NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council on Wednesday provisionally suspended USA batsman Aaron Jones over alleged fixing during the BIM10 league in Barbados in the 2023-2024 season.

Jones was part of the USA squad that reached the Super Eight stage on its T20 World Cup debut in 2024. He has also been charged with failing to report a corrupt approach to the authorities and for not cooperating with the investigation into the alleged offence.

Multiple anti-corruption charges framed

“The International Cricket Council (ICC) has charged United States of America (USA) player Aaron Jones with five breaches of the anti-corruption codes of Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the ICC.

“The charges relate predominantly to the Bim10 tournament in 2023-24, which falls under the jurisdiction of the CWI Anti-Corruption Code, with two other charges relating to International Matches (falling under the jurisdiction of the ICC Code).

“Mr. Jones has been provisionally suspended from all cricket with immediate effect and has 14 days from 28 January 2026 to respond to the charges,” said the ICC in a statement.

Nature of alleged breaches

Breach under the CWI Code relates to “fixing, contriving to fix or otherwise influencing improperly, or being a party to an agreement or effort to fix or contrive in any way or otherwise influence improperly, the result, progress, conduct or other aspect of matches in the Bim10 tournament in 2023/24 (or attempting to do so).”

The second charge is for “failing to disclose to Cricket West Indies details of any approaches or invitations to engage in conduct that would amount to a breach of the CWI Code.”

The third offense is about “failing or refusing to cooperate with a reasonable investigation carried out by the Designated Anti-Corruption Official (or his/her designee) in relation to possible offenses under the CWI Code.”

The other two charges are also to obstructing the investigation of ICC’s anti-corruption unit (ACU).

ICC hints at wider probe

“These charges are part of a wider investigation which is likely to result in further charges being issued against other participants in due course,” the statement added.

The 31-year-old New York-born cricketer has represented the USA in 52 ODIs and 48 T20Is. He last turned out for the national side in April last year.

(With PTI Inputs)