New Delhi, May 4 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) opener Phil Salt has reportedly flown back to the United Kingdom to undergo scans for a finger injury that he sustained earlier in the season.

Phil Salt had injured a finger on his left hand while attempting to prevent a boundary at deep backward square leg during RCB's home game against Delhi Capitals (DC) in Bengaluru on 18 April.

According to a report in ESPNCricinfo, both Salt and RCB are hopeful that the England cricketer would be able to rejoin the side later in May.

Salt had played a crucial role in RCB's maiden IPL title triumph in 2025, scoring 403 runs from 13 matches at a strike-rate of 175.98. He registered four half-centuries.

This season, the 29-year-old has aggregate...