(Cricket news) The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) picked up their sixth win of the TATA IPL 2024 by defeating the Delhi Capitals (DC) by seven wickets at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Monday. Batting first, the Capitals scored 153 runs, before the Knight Riders chased it down with 21 deliveries to spare to take sole occupancy of No. 2 in the standings. JioCinema TATA IPL experts Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, and Brett Lee praised the performance of Phil Salt (68 runs) on Match Centre Live.
Suresh Raina, JioCinema TATA IPL expert, on Phil Salt – “His wrists are really strong. If ball is in his arc, he can hit it hard. Look at his flick, his shots through the covers, look at his keeping, he’s a great player. Today, his batting was masaledaar.”
Brett Lee, JioCinema TATA IPL expert, on Salt and his chances of making to the England squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup- “I would definitely pick him. His game, to me, looks quite uncomplicated. It looks very structured in the sense that he knows in his mind what he’s doing. He doesn’t try to over-hit the ball and is such a clean hitter of the ball, but he doesn’t go out there and try these funky little shots. When the ball’s up, he hits you where he means to hit you and he backs himself, which is the most important part of it.”
Shane Watson, JioCinema TATA IPL expert, on Salt – “It’s quite low-risk when he’s in this type of form, he scores so quickly. The room for error for the bowlers is so small. He just continues to deal with the consistency, that has been something really special, but that’s just the skill of this guy. Such a great opportunity that he got. Jason Roy pulled out of the TATA IPL, he wasn’t potentially going to play this season. He got the opportunity and had a long run at it at the top of the order and has made the most of it. He has batted so beautifully. He’s a desperate guy who wants to be the best he possibly can be.”
