Jafer Chohan
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| Full name | Jafer Ali Chohan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 July 2002 London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-Rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Yorkshire (squad no. 5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20 debut | 20 May 2023 Yorkshire v Birmingham Bears | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 August 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
He was 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.[1] In 2021 he started a degree in International Relations at Loughborough University.[2][3]
Domestic career
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.[4][5][6] 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.[7]
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.[8] In July 2023, he was drafted into The Hundred by the Southern Brave.[9] In the same month, it was announced he had signed a new two-year contract with Yorkshire.[10]
In September 2024, he was drafted by the Sydney Sixers for the 2024–25 BBL.[11] Chohan signed a new three-year contract with Yorkshire on 1 October 2024,[12][13]
International career
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.[14][15][16]
Personal life
He is a Muslim and wears a chain necklace during matches, fitted with religious gemstones.[17]
References
- ^ Dobbel, George (4 January 2023). "How a 90-minute net with Joe Root led to Jafer Chohan's big break at Yorkshire". The Cricketer. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Yorkshire Sign Jafer Chohan on a Rookie Contract". yorkshireccc.com. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Chohan - The Modern Leggie Aiming to Shine in All Formats". yorkshireccc.com. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Jafer Chohan, 20-year-old legspinner, signs rookie contract at Yorkshire". espncricinfo.com. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Williams, Harry (7 January 2023). "Yorkshire announce signing of young leg-spinner Jafer Chohan". The Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Waters, Chris (5 January 2023). "Yorkshire hope Jafer will prove to be a jaffa as they recruit rookie leggie for 2023". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "DEBUTANT CHOHAN SHINES AS VIKINGS WIN ONE AND LOSE ONE IN CT". yorkshireccc.com. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Atkinson, Nathan (20 May 2023). "Yorkshire name top Blast batting line up to face Birmingham". Thetelegraphandargus.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ Roller, Matt (4 July 2023). "Maxwell, Marsh pulled out of the Hundred by Cricket Australia". espncricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ Hercock, Richard (11 July 2023). "Eight Yorkshire CCC players sign new deals". Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ McGlashan, Andrew (2 September 2024). "Draft takeaways: Adelaide Strikers' Mandhana bargain; and who is Jafer Chohan?". Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Jafer Chohan signs new three-year deal with Yorkshire". Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Yorkshire hand Jafer Chohan new long-term deal at Headingley". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Chohan picked for Windies tour as Buttler returns". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Yorkshire CCC rising star Jafer Chohan pinching himself after England call-up". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Chohan among six newcomers in England Lions squad". BBC Sport. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ 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". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 12 December 2024.