After an exciting victory in the second game at Chennai, Team India now leads England 2-0 in the five-match Twenty20 International series. Once again, the majority of England’s batsmen, with the exception of Jos Buttler, did not make significant contributions. The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season will see several of these England players, and their subpar play will be a worry for their IPL teams. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), who boast three English hitters, would be particularly concerned.
Virat Kohli’s RCB is expected to field Phil Salt, Liam Livingstone, and Jacob Bethell in the 2025 Indian Premier League, although the hitters have not performed well in the current T20I series. Aakash Chopra, a former cricket player for India who is now a commentator, made this observation.
In any event, Arshdeep Singh dismisses Phil Salt. I was reminded of RCB once again when Salt and Liam Livingstone left,” Chopra stated on his YouTube page.
In the opening over of both Twenty20 Internationals, Salt was bowled out by Arshdeep, scoring 0 and 4, respectively. Salt, one of the IPL 2024’s most impressive openers, has somewhat lost his form.
Livingstone only managed 13 runs in the second Twenty20 International and also scored a duck in the first. After only scoring seven runs in the first game, Jacob Bethell was benched for the second.
With IPL 2025 less than two months away, RCB will thus be worried about the performance of its international players.
Harry Brook, who had previously claimed that the haze in Kolkata had clouded his vision, was also criticized by Chopra.
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