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T20 World Cup 2024 | "I'm excited to play against them": Jones opens up on facing Team India

Updated on: 12 June,2024 05:44 PM IST  |  Mumbai
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Aaron Jones also hoped that cricket would be able to find a much bigger space in the Americans' hearts after the conclusion of the T20 World Cup 2024

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Aaron Jones (Pic: File Pic)

Ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024 match against India, USA's Aaron Jones said that playing against superstars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be exciting.


Both teams will play their T20 World Cup 2024 fixture at the Nassau County Cricket Stadium at 8.00 PM. Additionally, India and the USA, both have won their previous two clashes and it will be interesting to watch who extends their winning streak, today.


"It is actually exciting, me growing up as a kid, I always wanted to play against the best players in the world. I'm definitely going to get the opportunity to do that now and it's exciting for me, I don't want to say intimidating," Jones said in the pre-match press conference.


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"I'm excited to play against them and talk to them. Definitely to beat them as well," he added. Jones said the India-origin players in the US camp, who at some stage in their lives had played cricket with some of the current Indian players, would be excited to link up with their former teammates as well.

"They're pretty excited, to be honest. This is the first time the USA will be playing against India. So many guys in our team are from India they actually played against and with so many guys back in the past, so they definitely (would) be excited to play against some friends for sure," he said.

Aaron Jones also hoped that cricket would be able to find a much bigger space in the Americans' hearts after the conclusion of the T20 World Cup 2024.

"With cricket being one of the biggest sports in the world, it's only a matter of time before a majority of people come on board," he said.

"America is a place where people love sports. Obviously, this World Cup is going to open the eyes of a lot of people and then in a few years, you have cricket in the Olympics that's a very big thing as well. I think everything is on the rise right now," he added.

(With PTI Inputs)

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