Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) opener Phil Salt has flown again to the UK for scans on a finger damage that has dominated him out of the final three video games for the defending champions within the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, ESPNcricinfo reported on Monday (Could 4).
The event means Salt’s compatriot Jacob Bethell will proceed to bat on the high of the order for RCB.
Whereas RCB haven’t formally disclosed the character of the damage, the report means that Salt sustained harm to a finger on his left hand whereas trying a diving cease close to the deep backward sq. leg boundary through the second innings of their residence defeat to Delhi Capitals (DC) on April 18.
Previous to the damage, Salt was in sturdy kind with 202 runs in six innings at a powerful strike fee of 168.33 with two half-centuries, offering RCB with aggressive begins.
The report additional acknowledged that each Salt and RCB stay optimistic the damage will heal in time for him to return to India because the franchise defends its first-ever IPL title received final season.
The timing of the damage is especially unlucky for Salt, who has beforehand praised the staff atmosphere beneath director of cricket Mo Bobat, head coach Andy Flower, and batting mentor Dinesh Karthik. He had rediscovered kind within the IPL after a subdued T20 World Cup marketing campaign with England.
The timing of this damage is irritating for Phil Salt as he rediscovered his batting kind after an underwhelming T20 World Cup 2026 marketing campaign. He had earlier praised the staff atmosphere beneath director of cricket Mo Bobat, head coach Andy Flower, and batting mentor Dinesh Karthik.
The reigning IPL champions, led by Rajat Patidar, are at the moment on a six-day break following a defeat to the Gujarat Titans. A number of gamers are spending this time within the Maldives earlier than their upcoming match towards the Lucknow Tremendous Giants on Could 7.
(With ESPNcricinfo Inputs)