USA vice-captain Aaron Jones exuded confidence ahead of his team’s most significant game in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024. The match against India is set to take place at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York on Wednesday, June 12. In a pre-match interview, Jones made a notable remark, stating, "We don’t want to play names; we want to play the game."

Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin praised the USA vice captain for his brave and gutsy attitude on social media, sharing a clip of Jones' interview. Ashwin applauded Jones' character and mentality, emphasising how important it is to have such a mindset in high-stakes games

In the pre-match press conference, Jones reflected on the mindset the USA side is approaching the India clash with

"No, not really. I think we're going to treat it like a normal game. Obviously, we know India is a good team, but we've beaten good teams before. I think, obviously, we know that India is a good team, but we are going to treat it like any normal game to be honest - we don't want to play names or teams or anything like that. We've beaten good teams in the past. So definitely going to go hard tomorrow against India," Jones sai

In replying to that bold statement, the IndianBorn spinner posted this on his 'x' Twitter: "A sportsman’s hunger to compete and be the best brings out this attitude and that is something we must admire,

HERE IS HIS TWEET