Virat Kohli and Phil Salt. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Virat Kohli and Phil Salt were seen training together as shared by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in a video. In the clip, Kohli has taken a turn as a bowler to help Salt with his batting as the England batsman looks to overcome a recent slump in form.Kohli and Salt have emerged as one of the most devastating opening pairs in the IPL. Last season, their partnership played a key role in helping RCB win their first title in 18 years. The duo consistently provided aggressive starts, with Salt taking on the aggressor role while Kohli anchored the innings.
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RCB’s big changes ahead of IPL: New rules, tribute and squad update They scored a combined 565 runs in 13 innings. One of their outstanding partnerships came against KKR where they added 95 runs in just 8.3 overs while chasing 175. Salt scored 56 (31) while Kohli remained unbeaten on 59* (36).Another dominant performance came against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur where they posted 92 runs to win by nine wickets. Salt smashed 65 (33) while Kohli finished with 62* (45).
Individual roles in RCB’s title campaign (2025)
Phil Salt played a vital role for RCB in IPL 2025, scoring 403 runs in 13 innings at an impressive rate of 175.98, including four half-centuries.Virat Kohli also had a stellar season, amassing 657 runs in 15 matches at an average of 54.75. He played a key role in RCB’s title win, including a decisive knock of 43 runs in the final against Punjab Kings.
Kohli Backs Salt
Despite Salt’s recent struggles at the T20 World Cup 2026, where he scored just 130 runs in eight innings, Kohli showed strong support for his opening partner. Salt remains one of the most destructive Tests in T20 and RCB’s Director of Cricket, Mo Bobat, has also backed him to regain form ahead of IPL 2026.“Someone like Phil Salt is still ranked among the top two or three T20 batsmen (No. 4) in the world. He’s also really enjoying being with RCB. He’s enjoying the franchise. He’s enjoying his partnership with Virat (Kohli). He’s working very well with people like Andy and DK (Dinesh Karthik). And now he’s making sure we’re off to a really good season. Salt is doing his thing, I’m looking forward to seeing him and Virat going out to bat, which is always exciting and they will be looking to put the opposition under pressure.Especially with your question we trust Phil Salt.
