Salt\u2019s partnership alongside Kohli gave RCB several good starts in the powerplay, which was crucial in them winning IPL 2025. \"It's always important to have a strong relationship with whoever you're opening with. You need to understand how they play, and they need to understand your game too, so that you can bring the best out of each other.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe started building that connection from the moment we both arrived here, and I\u2019m really pleased with how it\u2019s developing. It\u2019s very much a conversation that happens out in the middle, and sometimes it doesn\u2019t even need words. You can just sense how the other guy is playing. In Jaipur, for example, there wasn\u2019t much chat at all, it was just obvious that whenever Virat got on strike, he was happy to rotate it to me.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cOn other days, like the game in Delhi, either of us could have gone on a run. Both of us were striking it well, and it just worked out that I took charge at the start of the third over. Sometimes you talk it through, and sometimes it happens completely organically. It\u2019s a moving picture,\" said Salt in an episode of the RCB podcast released on Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Asked on first thoughts after being bought by RCB at the IPL 2025 auction, Salt, who previously won the trophy in 2024 with Kolkata Knight Riders, said, \"My first thought was that this is a team I would really suit playing for. The way RCB have always carried themselves, the brand of cricket they play, it all appealed to me.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cFrom my very first conversation with Mo after the auction, I could clearly see why they wanted me and what role they had in mind for me. Everything felt very aligned with my game.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Salt has been an integral part of England\u2019s T20I team and he spoke at length about maintaining high standards and strike rate while opening the batting in the shortest format. \"Cricket now demands a far more attacking style of play. Does that make it the most consistent approach? Probably not.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cFrom my very first conversation with Mo after the auction, I could clearly see why they wanted me and what role they had in mind for me. Everything felt very aligned with my game.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"For me, it\u2019s all about working day by day and being completely process-driven. I focus first on the small things; getting into the gym, keeping my body right, making the right decisions physically. Then comes the cricket side of it. When I focus too much on big goals and outcomes, I lose clarity. I learned that the hard way when I was younger. Now everything for me is about small steps and daily progress, not being obsessed with results,\" he concluded.<\/p>\r\n\r\n