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IPL 2026: If Phil Salt is out, RCB can give a chance to a player playing in Pakistan, these 4 batsmen are contenders

Sanjeev Kumar | May 4, 2026 8:24 PM CST

Who will replace Phil Salt? (PC-PTI)

Royal Challengers Bangalore team, which is performing amazingly in IPL 2026, seems to be getting a big blow, its star opener Phil Salt has left India and returned to England. Salt suffered a finger injury during the match against Delhi Capitals. Now this player has gone to London for treatment. It is being told that it is difficult for Salt to play now and he may be out of the entire season. In such a situation, the question is that if Salt is out of IPL 2026, then who will replace him? Let us tell you about those 4 players who are contenders to replace Salt. Two of these players were showing their strength in the Pakistan Super League.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Afghanistan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who remained unsold in the IPL 2026 auction, can be a good option. This player also plays aggressive cricket like salt. Gurbaz stayed with KKR for three seasons. Recently he performed well in the T20 World Cup. Gurbaz is also a wicketkeeper and is also considered a good fielder.

jack fraser magarch

Australian opener Jack Fraser Magark can also be a contender to replace Salt. This player performed brilliantly in IPL 2024 and scored 330 runs at a strike rate of 234. On the basis of this performance, he also played T20 International for Australia. Although he could not do well at the international level. His performance in IPL 2025 was also poor, due to which he did not find any buyer in the IPL 2026 auction. However, this player is very talented and is also adept at scoring stormy runs in the powerplay. Magark can be a good option for RCB.

jonny bairstow

England opener Jonny Bairstow is also a good contender to replace Phil Salt. This player is known for his fast batting in T20 cricket. In the IPL itself, he has scored 1674 runs at a strike rate of around 150. This player has also scored two centuries in IPL. This player was not sold in IPL 2026 but he has the power to replace Salt.

devon conway

New Zealand opener Devon Conway can also be a good option to replace Salt. This left-handed batsman was playing in the Pakistan Super League, where he scored 315 runs at an average of 35 while playing for Islamabad United. Now it remains to be seen whether RCB will consider his name or not.

Anoop Dev Singh

I am a resident of Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand. I am very fond of sports since childhood. Especially cricket which is also called the religion of this country. Did his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya. In the year 2006, he obtained a degree in Hindi Journalism from Delhi University and after that he entered the field of media and made sports news his profession. Got the first job of my career in Network 18 Group. I started with IBN7 news channel where I played a long innings of five years. After this worked with big national channels like India TV, News Nation. In 2016, he stepped into digital media and Zee Network gave him this opportunity. Worked with Cricket Country for a year and then returned to Network 18. News 18 Hindi website brought every sports news to the readers for 4 years. Now I am with TV9. Not only cricket, I deliver every sports news to you in a new style and new style.