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Watch: Phil Salt joins in KKR’s IPL 2024 title celebrations via video call
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Phil Salt ensured he was a part of KKR’s IPL 2024 title celebrations as he joined in via video call to send his wishes to his teammates. Salt was an integral part for KKR during the league stage, but had to leave a game before the Playoffs as he was part of the England squad which is taking on Pakistan in a 4-match T20I series ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024.
After securing their third IPL title with a comprehensive win over SRH on Sunday, May 26, Salt joined in the celebrations. A small image of Salt’s video call was shown right after the final, but the full video has now been released by KKR on their social media profiles. Salt was seen interacting with the backroom staff and the KKR players. The England star had a brief interaction with Varun Chakaravarthy and his son before having a chat with bowling coach Bharat Arun. You can see the full video of the interaction below:
Salt established an incredible partnership with IPL 2024 MVP Sunil Narine at the top of the order as both men provided fast starts for KKR in most of the matches. Salt scored 435 runs in 12 matches at an average of 39.55 at a strike-rate of 182.01. He was roped in by KKR as a replacement player for Jason Roy, who had pulled out of the IPL 2024 season before it got started.
Salt ended up scoring 4 fifties during the season and was replaced by Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the playoffs by KKR.
How did KKR win the final against SRH?
KKR was asked to bowl first by SRH and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise for them. Mitchell Starc set the tone for them early on with the wicket of Abhishek Sharma, as wickets started to tumble for Hyderabad at regular intervals.
SRH were eventually bundled out for just 113 runs in the first innings and KKR chased down the target with 9.3 overs and 8 wickets to spare.
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