London
Phil Salt is a man who cares about detail. Nobody has scored as many runs as quickly, either in the IPL or in an England T20 shirt, but his outwardly daring approach is underpinned by diligent preparation. He views the popular perception that his approach boils down to ‘see ball, hit ball’ as a misapprehension, and one that has started to become grating.
“I saw something the other day that summed it up quite well: ‘We are quite suspicious of the shortest format in this country.’ I don’t know why that is, but sometimes it can be viewed with a bit of a hit-and-giggle mentality,” Salt says, stirring a flat white and reflecting on a year which has cemented his status as one of the world’s premier T20 openers. “It really isn’t, is it?”
