Thu Jan 23 06:50:16 UTC 2025: ## Ashwin Calls Salt the World’s Most Valuable T20 Batter Despite Recent Slump
**NEW DELHI** – Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has lauded England’s Phil Salt, calling him the most valuable T20 batter in the world, despite acknowledging his recent poor form. While praising Salt’s overall capabilities on his YouTube channel, Ashwin noted the young opener’s underwhelming performance in the International League T20, where he scored only 70 runs in three matches for the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders. Ashwin described these 70 runs as a “struggle.”
Salt, a 27-year-old wicketkeeper-batter, has played 27 ODIs and 39 T20 Internationals for England, accumulating 866 ODI runs at an average of 34.64 and 1106 T20I runs at an average of 35.67. His impressive record includes one ODI century and five fifties, along with three T20I centuries and four fifties. He is currently in India for the five-match T20I series. Despite his recent dip in form, Ashwin’s high praise highlights Salt’s potential and overall value in the T20 format.
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