IPL 2024: Jason Roy Pulls Out, Kolkata Knight Riders Replace Him With Phil Salt

Kolkata Knight Riders have bought Phil Salt at his reserve price of INR 1.5 crore after Jason Roy withdrew from Indian Premier League 2024 due to "personal reasons". The 27-year-old England wicket-keeper batter had gone unsold at the mini auction in December last year

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English top-order batter Jason Roy represented Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2023. Photo: File
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Kolkata Knight Riders have offset the exit of one English hard-hitting batter by roping in another, ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League 2024 season. With Jason Roy pulling out due to "personal reasons", KKR have inducted Phil Salt in their squad. (More Cricket News)

Salt, who went unsold at the IPL mini auction in December last year, has been bought at his reserve price of INR 1.5 crore. The 27-year-old had smashed two T20 international centuries (109 not out and 119) in his previous three appearances, but those knocks came on the verge of the auction. His 48-ball ton in the fourth T20I at Trinidad is also the joint-fastest for an England cricketer.

Shreyas Iyer, who is out of a central BCCI contract, will captain KKR in the forthcoming season. The franchise will play its tournament opener on the second day of the tournament, March 23, against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens.

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