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RCB Star Dealing with Finger Injury; Returns Home for Scans Amid IPL 2026: Reports
RCB are hopeful Salt can return later this month, while Jacob Bethell extends his run as opener after scoring 39 runs in three innings.
- Phil Salt returned to the United Kingdom to undergo medical scans on a finger injury that has sidelined the Royal Challengers Bengaluru opener for three matches during IPL 2026.
- Salt sustained the left-hand injury while attempting a diving stop near the boundary during a match against Delhi Capitals on April 18, forcing RCB to reshuffle their opening combination.
- Before the injury, the aggressive right-hander amassed 202 runs across six innings with a strike rate of 168.33, providing rapid starts that set the tone for RCB's batting performances.
- Jacob Bethell has assumed the opening role alongside Virat Kohli, while Jordan Cox remains available as an additional squad option despite Bethell scoring 39 runs in three innings so far.
- Both player and franchise remain optimistic that the injury will heal in time for Salt to return to India later this month as RCB defends the IPL title they won for the first time last season.
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Phil Salt returns home for scans after sustaining finger injury, Jacob Bethell to extend his run
In a major blow for defending IPL (Indian Premier League) champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the side’s star batter Phil Salt has returned to the UK for scans on his finger injury. This would mean that Jacob Bethell will be getting an extended run at the top of the order. It is worth noting that while RCB has not publicly revealed the nature of Salt’s injury, a report by ESPNcricinfo revealed that Salt injured a finger on his left hand whe…
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