England and the Royal Call of Bengalur (RCB) Wicketkeeper-Bater Phil Salt shared the story of how his wife had made a decisive challenge to fly back to Ahmedabad and play the iPL 2025 final against the Pandjab Kings, immediately after their child’s birth. After missing the IPL 2024 finals with Kolkata Knight, the salt was determined not to let the history repeat and ensure that it is part of a RCB collision called.
When he spoke to Espncricinfo, salt described hectic for several days and how his family influenced his decision.
“I was in Ahmedabad two days before the finals and got a phone call from Missus to say it was definitely happening,” he recalls. “I got on the plane as fast as I could.”
“Abi basically threw me out of the door,” he says with a laugh. “She said,” You have to play “
The salt flew back to the UK after the victory of the RCB qualifier 1 over Kings Pandjab in New Chandigarh to be with her son’s birth to her son 1 June. Almost immediately returned to India, Landing in Ahmedabad early in the morning at the final. That night he contributed 16 escapes from nine balls and took a spectacular catch in a deep catch, helped RCB beat Pandjáb Kings and won his first IPL title at 18. This second consecutive IPL triumph, after being part of the campaign for winning the Kalkata Knight Riders title last season.
Salt also wondered how missed the finals of 2024 with a KKR, after this season was one of their standout dough, she left an incomplete feeling. The one he didn’t want again with the RCB.
“I missed the IPL finals a year ago and it really hurts, because we (Kalkata Knight Riders) won it. I was part of everything that led, and then I wasn’t part of stabbing the finals that the last second.
The director of the RCB cricket, the Mo Bobabat, praised the salt for his “incredible” commitment, while the virat kohli wittyly remarked on Instagram: “Now return to real things and prepare for the diapers.”
The Salt in IPL 2025 was remarkable. More than 12 matches before the final scored 387 runs on average 35.18 and a strike rate of 175.90. His undefeated 56 out of 27 balls in qualifying 1 already showed his login information about the match.
On the International Front, there was a salt in a sensational T20 for England, and there are 259 flew 130 balls against South Africa and Ireland. This included the best 141 career, which was not a record 304 for 2 in Old Trafford, which meant its fourth T20 century.
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Published:
Debodinna Chakracorty
Published on:
September 24, 2025
