England batter Jason Roy has pulled out of the Indian Premier League 2024 season. The Kolkata Knight Riders opener has opted to keep away from the 2024 version of the event which is being held proper forward of the T20 World Cup.
The swashbuckling opener on 11 March revealed the rationale behind his choice. In an official put up by way of Kolkata Knight Riders, Roy stated that it was essential to take a while off and spend time along with his household having been on the highway over the previous 12 months.
“After a lot consideration, I’ve made the powerful choice to overlook this 12 months’s IPL. Having been away for the reason that begin of January I must get again to my household and have a refresh earlier than a really busy 12 months forward. i will probably be supporting my buddies and teammates at KKR all through the event and need them the perfect of luck,” Jason Roy stated in an announcement.
Kolkata Knight Riders changed Roy with one other ballistic England batter. The Shreyas Iyer facet roped in Phil Salt as Roy’s alternative.
Salt, who represented Delhi Capitals final season within the IPL, had gone unsold throughout the 2024 public sale. The England wicket-keeper batter has been purchased by KKR for his reserve value of 1.5 crore rupees, based on the assertion from IPL’s web site.
“Kolkata Knight Riders have named Phil Salt as a alternative for Jason Roy after the latter pulled out of the upcoming TATA IPL 2024 owing to private causes. Having remained unsold within the public sale after representing Delhi Capitals final 12 months, this will probably be Salt’s second season within the IPL,” the Indian Premier League had stated in its launch.
“Purchased at his reserve value of INR 1.5 crore, the aggressive wicket-keeper batter from England scored two consecutive T20I centuries in opposition to the West Indies in December final 12 months. His 48-ball century within the 4th T20I at Trinidad can also be the joint-fastest for England,” the discharge additional learn.
Phil Salt’s 2023 Season
The England batter just lately turned solely the second participant in world cricket to hit again to again T20I tons of.
Earlier than making an influence on the earth stage, Salt performed 9 matches for Delhi Capitals. Throughout this time, Salt scored 218 runs at a mean simply above 23. Nevertheless, his strike-rate was 163.91 and his highest rating of 87 got here in a chase in opposition to the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
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