The Sydney Sixers are bringing Jafer Chohan back. The 24-year-old English leg-spinner has signed a one-year deal for BBL|16, extending a partnership that is now heading into its third summer.
Chohan is a British-Pakistani spinner who first made headlines by dismissing Joe Root and Ben Duckett as a net bowler in an England training camp. At the SCG, he has become a fan favourite with his attacking leg-spin and his clear love of playing in Australia.
Magenta Mela replaces Babaristan
To mark the signing, the Sixers have renamed their South Asian supporter bay at the SCG. “Babaristan” — born last summer after the Babar Azam signing — is now “Magenta Mela”. It sold out at every Sixers home game last season, so the club is making it a permanent bay for South Asian fans.
It’s a smart move. Plenty of South Asian fans in Sydney don’t need Babar in the squad to show up. They just needed a bay that felt like theirs, and the club kept it.
Where he fits
Chohan joins Tim Seifert’s Sixers move and Corey Rocchiccioli’s signing as the club’s latest recruits. He adds a wrist-spin option to an attack that leans on pace through Sean Abbott and Ben Dwarshuis, and leg-spinners win matches in the BBL when they land it. See when they play on the full BBL 2027 schedule, and read the club’s official word on the Sixers announcement.
Is Jafer Chohan playing BBL|16?
Yes. He has signed a one-year deal with the Sydney Sixers and is contracted for the full BBL|16 season.
What is Magenta Mela at the SCG?
The Sixers’ permanent supporter bay for South Asian fans, renamed from “Babaristan”. It sold out at all Sixers BBL home games last season.
Who are the Sixers’ international players for BBL|16?
Tim Seifert (New Zealand), Chris Jordan (England) and Jafer Chohan (England) headline the overseas contingent.
Last verified: 19 October 2026.