India, May 4 -- Phil Salt, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) opener, has travelled back to England, and there is no update on whether the batter will join the defending champions for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 edition. According to ESPNcricinfo, the right-handed batter suffered a finger injury, and this is the main reason behind his non-participation in the last few games for the franchise. Ever since Salt was sidelined, RCB has remained tight-lipped, and no official update has been issued on the matter. However, an ESPNcricinfo report has now confirmed that Salt is indeed injured.

Salt has now gone back to the UK for scans on his finger injury, and this means that Jacob Bethell is all set to get an extende...