2024-03-11 06:09:23
Jason Roy withdraws from IPL citing personal reasons. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) was in some trouble. However, as Roy’s replacement, the franchise has added wicketkeeper batsman Phil Salt to the team on Sunday (March 10). Salt, who remained unsold in the auction, was bought by KKR for Rs 1.5 crore. The two-time champions said this in a statement.
With this, Salt is coming to play in the IPL for the second time. Earlier, he played for Delhi Capitals in the last season. He scored 218 runs in 9 matches. The strike rate was 163.91.
However, in December 2023, he scored a century in two consecutive T20 matches against the West Indies. He scored a 48-ball century in the fourth T20I. Which is joint fastest in England T20 cricket history. That is why KKR has pulled this English cricketer into the team.
Apart from Salt, the list of foreign cricketers in Kolkata includes stars like Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine and Mitchell Starc. And among the desi players are cricketers like Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer and Varun Chakraborty.
Kolkata’s 2024 IPL mission will begin with a match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on March 23.