_george_dobell.html). *The Cricketer*. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Yorkshire Sign Jafer Chohan on a Rookie Contract"](https://yorkshireccc.com/news/view/10431/yorkshire-sign-jafer-chohan-on-a-rookie-contract). *yorkshireccc.com*. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Chohan - The Modern Leggie Aiming to Shine in All Formats"](https://yorkshireccc.com/news/view/10477/chohan-the-modern-leggie-aiming-to-shine-in-all-formats). *yorkshireccc.com*. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Jafer Chohan, 20-year-old legspinner, signs rookie contract at Yorkshire"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/jafer-chohan-20-year-old-legspinner-signs-rookie-contract-at-yorkshire-1352409). *espncricinfo.com*. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Williams, Harry (7 January 2023). ["Yorkshire announce signing of young leg-spinner Jafer Chohan"](https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/23233359). *The Telegraph and Argus*. Retrieved 12 March 2023.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Waters, Chris (5 January 2023). ["Yorkshire hope Jafer will prove to be a jaffa as they recruit rookie leggie for 2023"](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/cricket/yorkshire-hope-jafer-will-prove-to-be-a-jaffa-as-they-recruit-rookie-leggie-for-2023-3975869). *Yorkshire Post*. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["DEBUTANT CHOHAN SHINES AS VIKINGS WIN ONE AND LOSE ONE IN CT"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230313014541/https://yorkshireccc.com/news/view/10514/chohan-shines-on-debut-as-yorkshire-win-one-and-lose-one-in-cape-town). *yorkshireccc.com*. 12 March 2023. Archived from [the original](https://yorkshireccc.com/news/view/10514/chohan-shines-on-debut-as-yorkshire-win-one-and-lose-one-in-cape-town) on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Atkinson, Nathan (20 May 2023). ["Yorkshire name top Blast batting line up to face Birmingham"](https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/23535609.amp/). *Thetelegraphandargus.co.uk*. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Roller, Matt (4 July 2023). ["Maxwell, Marsh pulled out of the Hundred by Cricket Australia"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/london-spirit-glenn-maxwell-mitchell-marsh-hundred-withdrawal-cricket-australia-1385715). *espncricinfo*. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Hercock, Richard (11 July 2023). ["Eight Yorkshire CCC players sign new deals"](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/cricket/eight-yorkshire-ccc-players-sign-new-deals-4215467). Retrieved 12 July 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** McGlashan, Andrew (2 September 2024). ["Draft takeaways: Adelaide Strikers' Mandhana bargain; and who is Jafer Chohan?"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/wbbl-bbl-draft-talking-points-adelaide-strikers-mandhana-bargain-and-who-is-jafer-chohan-1449539). Retrieved 26 September 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Jafer Chohan signs new three-year deal with Yorkshire"](https://yorkshireccc.com/news/jafer-chohan-signs-new-three-year-deal-with-yorkshire/). Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2 October 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Yorkshire hand Jafer Chohan new long-term deal at Headingley"](https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/24623723.yorkshire-hand-jafer-chohan-new-long-term-deal-headingley/). Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 2 October 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Lavalette, Tristan (15 January 2025). ["Steven Smith fifty sets up Sydney Sixers' nervy win over Adelaide Strikers"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/big-bash-league-2024-25-1443056/adelaide-strikers-vs-sydney-sixers-35th-match-1443091/match-report). *espncricinfo.com*. Retrieved 16 January 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Chohan picked for Windies tour as Buttler returns"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c5y08137j54o). BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 October 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Yorkshire CCC rising star Jafer Chohan pinching himself after England call-up"](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/cricket/yorkshire-ccc-rising-star-jafer-chohan-pinching-himself-after-england-call-up-4807691). Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 2 October 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Chohan among six newcomers in England Lions squad"](https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/c0r8pj4xj1vo.amp). *BBC Sport*. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** Savage, Nic (12 December 2024). ["'Who is this?' Wild 36-month rise from uni third XI to BBL mystery man even experts didn't know"](https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/jafer-chohans-wild-36month-rise-from-university-third-xi-trundler-to-big-bash-mystery-man/news-story/f17b14c5a9ea87d6032038384f7648f1). *Foxsports.com.au*. Retrieved 12 December 2024.

v t e Yorkshire County Cricket Club – current squad 1 MM Ali 2 Bess 3 Rashid 4 Whiteman 5 Chohan 7 Akhtar 9 Lyth 10 Coad 13 Wade 15 Taylor 16 Hasan Ali 18 Hill 19 White 21 Moriarty 22 Duke (wk) 23 Wharton 25 Smith (wk) 26 Cliff 28 Tye 32 Kelly (wk) 33 Bean (wk) 36 Bennison 41 Faheem Ashraf 45 Vagadia 51 Bairstow (c & wk) 58 Firbank 60 Richardson 64 Singh 66 Root 68 Luxton 77 Revis 88 Brook 97 Van Beek Coach: McGrath

v t e Sydney Sixers – current squad 21 Henriques (c) 5 Chohan 7 Hosein 9 Vince 11 Shaw 12 Perry 14 Silk 16 Hughes 18 J. Edwards 22 Philippe† 27 Dwarshuis 33 Bird 36 Murphy 41 Patterson 46 Manenti 49 Smith 50 Kerr 51 Davies 55 Richardson 56 Starc 58 S. Curran 77 Abbott 056 Babar Hazlewood O'Neill Coach: Vacant

v t e Welsh Fire – current squad Women's 6 Bryce (wk) 64 Davis — Arlott — Devine — Graham — Holland — Kemp — McCaughan — Morris — Norgrove — Potts — Smale — Southby (wk) — Thompson — Voll — Wareham Men's 8 Kellaway 32 Kohler-Cadmore — Aspinwall — Chohan — Clark — Cook — Cox — Ferguson — Jansen — Pennington — Ravindra — Root — Salt (c & wk) — Short — Tribe — Woakes Coaches Hussey (Men's) Klinger (Women's)

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