England ke opener batsman Phil Salt apne pehle bacche ke janm ke wajah se paternity leave par hain aur is wajah se woh West Indies ke khilaaf England ki teeno T20I matches nahi khel paayenge. Yeh series 6 June 2025 se shuru ho rahi hai, jiska pehla match Durham ke Riverside Ground mein hoga, aur uske baad Bristol aur Southampton mein 8 aur 10 June ko matches khele jaayenge. England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) ne iski pushti ki hai aur kaha hai ki Salt apne parivaar ke saath waqt bitane ke liye ghar par rahenge. Unki jagah wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith ko team mein shamil kiya gaya hai.
IPL 2025 Final aur Salt ka Safar
Phil Salt ne recently Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ke liye Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mein shandaar performance diya. Unhone 13 matches mein 403 runs banaye, jismein 4 half-centuries thi, aur unka average 33.58 aur strike rate 175.98 raha. Unki shandaar batting aur fielding ne RCB ko unka pehla IPL title jeetne mein madad ki. RCB ne 3 June 2025 ko Ahmedabad ke Narendra Modi Stadium mein Punjab Kings (PBKS) ke khilaaf final match 6 runs se jeeta.
Salt ne Qualifier 1 match mein Punjab Kings ke khilaaf 27 balls mein 56 runs ki unbeaten inning kheli thi, jo RCB ki jeet ke liye kaafi important thi. Is match ke baad woh apne pehle bacche ke janm ke liye UK wapas gaye. Bacche ke janm ke turant baad, woh IPL final khelne ke liye wapas India aaye aur Ahmedabad mein Tuesday subah 3 baje pahuche. Final mein unhone 16 runs banaye aur ek shandaar relay catch lekar Priyansh Arya ko out kiya, jo RCB ki jeet ke liye turning point bana.
Fans ne kiya “Super Dad” ka swagat
Salt ke is dedication ne fans ka dil jeet liya. Social media par fans ne unhe “Super Dad” kaha aur unki commitment ki taareef ki. Ek fan ne X par likha, “Phil Salt ne bacche ke janm ke liye travel kiya, final ke liye wapas aaya aur trophy jeeti.” Dusre fan ne kaha, “Yeh hai RCB ka diamond!” Virat Kohli ne bhi apne opening partner ki taareef mein likha, “Well done, partner. Ab time hai asli kaam ka – diapers badalne ka!”
England T20I Squad aur West Indies Series
Salt ke absence mein England ki T20I team ab Harry Brook ki captaincy mein khelegi. Team mein Jos Buttler, Jamie Smith, Jacob Bethell, aur Tom Banton jaise players hain. West Indies ki team mein Andre Russell, Jason Holder, aur Romario Shepherd jaise bade players wapas aaye hain, lekin Nicholas Pooran ne is series se bahar rehne ka faisla kiya hai.
Salt ka IPL 2025 Performance
Phil Salt RCB ke liye ek key player rahe hain. Unhone Virat Kohli ke saath opening karke team ko explosive starts diye. Season mein unhone 48 fours aur 22 sixes lagaye. Yeh unka doosra consecutive IPL title hai, kyunki pichle saal unhone Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) ke saath IPL 2024 jeeta tha.
Paternity Leave aur Priorities
Salt ka yeh faisla dikhata hai ki woh apne parivaar ko kitna importance dete hain. Unhone IPL final jaise bade match ke bawajood apne bacche ke janm ke liye waqt nikala aur phir wapas aakar team ke liye apna best diya. Yeh trend sports mein badh raha hai, jahan players apne personal life aur professional commitments ke beech balance banane ki koshish kar rahe hain.
