Mumbai [India]: England opener Philip Salt revealed his „personal experience” of playing under Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Chandrakant Pandit during the Indian Premier League 2024.
During IPL 2024, reports surfaced on social media that foreign players in the KKR camp were frustrated by Chandrakanth’s militant activities.
However, for Salt, that was not the experience he had under Chandrakant during his exploits with KKR in IPL 2024.
The 27-year-old praised Chandrakant for his remarkable coaching skills and revealed that he also shares a „great rapport” with the KRK coach.
„That’s not my personal experience. I can say that you know we hit it off from day one. No, he’s a man who reads a room very well. He knows when to have an arm around you, when to pull your tail. . I think that’s a trait that all good coaches have now, I’ve got a great relationship with him, he’s always in touch man,” Salt said during the CEAT Cricket Rating Awards.
With his destructive approach from the start, Salt became a reliable figure for the Raiders. He scored 435 runs in 12 matches at an average of 39.55 while scoring runs effortlessly at a whopping strike rate of 182.01.
However, before KKR walked away with their third IPL title, Salt was recalled by England for the pre-World Cup series against Pakistan.
Salt walked out of the KKR camp and was replaced by Afghanistan’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz. The 27-year-old was „disappointed” as he felt a job had been left unfinished.
„I think if you put any work into the competition, especially the IPL, you want to play every game as a professional athlete. I want to play the big games. I want to play all the high-pressure games. That’s what the high-pressure moments are, obviously, leaving India. I am disappointed and a well-deserved IPL champion,” Salt added.
Despite missing Salt’s services, KKR lifted the IPL title by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final.
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