USA star batter Aaron Jones has not too long ago expressed his want to characteristic within the Indian Premier League (IPL) shortly. The fitting-handed batter, who grabbed headlines together with his unbeaten 94 in opposition to Canada within the 2024 T20 World Cup, took to social media to share his ambition, “I need to play within the IPL quickly,” he posted.
I need to play within the IPL quickly 
10:56 PM · Apr 15, 2025
Jones has gone on to grow to be certainly one of USA Cricket’s poster boys after a constant efficiency on the best degree. He was additionally awarded the ICC Males’s Affiliate Batting Efficiency of the 12 months.
Jones was additionally instrumental in guiding the Saint Lucia Kings to their maiden Caribbean Premier League (CPL) title in 2024. Regardless of being on the sidelines throughout a lot of the event, he repaid the workforce’s religion with a knock of 48* within the ultimate, cruising the workforce out of a disaster to safe a memorable win.
Regardless of his exploits, The 30-year-old was nOt among the many 577 gamers shortlisted for the IPL 2025 mega public sale scheduled in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, final November. The public sale featured 367 Indians and 210 abroad cricketers eyeing 204 out there spots, together with 70 for international gamers.
Notably, the opposite USA stars like Unmukt Chand, Saurabh Netravalkar, and Ali Khan have been listed however went unsold. With IPL more and more open to expertise from Affiliate nations, his dream may simply be a season away.
Earlier in 2024, Jones was overlooked of the USA squad for the World Cup League 2 tri-series, reportedly because of points with USA Cricket over his choice to play within the CPL as a substitute of touring Namibia. However his stellar efficiency for the Saint Lucia Kings doubtless cleared that alternative.
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