Aaron Jones was one of the key US performers in the 2024 T20 World Cup but will now miss the 2026 edition.
Published on January 29, 2026
US batsman Aaron Jones has been provisionally suspended for five breaches of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) anti-corruption code, the governing body said.
The 31-year-old has 14 days to answer the charges, which mainly relate to his participation in the 2023-2024 Bim10 tournament in Barbados, while two of the charges relate to international cricket, the ICC said.
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USA Cricket did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside normal business hours.
The ICC Accused Jones of fixing, attempting to fix or influence Bim10 matches; refusing or failing to cooperate with an investigation; obstructing an investigation; and Cricket West Indies’ failure to disclose attempted breaches of the Anti-Bribery Code.
“These charges are part of a wider investigation which is likely to lead to further charges against other participants in due course,” the ICC said in a statement on Wednesday.
Jones was part of an 18-member US team training in Sri Lanka in preparation for the T20 World Cup, scheduled for February 7 to March 8 in India and Sri Lanka.
The US has yet to announce its squad for the tournament, and Jones is now ineligible for selection.
Jones was a star of the 2024 edition, hosted by the US, making its debut in a major cricket tournament.
He was an integral part of that team Pakistan lost 11 runs in the super-over.
Jones also scored an unbeaten 94 runs Win by seven wickets against Canada, which included hitting the winning runs to create one of the tournament’s iconic images.
Born in New York, Jones rose to fame in Barbados – and hit a half-century on his first-class debut in 2017 – but switched to the nation of his birth, making his international debut in 2018.