6:57 am today

Cricket: US batter Aaron Jones suspended over multiple corruption charges

6:57 am today
A cricket ball passes the boundary rope. Generic shot.

Aaron Jones was part of a US squad training in Sri Lanka in preparation for the T20 World Cup. Photo: Photosport

United States batter Aaron Jones has been provisionally suspended after being charged with multiple breaches of the International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-corruption code, the governing body said.

The 31-year-old has 14 days to respond to the charges, which relate mostly to his participation in the 2023-24 Bim10 tournament in Barbados, while two of the charges relate to international cricket, the ICC added.

USA Cricket did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside normal business hours.

Jones was part of an 18-member US squad training in Sri Lanka in preparation for the T20 World Cup, scheduled from February 7 to March 8 in India and Sri Lanka.

The US has yet to announce its squad for the tournament, with Jones now ineligible for selection.

-Reuters

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