Aaron Jones’ 2013 Tweet Goes Viral as He Shines in USA’s T20 World Cup Opener

Past tweets from England’s star pacer Jofra Archer often goes viral. Now, USA batter Aaron Jones finds himself in the spotlight for a tweet from 2013.

On June 1, at Dallas’ Grand Prairie Stadium, the USA faced Canada in the opening match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. The hosts marked their first T20 World Cup match with a victory.

The USA chased down Canada’s imposing total of 194 runs in just 17.4 overs. Aaron Jones led the hosts to victory with an unbeaten 94 runs off 40 balls, including 4 fours and 10 sixes. He was named the Player of the Match.

The 29-year-old Jones has played 43 ODIs and 27 T20Is for the USA, scoring 1,454 and 478 runs respectively. He made his international debut in 2019.

In 2013, Jones had posted on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), "My time will come."

My time will come.

— Aaron Jones (@Macca_Jones) December 30, 2013

Eleven years later, Aaron Jones’ moment has indeed arrived on the world stage. The entire cricketing world is now talking about Aaron Jones. This is his time to shine.