Jasmin Akter

Jasmin Akter
Born2001
NationalityRohingya
EducationBradford College
OccupationCricketer
OrganizationYorkshire County Cricket Club
Known forCaptain of England's Street Child World Cup team
AwardsBBC 100 Women 2019

Jasmin Akter (born 2001) is a Rohingya cricketer who was born in Nayapara refugee camp in Bangladesh. She came to live in Bradford, United Kingdom, as a refugee, was a child carer for her mother, and started an all-Asian girls cricket team. She represented England in the first Street Child Cricket World Cup Charity match. She was named one of the BBC's 100 most inspiring and influential women in 2019.