Jones Sounds the Alarm: Biggest Threat to Team USA Revealed

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US cricket star Aaron Jones throws down the gauntlet to India, calling them his team's biggest challenge

Neha . June 12, 2024

USA batsman Aaron Jones stated before of his team's match against India in the ICC T20 World Cup group stage that they would take India very seriously and are excited to play their brave brand of cricket. At the Nassau County International Stadium on Wednesday, the third Group A match of the T20 World Cup between India and the USA will take place.

India had won a low-scoring thriller over Pakistan by six runs in their last encounter. Following a stalemate in the previous game, the United States of America defeated Pakistan in the Super Over. With four points from two wins in two games, India leads the group.

Aaron stated:

"We are going to come hard at India," in an interview with ANI. We want to put our all into every game, play bold cricket, and win. Over the past few weeks, we have been practicing hard and doing well as a team. Tomorrow, we want to carry out the same action."

"I don't want to say anything about who would be the biggest challenger from India. Considering this wicket, Jasprit Bumrah may provide some difficulties. We'll see how it turns out. How this wicket performs is unknown to us."

In their first World Cup, the USA has played some extremely good cricket. First, with 14 balls remaining in the tournament opener, they stunned Canada by mounting a 195-run chase. Next, they almost achieved a 160-run chase against Pakistan; nevertheless, the game ended in a draw, and the United States won the Super Over by conceding just 19 runs.

India Squad:

Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson, Kuldeep Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal

United States Squad:

Steven Taylor, Monank Patel(w/c), Andries Gous, Aaron Jones, Nitish Kumar, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan, Nisarg Patel, Shayan Jahangir, Milind Kumar, Shadley van Schalkwyk.

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