Jafer Chohan
Chohan in 2023
Personal information
Full name
Jafer Ali Chohan
Born (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002
London
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleAll-Rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2023Yorkshire (squad no. 5)
T20 debut20 May 2023 Yorkshire v Birmingham Bears
Career statistics
Competition Twenty20
Matches 13
Runs scored 55
Batting average 18.33
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 37
Balls bowled 186
Wickets 5
Bowling average 49.20
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/13
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 July 2023

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]

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 July 2023, it was announced he had signed a new two-year contract with Yorkshire.[10]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Yorkshire Sign Jafer Chohan on a Rookie Contract". yorkshireccc.com. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Chohan - The Modern Leggie Aiming to Shine in All Formats". yorkshireccc.com. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Jafer Chohan, 20-year-old legspinner, signs rookie contract at Yorkshire". espncricinfo.com. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  5. ↑ Williams, Harry (7 January 2023). "Yorkshire announce signing of young leg-spinner Jafer Chohan". The Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "DEBUTANT CHOHAN SHINES AS VIKINGS WIN ONE AND LOSE ONE IN CT". yorkshireccc.com. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  8. ↑ Atkinson, Nathan (20 May 2023). "Yorkshire name top Blast batting line up to face Birmingham". Thetelegraphandargus.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  9. ↑ Roller, Matt (4 July 2023). "Maxwell, Marsh pulled out of the Hundred by Cricket Australia". espncricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  10. ↑ Hercock, Richard (11 July 2023). "Eight Yorkshire CCC players sign new deals". Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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