The Kolkata Knight Riders have roped in Phil Salt as the replacement for Jason Roy after the England batter decided to pull out of the upcoming IPL 2024 season owing to personal reasons.
Salt, who represented Delhi Capitals last season in the IPL, had gone unsold during the 2024 auction. The England wicket-keeper batter has been bought by KKR for his reserve price of 1.5 crore rupees, according to the statement from IPL's website.
Kolkata Knight Riders have named Phil Salt as a replacement for Jason Roy after the latter pulled out of the upcoming TATA IPL 2024 owing to personal reasons. Having remained unsold in the auction after representing Delhi Capitals last year, this will be Salt's second season in the IPL."
"Bought at his reserve price of INR 1.5 crore, the aggressive wicket-keeper batter from England scored two consecutive T20I centuries against the West Indies in December last year. His 48-ball century in the 4th T20I at Trinidad is also the joint-fastest for England," read the statement from IPL.
