Phil Salt was bought by Delhi Capitals during IPL 2023 auction. The England player was bought for Rs. 2 crore by the franchise. Phil Salt kept a base price of Rs. 2 crores for himself in IPL 2023 auction.
Phil Salt is an England player who is a wicketkeeper-batsman. He is a right-handed batter and can also bowl spin. He is 26 years old currently. He is an explosive opening batsman and has also played some international games for England.
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Phil Salt Has Not Played in IPL So Far
Salt has not played in Indian Premier League so far. For England national cricket team, the 26-year-old has played 11 ODIs and 13 T20Is. He is yet to play any Test match for England.
In 11 ODI games for England, the right-handed batsman has slammed 406 runs in 9 innings at an average of 45.11. He owns a strike rate of 132+ and has also slammed 2 fifties and 1 century for the team. Hence, Salt owns a superb record in his short ODI career so far.
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The wicketkeeper batter has also played 13 T20I games for England. In 12 innings, he has smacked 245 runs at an average of 22.27. He also owns a spectacular strike rate of 161+ in the shortest format. He has also slammed 2 fifties with a top knock of 88 runs. Hence, Salt is a hard-hitting batter which is proved by his batting stats in both formats so far.
Salt made his ODI debut in July 2021 in an ODI game against Pakistan. He last played an ODI in November 2022 against Australia. Salt made his T20I debut earlier this year in January, in a game against West Indies. He last played a T20I game against Pakistan last month during ICC T20 World Cup 2022 final.
IPL Auction 2023: Phil Salt Bought By Delhi Capitals (DC) For INR 2 Crores
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