At least Pakistani cricket fans will not forget him. The name is, Aaron Jones. America's victory over Pakistan in Twenty20 World Cup 2024 was historic. If international cricket is to be spread further, the associate countries should keep giving such a push to the Test rivals. There were many heroes in America's victory. All of them are now the talk of the town. Jones is one of them. He scored 36 off 26 balls against Pakistan.

hit two/two fours and a six too. Most importantly, he remained not out. And together with Nitish Kumar, he made a decisive partnership. Because of this performance, America was able to score exactly 159 runs in three wickets. Pakistan batted first in this tied match. Later the match was decided in Super Over. The game was really sensational. The happiest result in American cricket history so far. Jones scored 11 runs before being run out in the

super over as well. In the first ball of Mohammad Amir, he hit a four and showed what America's intentions are. Pakistan managed to score only 13 runs in reply. This is America's second win in a row. In the beginning, the US also beat Canada. America is at the top of the league table of Group 'A' with four points from two matches. Now yes or no, one big name may be absent from this group in the team that will reach the Super Eight.

India and Ireland are also in this group. Now, if America is to continue its run of good performances in a few more matches, anything can happen, which is another name of cricket, uncertainty. Jones was the most important player in the win over Canada. In that match, Canada batted first and scored 194 runs for five wickets. It was the opening match and, in all likelihood, the US would find it difficult.

But just then Jones played an explosive innings of 94 runs off 40 balls. He hit four fours and 10 sixes. And the strike rate remained, 235. More importantly, Jones remained not out in this innings as well. By the time he took to the crease to bat, America was in trouble. By the time the team made 42 runs, two wickets had fallen. From there, Jones batted with full responsibility. As the game wore on, was America really under pressure at any point in this game?

Relationship with Barbados

Naturally, Jones was the player of the match. With the tournament almost a week away, Jones is leading the way as the biggest name in this Twenty20 World Cup. You have to look at the current American team, it is really 'multi-dimensional'. It is not just about who, it is not about where. Jones was born in America. He is definitely an American. He was born in New York. But like every other American athlete, he has ties to Barbados.

Barbados became a cricket playing country in the Caribbean region. It is also one of the many countries connected to the West Indies. Its cricket history itself is long. In that sense, Jones did not suddenly play cricket in America. What is even more interesting is that the domestic cricket he plays is in Barbados. So cricket has been in his veins since the beginning. Jones' parents immigrated to America, as did many other Caribbean residents. He was born there.

 But he didn't stop playing cricket. So back to Barbados again. He made a firm decision to play cricket for America and not for West Indies. Played for Barbados for the first time in 2016. By 2018, he had decided to play for America. In 2019, he played a pivotal role in maintaining America's ODI status. He also became the vice-captain of the American team in 2021.

America's cricket history

After America's good start in the Twenty20 World Cup, many have started to turn the country's cricket history. Now what is being claimed is that America is the first country, where the first international game was held, that too in the year 1844. The game took place in New York. New York is also one of the three places in America chosen for the current World Cup. There is a history of playing cricket in America around the year 1700.

Needless to say, it was the British who brought cricket to America. America's first president, George Washington, played cricket to keep his soldiers physically and mentally fit. The British who immigrated to New York made cricket very popular in this city. By the turn of the nineteenth century, cricket clubs were springing up all over America. At the time, it was the number one sport in America. In this series, the game between America and Canada took place.