Phil Salat to Miss England vs. West Indies T20 Eye: Why not play RCB batsmen? You all need to know about its replacement. Cricket news
New Delhi: England wicketkeeper-batsman Phil Salat will be absent from the upcoming T20I series against the West Indies due to the Paternity Leave announced by ECB on Thursday. Jamie Smith has been chosen as his replacement in the squad.The ECB confirmed that the salt was staying at home after the birth of its child earlier this week. Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Royal Challengers Bangalore’s victory over Punjab Kings in IPL 2025 Qualifier 1 in New Chandigarh, after his impressive innings of 56 of 27 deliveries, Salt returned home to his child’s birth.He made a quick comeback in Ahmedabad, arrived at 3 am on Tuesday for the final against Punjab Kings. Despite scoring only 16 runs, his relay catch proved important to dismiss Priyash Arya as RCB won his first IPL title with a six -run win at the Narendra Modi Stadium.Salt was important for RCB’s IPL 2025 Triumph, collecting 403 runs in 13 matches at 33.58, striking at 175.98. His campaign included four half -centuries, including 48 boundaries and 22 sixes. He first played for Kolkata Knight Riders in his successful IPL 2024 campaign.
The T20I series between England and the West Indies begins on Friday evening at Durham’s Rivaruside Ground, the latter matches at Bristol and on 8 and 10 June at Southampton.England’s T20I Squad:Harry Brook (Captain), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethel, Jose Butler, Bridan Cars, Liam Dawson, Ben Docket, Will Jack, Saqib Mahmood, Matthew Pots, Adil Rashid, Jamie Smith and Luke Wood
